Injured Wildlife

So you’ve found an injured wild animal or moved one from what you thought was a dangerous area.

Now what?

If you have found an injured snake or lizard in the Sacramento area, please contact Sue Solomon at SSue@post.harvard.edu or (916) 486-4293.

It is important to understand that all animals can bite and scratch, especially scared, injured ones. Your well-meaning attempts at rescue can end up with you injured as well. California has laws and regulations concerning how to handle and deal with wildlife. In most cases, only licensed individuals can legally care for injured wildlife.

If you are at all uncertain of how to deal with an animal which you think has been injured, please use the following resources to get outside help.

Wildlife issues

Wildlife Care Association

Call for information
(916) 965-9453
www.wildlifecareassociation.com

Turtles and Tortoises
Sacramento Turtle and Tortoise Club
916-421-1134
www.turtlebunker.com

Department of Fish & Game
www.dfg.ca.gov

If you’re located in the Sacramento Valley
Our contact in the department for your general questions is
Phil Nelms You can send an E-mail to him at
pnelms@dfg.ca.gov

**Note that he is in only once a week, so please be patient.

Additional Information:

Summary of select Fish and Game regulations regarding reptiles and amphibians

For wild caught snakes or lizards contact NCHS.
www.norcalherp.com

Other organizations that can be of help to you
Sacramento S.P.C.A.
916-383-7387
6201 Florin Perkins Road, Sacramento, CA
(map)

Directions: Exit Hwy 50 west onto Bradshaw Rd. Travel 1.5 miles to Elder Creek and turn right. Travel 2.5 miles and turn right on Florin Perkins. The Shelter is one block down on your right.

Sacramento County Animal Care & Regulation
916-368-7387
4290 Bradshaw Rd. Sacramento, CA
(map)

Directions: Exit from Hwy 50 west on Bradshaw Rd. Shelter is on Bradshaw near Keifer Blvd.

Sacramento City Animal Control
916-264-5623
2127 Front Street, Sacramento, CA
(map)

Directions: Exit Hwy 50 west on 10th St. merge with W st., left on 3rd st, right on broadway & right on Front st. Shelter is on Front st. at V st.

Placer County Animal Control
530-889-7315
11251 B Ave, Auburn, CA (in the Dewitt center)
(map)

Directions: Take I – 80 towards Reno, exit on Hwy 49 (grass Valley Hwy), turn left on Atwood Rd. Make a right onto Richardson, then turn left on B Ave. The shelter will be on your left.

AAARF (Auburn Area Animal Rescue Foundation)
530-887-5577

Animal Outreach
530-333-1874

Happy Tails
www.happytails.org
916-556-1155

PAL (pet adoption league)
www.pal.nccn.net
530-273-7958

Pet Finders
www.petfinders.org
530-647-9447

SPIN (Sacramento pets in need)
916-487-4079

Forgotten Friends
916-773-1290

Gold Country wildlife
530-885-0862

Sacramento Wildlife
916-338-2774