Help for Wild Animals Beyond Wisconsin WildCare
Wisconsin WildCare works with infant, juvenile and adult bunnies, raccoons, opossums, squirrels and other rodents who are orphaned, injured or ill. During the busy spring and summer baby season, our capacity to admit adult mammals may be limited.
We do not work with birds, reptiles or amphibians. If you need help for a species we are not licensed to care for, you may wish to contact an organization listed here. When seeking help for wild animals, we recommend reviewing safety protocols and other tips for finders.
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Accepts mammals (including bats), songbirds, waterfowl, raptors, reptiles, amphibians.
No: eyes-closed infant mammals, raccoons, deer, skunks, house sparrows, European starlings.
giveshelter.org/wildlife-center
708-287-3235
5132 Voges Rd.
Madison, Wisconsin
Open 9-5 daily, including weekends.
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Accepts songbirds, raptors, mammals of all ages, including beavers, otters, minks, bats, woodchucks, opossums, bunnies, squirrels.
No: reptiles, amphibians, raccoons, deer, coyotes, foxes.
262-248-5055
W4632 Palmer Rd.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
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Accepts songbirds, raptors, and mammals from Washington County.
No mice, woodchucks, raccoons, beavers, otters, minks, bats, deer, reptiles, amphibians, coyotes, foxes.
414-803-0388
2233 S. Mayfield Rd.
Richfield, Wisconsin
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Accepts songbirds, waterfowl, raptors, mammals (no eyes-closed infants) including otters, minks, opossums, chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits, bats, and mice from Waukesha, Dodge, Jefferson, and Washington Counties.
No: deer, fox, coyote, eyes-closed infant mammals.
262-965-3090
W349S1480 Waterville Rd. Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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Accepts mammals (including coyotes, foxes, bats, and raccoons), all songbirds, raptors, reptiles, and amphibians from Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Milwaukee Counties.
414-431-6204
4500 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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We are a network of wildlife rehabilitators in South Central Wisconsin, with help available in Monona, Madison, Sun Prairie, DeForest, Waunakee, and surrounding areas.
We accept mammals (infants, juveniles, and adults), including squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, raccoons, woodchucks, ground squirrels, flying squirrels, opossums, mice, and voles.
No: bats, skunks, deer, foxes, coyotes, birds, reptiles, amphibians.
Call our help line: 608-237-7060 and leave a message. Our on-duty volunteers will receive it and call or text you back ASAP. Voicemail is monitored seven days a week throughout the day and evening.
Wildlife Rehabilitation Organizations in Southern Wisconsin
Additional Wildlife Rehabilitator Directories
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Animal Help Now is an incredibly useful directory of wildlife rehabilitators nationwide. Enter your location to find a list of rehabbers who may be able to help if other nonprofit organizations are full.
Emergency Veterinary Services in Madison
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May provide euthanasia services but does not provide wildlife rehab services.
608-263-7600
2015 Linden Dr.
Madison, Wisconsin
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Skedaddle serves customers looking for humane solutions to conflicts with wildlife that work (as opposed to companies that trap animals but don't adequately seal access points, leaving the problem to persist). They are the only humane wildlife control company in the Madison area. Be very skeptical of any other business that claims to safely and humanely capture and release (or rescue or reunite) wildlife, including infants. Trapping and releasing wild animals in new locations is almost always a death sentence and often illegal. Homeowners are often horrified to find orphaned babies left behind – sometimes trapped and left to die in walls, soffits, or eaves – when mothers are trapped and killed or removed.
888-592-0387
Humane Wildlife Control Businesses
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Dane County Animal Services Officers are no longer permitted to respond to calls about wildlife unless they pose an immediate threat to human health or safety.
Animal Services Officer Dispatch:
608-255-2345
Madison, Wisconsin
Open 9-5 daily, including weekends.
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The DNR is a great resource for information about keeping wildlife wild. Their website also links to a list of wildlife rehabbers statewide.
M-F hotline: 608-267-0866
Weekend hotline: 888-936-7463
The Wisconsin DNR Wildlife Violation Hotline provides Wisconsin citizens with the opportunity to confidentially report suspected wildlife, recreational, and environmental violations.
Call or text 1-800-847-9367 or submit a report online.
Local and State Government Departments
Wildlife Rehabilitation Organizations in Central and Northern Wisconsin
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Accepts waterfowl, songbirds, squirrels, bunnies, opossums, chipmunks, and raptors.
No raccoons, bats, deer, coyotes, foxes, reptiles, amphibians (but they can assist with transport of some of these species).
608-781-4014
911 Critter Court
Onalaska, Wisconsin
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Accepts sick, injured, or orphaned bird species.
715-623-4015
N2160 W. Rollwood Rd.
Antigo, Wisconsin
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Accepts all species.
715-362-9453 (WILD)
Call 24/7/365
4621 Apperson Dr.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
What to know when seeking help for a wild animal
Before intervening, make sure a wild animal needs help.
Always call an organization before bringing them an animal. If you're able to send them photos or videos, it will help them assess the situation.
Follow health and safety protocols before approaching a wild animal.
Do not offer water, formula, milk, or food to an infant animal of any species. It feels counterintuitive, but this can be harmal and even fatal.
Be aware of avian flu (HPAI), which can be contagious and deadly to avian and mammalian predators and scavengers.
If a wildlife rehabilitator helps you, donate, if you can.
Remember many of these organizations are run by volunteers with jobs, families, and finite resources, room, and hours in a day.
In the busy season, some rehabbers are forced to make the agonizing decision to "close" for specific species due to limited human resources and space. It can be incredibly frustrating. Please consider whether you could get involved in the future.
Never trap and relocate a wild animal.
Please report sick or dead animals (excluding hit-by-car deaths) to the DNR for data-tracking purposes.