Rescueing Wildlife : A Guide to Helping Injured & Orphaned Animals

Second Edition. Your POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE to injured or orphaned wild animals! When rescuing injured wildlife, the choices you make will impact that animal’s life and possibly your own. Knowing about the risks to the animal as well as to you, your family and your pets, along with the right advice from the beginning can mean the difference between a heartwarming, educational experience and disaster. · How to determine the status of an injured creature using easy-to-follow flow charts · Instructions on safe-capture methods, emergency care, transportation, and finding a professional wildlife rehabilitator This informative guide teaches would-be rescuers how to identify an animal in need, capture that animal, and safely transport it to a wildlife rehabilitator.