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  • Step 1: Assessing if Help is Needed

Step 1: Assessing if Help is Needed

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  • Always seek help from a rescue if an animal has
  • Rescue help is probably not needed for
  • Next Steps

It’s essential that a wild animal in need of assistance is helped but it’s also very important that wild animals are not plucked from the wild unnecessarily. Finding the right balance can sometimes be difficult and that’s where we hope to help.

 

Search our Advice Articles #

We have an extensive library of articles on our website which aim to cover some of the common reasons why a member of the public might think an animal needs help. You can search these articles below or browse them all at helpwidlife.co.uk/advice.

 

 

There are also some general principles you can use as well.

 

Always seek help from a rescue if an animal has #

  • a visible wound or growth
  • fly eggs or live maggots on them
  • been or is caught in netting, a trap or snare, or tangled in fishing line/string etc (see this article for more information)
  • been covered with oil or similar substance (more information here)
  • been in the mouth of a cat or dog (more advice here)
  • been hit by a car

 

Rescue help is probably not needed for #

  • a healthy looking fledgling (fully feathered) bird on the ground (more information here)
  • adult waterfowl with airplane/angel wing (see this article for more information)
  • baby deer or hares (leverets) without their mother (it’s normal for them to be left alone)
  • a nest of fox cubs, baby hedgehogs or rodents without their mother (Mum won’t spend all her time with the babies)

If you remain unsure or need bespoke advice you can email our helpdesk or there are details of some telephone advice lines at helpwildlife.co.uk/help.

 

Next Steps #

If the animal does need help, the next step, if it’s safe to do so, is to capture it. There’s advice on that step here.
If it’s a large or potentially dangerous animal such as a deer, fox, badger, swan or goose, proceed directly to our advice on finding and contacting a wildlife rescue.

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Updated on January 6, 2022
Step 2: Capturing a Wild Animal in Need of Help

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  • Rescue help is probably not needed for
  • Next Steps

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