Wildlife911 · Nebraska

Wildlife911 Nebraska

Use this page to find licensed wildlife rehabilitation contacts in Nebraska and the stable state wildlife or veterinary agency reference. This page does not give treatment instructions or replace a licensed rehabilitator.

State wildlife or veterinary agency

Nebraska Department of Agriculture — Animal and Plant Health Protection Division

Phone: (402) 471-2351

Official agency website

Before you call

For rabies-vector species, bats in a living space, or any wild animal inside a home, contact local animal control first. For most other situations, call two or three rehabilitators because availability varies.

Leave your name and callback number, exact location, species or description, the animal's condition, and any containment steps already taken.

Licensed wildlife rehabilitators

4 active centers currently listed in the public-safe registry for Nebraska.

Fontenelle Forest Raptor Recovery

Bellevue, NE

  • Birds

Phone: 866-888-7261

Hours: unknown

Provides a place where people can experience and enjoy the quiet wild of nature, and inspires current and future generations to care for the natural world.

Wildlife intake or help page

Raptor Conservation Alliance

Elmwood, NE

  • Birds

Phone: 402-994-2009

Hours: unknown

To provide care and support for injured and orphaned raptors in preparation for release; to assist in the management of raptor populations and raptor research; to enlist public support for raptor conservation through educational programs.

Wildlife intake or help page

Wildlife Rescue Team

Lincoln, NE

  • Birds
  • Mammals
  • Reptiles
  • Amphibians

Phone: 402-473-1951

Hours: 9 am to 9 pm, 7 days/week including holidays; 24-hour answering service for after-hours messages

Dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of Nebraska's orphaned and injured wildlife, and its return to its natural habitat.

Wildlife intake or help page

Nebraska Wildlife Rehab

Omaha, NE

  • Birds
  • Mammals
  • Reptiles
  • Amphibians
  • Rabies-vector species

Phone: 402-234-2473

Hours: unknown

To rehabilitate native Nebraska wildlife and migratory birds for return to the wild, to preserve and restore native habitats, and to educate youth and adults about the importance of wildlife and ecosystems.

Wildlife intake or help page

National resources

Animal Help Now

ZIP-code-based national directory of wildlife rehabilitators and animal control.

animalhelpnow.org

US Fish & Wildlife Service

Federal contact point for migratory bird questions and selected protected-species issues.

fws.gov/program/migratory-birds

National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association

Professional association and standards body for wildlife rehabilitation.

nwrawildlife.org