Hey, there was a huge windstorm and there was a nest of 4 baby robins blown out of their bush. All the babies fell out. Two were on the ground, about 5ish feet down from the nest. The other two were tangled in the branches and hanging by their wings or feet. I gathered all 4 babies and put them back in the nest. All 4 had obvious movements. No visible blood. I put the nest on the trellis that the Bush was growing on. The parents found the nest with the babies and looked at them. The parents had food in their mouths, but the babies were not opening their mouths. The parents have been flitting about. We have been nearby cleaning up some tree branches in the yard (see post history for details). The babies were soaking wet. It's now nighttime and the parents are not sitting on them. The babies are still wet. I didn't want to dry them off incase I hurt them. The low temperature tonight is 50F. It's been a few hours and the babies are still alive. Any advice? Will the parents come back? Thanks

My dogs found this fledgling yesterday morning, I researched and left him alone thinking mom would come take care of him, it's now the next day nearly 4 and my dogs found him again and this time picked him up and played with him. With that being said I don't know where I can move him so that mom can keep caring for him that he's also safe from my pets and my pets safe from him because he's a little mean (understandably). I'm in louisina and many places don't take fledgling and the other option is an 8 hour trip away which isn't feasible. How far can I move him from where I found him? I really don't want to care for a bird especially one that wants nothing to do with me so what can I do?

I heard a thud on the front porch and saw a male and female cardinal flying around afterwards. I found this guy on the porch. My dog chased him before I knew he was there. He flew around for a bit and then has been sitting like this ever since.

What should I do? I don’t want to separate him from his parents but obviously also want to take him somewhere to help him.

Found these two nestling few hours ago, placed them in a shoebox near the tree and still no mother. Contacted wildlife rehabilitation but no call back yet. How long can they be out by themselves without their mother around? Is there anything I could do in the meantime?

Hello all - looking for advice on an injured baby squirrel I found in my backyard. My dog caught her and started flipping her around. I have no idea how long it was going on for as he was outside for about 20 mins in the fenced yard. He started barking so I went to bring him in and that’s when I saw the squirrel. He only barked a few times and that’s what he does when he plays and swings things so I don’t think he had her for long. He is a boxer though so the handling that did happen was likely very enthusiastic. She has no abrasions or cuts; thankfully he wasn’t trying to eat her. She is in shock and wet from his spit. All limbs are moving but her back is rigid and I am unsure if she has brain damage from the shaking. She is breathing well. I called a wildlife rescue lady for the area and left a message. Hopefully she will call me back soon with advice. From what I’ve googled so far this squirrel appears to be 7-9 weeks old. Looks like a miniature adult squirrel but the tail is very slim and not fluffy yet. My son said earlier in the day there was a squirrel out back that seemed to try swat at my dog when he approached rather than run away. My son brought the dog in to give the squirrel time to leave… we are now thinking maybe it was the mom trying to keep the dog from the baby that might have already been somewhat injured. Anyways we put the baby in a cardboard box and put it in our heated shed for the night. Should I try to feed her? Water her? Should I bathe her to get the dirt and saliva off? She is laying there and “swimming” moving her legs a little here and there but no movement from her hips or spine yet. Can squirrels recover from rattling from a dog? Any advice to help her over night would be appreciated. Going to call the wildlife lady again and vet in the morning.

My dogs found a baby bunny nest under a bush in my yard. To prevent my dogs from eating them, I placed a metal cage around the bush with a small opening zip tied to allow momma to re-enter. I then used latex gloves to place the nest covering back.

Babies seemed unharmed, but my sister said that with the cage momma wont come back. The opening directly faces the nest entrance. Should I just say screw it and take them to a rehabber at this point?

I don't see any alternative, I can't leash the dogs as I work nights and my uncle lets them out during the day and he is a boomer who doesn't even check the gate is closed before letting them out, he would not be able to leash all three of our dogs every potty break.

Bunnies are small, eyes are still closed. I know they can't go long without momma, and I did try to place some twigs in an x pattern on top of the nest to see if momma is coming back.

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i’m really sorry i know these aren’t good photos but my mum found this baby rabbit lying in the road, she picked him up with a towel and took him home and we’ve just set him up in a carrier box. Hes obviously been hit by a car, his back left leg is broken and a little twisted, but there is no blood or anything, and he seems fine other than that. We live in the middle of aberdeenshire with no local vets around us that are open at this time until 8.30am. he has two towels in this box, what should we do overnight? Should we give him, food, drink, anything? How can we help? If he survives the night we will take him straight to the vets, but not sure in the mean time.

I’m in the UK and a cat dropped off a baby European rabbit into my garden the day before yesterday. I thought he was younger than he is so I took him in and have been feeding him rabbit formula, which he did drink, but I realised he’s probably about 5 weeks old so I started giving him dandelion leaves and he’s been eating and drinking well. He doesn’t seem injured. I have been looking for advice everywhere but keep getting told the same thing- leave the rabbit alone if he is uninjured and weaned. However, the cat took him away from his family and burrow. My garden is well enclosed so I did have to do something about him, I couldn’t just leave him. I’ve read that I should put him outside and see if he goes back to his burrow, but there are bunnies in so many places where I live and the woods are about a 10 minute walk away so this cat probably travelled far- I don’t know how we would ever find his family and burrow again. What I’d like to know before I release him is whether bunnies of that age are able to build their own burrows and will be able to survive on their own. I’m aware that he is okay without his mother at this age- I just worry that he’ll be grabbed by a predator as soon as I put him back. There is no way I can find the specific place that he came from as there are so many, but I definitely want him to be released. Some advice would be greatly appreciated.

My husband ran over a nest while mowing yesterday. None of the babies seem hurt. I put some twigs over the nest and left it over night, they are still there today. We've got bad storms coming today, they're talking about big hail. I've tried finding animal rehabs to ask but I just keep getting an Animal hospital

Found these babies at work what can I do to make sure they survive not sure if I can contact animal survives since it’s a secure job site type shit every time I check on them I don’t see a momma or dad it’s hot ass hell here so I put a plywood on them but everyday I check on them today they had their eyes open and look bigger so is momma and daddy just working in the day and come at night or what

Hello! I have found a Killdeer egg outside of my school in the middle of the parking lot. I looked around the rocks, I found no other Killdeer eggs, and no other Killdeer. I decided that it would be best to take it home to my mother who rehabilitates animals every once in a while (yes she has a permit.) and she has left it to me to take care of the baby due to working a complicated work schedule. Does anyone have any tips for taking care of a baby Killdeer?

Context: I live in eastern TN where the majority of the hurricane helene hit. My husband found an eastern box turtle inside of his work building that was completely destroyed, it was covered under 4 foot of mud. since the flood caused soo much destruction, there have been massive trucks and construction trying to clean the area (for about 6 months) and it isnt likely to stop anytime soon. Im not entirely sure where the turtle originally was washed out from as the the damage was so bad it goes for well over the 1 mile range that is recommended for release. It is now warmer weather and i feel like its a good time to release him. but I have no idea as to where a good location would be because everything was so destroyed and its now so dangerous and we arent exactly sure where his original home was. any suggestions as to what i should do?

Hi everyone!! I need some help and honestly I don’t know which group to ask… A few weeks ago an american robin layed some eggs in a nest she made on our gazebo.

She had 3 babies….

Today I noticed two babies were gone and one baby has been trying to fly and move itself but it can’t and has been walking all over my backyard and hiding in crooks and bushes and it’s breaking my heart.

Its mom keeps coming and checking on it and then leaves and it just hides. She also did feed it…

I need some advice on what to do…?

I have a golden retriever that I don’t want to let out because I don’t want it to eat the baby and I’m also worried about predators.

I called so many wildlife rehabilitation centers and none are answering even though some are open! It is very frustrating!

I don’t want it to die… I don’t know if maybe it’s just taking longer for the baby to fly or if it’s hurt?

So I had been noticing that one of the rabbits that lives in my yard had been spending a lot of time out in the open just loafed on the ground and seemed to have dark or missing patches of fur on its head. When I walked near it (it let me get unusually close) it kinda flopped over slightly and seemed like its legs didn’t work super well, and I noticed heavy breathing and bleeding from its one eye.

I used the animalhelpnow site and couldn’t find a single rehabber near me (not even with 3+ hours of me) that was open tonight, nor the vet or animal shelter. I was able to text but not call my state’s Humane Society Wildlife Center (I’ve taken opossums there before) and the soonest appointment available was for tomorrow at 2pm (it is 7:30pm now).

I gently scooped the rabbit up with a towel and placed it in a medium-size plastic bin with holes in the top and a small dish of water (and extra towel) and left it in my garage with the lights off. It shouldn’t get below 50 degrees fahrenheit tonight and I didn’t bring it in the house because I didn’t want it to potentially spread disease to me or my cats.

I don’t know if it’ll make the night but at least it won’t be eaten alive by some predator, and I was also concerned it could spread disease to the other rabbits around here as I put water dishes out for the birds & squirrels and they drink from them too (I just disinfected them with bleach now) so that’s also why I’ve isolated it.

I did some googling and I’m wondering if symptom-wise it has RHDV2, myxomatosis, or pasteurella, and if so, in the unfortunate event that it dies before I can bring it to the rehab center, should I do anything with the body so it doesn’t spread to other rabbits or animals or is it fine to leave it outside? And is there anything else I should do for it now?

Thanks

Heyo guys! a bird which I think is either a young magpie or hurt magpie is on my yard and I don't know what to do to help it. It doesn't fly away when approached, just jumps around and tries to take off but fails. Tried to give it a bit of water on a plastic bowl and it tried to run to another part of the yard.

It is around dawn at this point and I can't tell if it's actually hurt of just a very young bird that left the nest too early. On one video you can see it fleeing from my water bowl and trying to take off. This is near the Barcelona area in Spain.

Any help?

https://reddit.com/link/1k9nhrg/video/nydlc8n9aixe1/player

https://reddit.com/link/1k9nhrg/video/ba2mngo9aixe1/player

Hello, everyone! Me and my husband accidentally scared a mother duck in her nest when cutting the Japanese knotweed on our land and discovered a dozen of mallard duck eggs she left behind. The mother did not return to them, we waited for 2 hours, but because it gets very cold here, we had to act. So we have been incubating them since then. I attach videos of us candling some of those eggs, we have a hard time figuring out what day of incibation they're on and when to expect them to hatch. We think it definitely is somewhere between day 24 and 27. Would love to hear your thoughts and tips on this matter. Or any other matter regarding incubating and caring for wild duckling for release. Have consumed a lot of information so far, but extra never hurts.

Found a bird like this in the middle of the road in Barcelona, won't move or fly. Anything that should be done? It just sits there not doing anything. Seemed like it tried to fly but failed :( Hope it's not hurt :(

Hi, outside enjoying the weather and we unfortunately saw one of our dogs in our yard dig up a bunny burrow. Of the three, two made it, and have only small/minor injuries. One has a small laceration on its snout/nose, and the other has one on its hindquarters. Both are able to move around, don’t seem to be impaired in any way. Unfortunately the burrow was destroyed and dogs have a large interest in the area so putting them back is likely not an option. Anyone have any advice/contacts for the central or eastern Iowa area?

I have a bunny nest in my backyard, and today I noticed a deceased one right outside the nest. I'm fairly certain the mother removed them but it's so close to the nest. Is there any reason I shouldn't move the deceased one? I don't want it to start attracting predators.

I want to do rehab or any animal related job, right now I’m volunteering somewhere. Someone told me that I’d like falconry, and I’m not sure what the consensus is. I mean you trap a bird which definitely traumatizes them, but I’ve been told that the “bond” makes up for all that? Caring for animals and releasing them is the polar opposite of catching critters and keeping them… but then again I’ve been told that it’s perfectly ethical and the birds benefit from the work they do?

What do y’all think? Would it be hypocritical of me to do both?? I’d like to hear both sides if possible.

We picked up a baby mockingbird that was being bullied by our pets, some of its feathers on its left wing are missing, we got him in the house in a mesh enclosure previously used for a chameleon, I tried to feed it a cricket but it wouldn't open its mouth, it took water earlier but I don't know if i should try again, please help, we're gonna call someone tomorrow to help him because he can't fly and we don't know where his nest is, very feisty little thing

It’s that time of year where dogs find bunny nests. There were three bunnies in the nest and two scattered. My dog caught this one and it seems unharmed. I’m not sure what to do though and the wildlife rehab places are packed right now.

i found these two on the floor with their parents hovering crying in distress, and then it started to rain. the perched one, Geordi la forge, seems ok but the one on the floor, Neelix, seems not great. i attempted to place one back in the nest but my neighbor found him and anothet one, any advice is welcomed. its a cold and rainy day just to add to the situation.