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If you have found an injured wild bird, call the center nearest to you. Wild birds can transmit disease and some can bite or harm you directly. Also, sometimes they don't actually need help and your interference may actually cause more harm. Call a rehabilitator to discuss the situation and determine if help is needed. We also have a bird rescue manual on this website, just in case you cannot contact a rehabilitator. Remember that it is illegal to keep or treat wildlife without permits.
There are several great wildlife rehabilitation groups in Alaska. Dr. Ford has personally worked with four of these groups and can safely recommend your financial support. If you can volunteer or would like to support them financially or with donations of goods or services, please contact the organizations directly. Each of these groups is vital to their region and while they do cooperate with eachother to provide the best care possible for injured birds, each group must find its own funding. THESE GROUPS DO NOT RECEIVE ANY GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT!!! Thank you for supporting wildlife!
To find out more about wildlife rehabilitation regulations and licensed rehabilitators in Washington State, go to http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildlife/rehabilitation/.
If you need to find a wildlife center in an area not covered here, check out the International Wildlife Rehabilitator's Council website at www.iwrc-online.org/.
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| Bird Treatment and Learning Center (Anchorage, AK) |
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Coverage: All Alaska except Southeast
6132 Nielson Way
Anchorage, AK 99518
Ph: (907) 562-4852
Website: www.birdtlc.net
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Located in Anchorage, Alaska, Bird TLC has been caring for injured birds since the 1980s. They served a major role in the recovery of birds of prey affected in the Exxon Valdez Oilspill. While financial support during that time was very helpful, they still struggle to gather the funds needed to grow and develop a much needed new facility. Bird TLC currently sees the greatest volume of injured and ill birds each year and is also responsible for the largest portion of Alaska (everything but the panhandle!). Unlike other center, they do not currently have facilities to accomodate tours either, which means that all of their support comes from generous individuals, donating time, goods, and service, and from a few companies, such as International Bird Rescue Research Center, which shares their Alaska facility with Bird TLC.
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| Juneau Raptor Center (Juneau, AK) |
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Coverage: Southeast Alaska, especially north SE Alaska
PO Box 34713
Juneau, AK 99803
Ph: (907) 586-8393 or (907) 790-5424 for wild bird emergencies
Website: www.juneauraptorcenter.org
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The Juneau Raptor Center, located in Juneau, Alaska, began in the late 1980s. Juneau is the state capital and a major transportation hub for Southeast Alaska. Therefore, many of the injured birds found in Southeast Alaska potentially pass through JRC's doors. They do not currently have a centralized care facility for the birds and rely upon the good graces of volunteers who host flight cages and mews on their private property. The Juneau Raptor Center has had land donated and is working on long-term plans to build a facility there one day. Your support can make this a reality!
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| Ketchikan Indian Communities Tribal Hatchery and Eagle Center (Ketchikan, AK) |
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Coverage: Temporary treatment and triage of birds from southern SE Alaska
In cooperation with SEAPRO
1158 Salmon Rd.
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Ph: (907) 228-5531
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| Alaska Raptor Center (Sitka, AK) |
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 Coverage: Southeast Alaska
1000 Raptor Way
Sitka, AK 99835
Ph: (907) 747-8662
Website: www.alaskaraptor.org
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The Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka is distinguished as the oldest raptor center in Alaska. They also have the largest raptor rehabilitation flight in the country. The flight is also unique in that visitors can view rehabilitating birds through a sound-proofed hallway with one-way glass. Normally the public doesn't have this privelage! There are excellent educational programs offered on-site and live raptor presentations in classrooms throughout the nation. While the Center has a nice facility and lots of programs going on, these programs cannot exist without ongoing support from members, generous donors, and private companies. I have a soft spot for ARC as this is the place where I was first inspired to enter veterinary medicine!
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| PAWS Wildlife Center (Lynnwood, WA) |
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Coverage: Seattle and Eastern Puget Sound
PAWS Wildlife
15305 44th Ave. W
Lynnwood, WA, 98087
Ph: (425) 787-2500
Website: www.paws.org/wildlife/about_center
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| West Sound Wildlife Shelter (Bainbridge Island, WA) |
 Coverage: Bremerton, Poulsbo, greater Kitsap Peninsula
7501 NE Dolphin Drive
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Ph: (206) 855-9057
Website:www.westsoundwildlife.org
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The West Sound Wildlife Shelter is very near and dear to Dr. Ford's heart since it is located in the area where he first grew to love nature. The shelter is located on Bainbridge Island and takes in wildlife from all over the Kitsap Penninsula and even the Olympic Penninsula. Dr. Ford enjoys volunteering his time and services to the shelter and working with the friendly staff and volunteers. Please consider volunteering or financially supporting the shelter, particularly this year (2009) as they work hard to complete a much-need raptor flight facility.
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| Northwest Raptor Center (Sequim, WA) |
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Coverage: Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Townsend, and greater Olympic Peninsula
Northwest Raptor Center
1051 Oak Ct
Sequim, WA 98382
Ph: (360) 681-2283
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