I found a small bat inside of a skimmer in a pool I was cleaning. It’s pretty cold water. The bat is still alive, breathing very rapidly, and I didn’t wanna just let it die. Any advice? I grabbed it with my insulated rubber gloves and it bit my glove, but I don’t think it can penetrate. They are pretty thick gloves. I just don’t know what to do with him.

I don’t know if this is the right place to post this. So, about two weeks ago we (Kentucky) got all that snow and ice. During one of the snowy days, I walked out my back door and a rabbit ran out from under the rake leaning against my house, like 2 feet from my door. He looked like he had cleared a little spot and was using the rake as shelter from the snow. A week went by, and every time I left the house he would spring around the corner and stop and wait for me to leave. Another week has gone by, and now he doesn’t even move. My roommate and I leave the house a dozen times a day, so now unless we come out of the doorway quickly or violently, he just stays put and lets us pass by.

My question is, what is his deal? Is he sick? Is he homeless? Is he just not very bright? I kind of thought he would dig a little burrow but he just cleared the leaves and sits there. It’s not like he never moves. When I come home from work, class, etc about 50% of the time he isn’t there so I assume he’s out doing rabbit stuff.

I thought maybe he had just got caught out in the snow and found a place to hunker down for a bit, but the snow has melted and it’s back in the high 40’s.

If this is his new house he’s going to be disappointed when I eventually move that rake. I assumed he would at least move in under the shed with the groundhog but he just sits up against this rake. What can I do? Leave him alone? Is this normal?

Hi!

Hope everyone here is having a wonderful time of day.

I'm here to ask for advice on what I should do in this situation, since calling a wildlife rehab hotline ended in advice to leave the bird outside, which, counterintuitively to helping it, would be a direct demise order. )-:

( On the way to campus today, I tripped on a seemingly healthy (no signs of struggle, normal exterior appearance) mourning dove. After a few minutes of simply watching it, the bird was unable to take flight off the ground and simply made multiple attempts at getting away on foot, after which I found it would probably be for the best to take and put it into a warm box with towels until I could contact somebody who knew what to do. )

After a failed attempt to drive to an exotic vet (which was unfortunately closed today), we brought it inside. Later, I called a 24-hour hotline, and the person who answered advised me to bring and leave the dove where it was found -- outside (avian influenza danger; quote: "no one is going to risk taking a bird").

P.S.: For the record, I live in an urban area of a large city with multiple cats/ dogs having access to the streets surrounding my home.

Please help. I feel awful even thinking of doing what I was told to.

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Edit: There was an attempt to escape from the box.
The dove flew a maximum of a foot above the ground before landing back down.))

This beautiful little rock dove has taken to my bird feeder (the only regular customer it's had since I put it outside a year ago.)

However, I'm concerned that it's alone. It was part of a bonded pair that I'd seen for the past 2 seasons. A couple months ago I saw evidence of a cat attack, but the feathers looked like they were from a pigeon. I'm wondering though if it wasn't this poor thing's mate.

My question is, if I built a small nesting box type thing on my balcony, do you think it would be helpful for it? I know they usually nest on the ground, but he's up here so often and it's freezing outside. Without its mate, I'm worried it's going to be too cold :( it's also safer on my balcony than where it currently lives. The number of neighborhood cats has gone up over the past summer and there have been more evidence of small animal deaths when I hike behind my apartment.

Yesterday at around 12pm my dog was going nuts in my yard, I look outside the window and there’s a juvenile raccoon walking in my yard in broad daylight, walking in circles, seemingly acting “drunk,” and walking into my fence. I did not know how he got in there, as our entire yard is fenced in (it does have woods all behind it). I could tell this raccoon was sick and suffering, so I called animal control, they came and confirmed he likely had distemper and there is an outbreak going on in my area with distemper. I feel so guilty because they killed him, I hope I did the right thing. I don’t know what other option I really had. Many wildlife rehabs won’t take sick raccoons in my area. I can’t stop wondering if I did the right thing though 😔😔

Need help keeping the lil dude alive, how do I feed him?

We found this deer lying in our neighbors yard for multiple nights. We saw that he has a broken back leg. In Missouri it appears they don’t rehabilitate deer. What can we do?

I chopped down a tree today that we have been meaning to for a while. Turns out there was a nest with 1 baby in it and I'm taking care of it now. It is still very young and barely has fuzz. I think it is a palm tanager, I watched for the parent bird for a while and think that's what I saw. I mostly need to know how often to feed it and how warm it needs to be 24/7. Climate it lives in is about 66-85f all year around. I looked up its diet and have been feeding it mushed bananas mixed with a little water in a suringe(no needle), is this ok, I can mix in soaked cat food if it needs that too, or find some bugs? I don't know of a way to return it to the parents if possible since it's already been a couple hours.

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My family back in northern VA has found a fox roaming the neighborhood. (I’m away at college) from the very blurry pic the sent me I suspect is has mange or maybe it’s just old? Anyways my brother called the local wildlife rehab center and they said there’s not much they can do. Is there any other options?

I discovered a baby mole in my vacuum cleaner's dust chamber while cleaning my floors. It appears to be injured. Since I live in western Wisconsin and it's negative temperature outside, I'd prefer not to release it. Do you have any suggestions? The nearest wildlife rehabilitator is an hour away:/

I was out doing errands this afternoon when I saw two Egyptian geese in a wide grassy median. As I got closer it appeared one was dead or dying and the other was standing next to it. I parked my car nearby to assess if I could help as there is a wild life rehabilitation center near by. The one was definitely dead, hit by a car I assume, and the other was just standing next to it. Obviously that tore my heart out. I feel so bad. I read online that when mates die the other will often stay by the body for a while and mourn before eventually leaving.

Is there anything I can do? It’s suppose to get unusually cold tonight (I’m in Texas). Should I try to move the geese out of the median? Bring some seeds/mealworms for the other goose? Thank you for any advice.

Hi wildlife rehab friends! In case its of interest, I wanted to share this rehab and release story! 💙

This 3-year-old peregrine falcon arrived at our Pilar & Chuck Bahde Wildlife Center unable to fly. X-rays revealed a fresh fracture to his right wing, and we determined he would need surgery to be eligible for release. The very next day, our wildlife veterinary team placed hardware on both the inside and outside of his wing to keep the fracture as stable as possible. Over the next 30 days, our team provided the falcon with specialized care, including physical therapy and massage under anesthesia every three days to aid the healing process — and their efforts worked! He was finally ready to have the hardware removed and begin the next phase of his rehabilitation. Since peregrine falcons have such complex flight mechanics, he had to undergo special flight conditioning to strengthen his muscles. Our rehabilitation specialists attached cuffs to his ankles that connected him to a long leash, which allowed him to fly outside of a cage setting. This was the first time our team used this method for an animal in our care, and it was incredibly successful! After 67 days, the peregrine falcon was healthy and ready to return to the wild.

https://reddit.com/link/1i7qm9m/video/ptjidcf81nee1/player

Just caught a field mouse in my kitchen in a havahart trap. I live in Virginia. It’s 15 degrees out. Is it ok to let him free outside ?

my dog picked it up but she didnt hurt it or anything i dont think and i followed her because i its snowy and i didnt want to walk up the driveway idk how to help i just dont want it to die

What college paths did you guys take to become a wildlife rehabber? Like for your bachelors and/or your masters?

Hi everyone. I posted in a reptile subreddit about this but I didn’t get much response. I found this cute little guy on marketplace and snatched it up because I knew he was wild caught. My original plan was to release him in late spring but by that time he will have been captive for over 7 months. Someone suggested i reach out to a rehabber about it, so I’m hoping for some direction here. I just want to know how to go about releasing him once it’s warm here and if that’s even a good idea. He didn’t have any type of heating lamp, was extremely dehydrated and sluggish when I got him. He’s not setup with water, UVB/heat and has a steady supply of roaches and crickets with calcium added. Doing a lot better. Any tips would be great. I wouldn’t be upset if I have to end up keeping him for his own sake but I’d really love to be able to release him back into the wild.