Wildlife911 · Wisconsin

Wildlife911 Wisconsin

Use this page to find licensed wildlife rehabilitation contacts in Wisconsin 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

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection — Division of Animal Health

Phone: (608) 224-4872

Official agency website

Wildlife or disease program page

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 Wisconsin.

REGI

Antigo, WI

  • Birds

Dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of sick, injured, or orphaned native bird species and public education of wildlife issues.

Wildlife intake or help page

DCHS Wildlife Center

Madison, WI

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

Wildlife Center of Dane County Humane Society, formerly Four Lakes Wildlife Center, founded 2002 to provide wildlife rehabilitation in the Madison area.

Wildlife intake or help page

Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Milwaukee, WI

  • Birds
  • Mammals
  • Reptiles
  • Amphibians

Phone: 414-431-6204

Hours: Call during open hours

Care for more than 150 different species of animals, including all species of native birds, reptiles, and amphibians, as well as most mammals.

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