Help! I Found an Animal A Practical Guide to Injured and Orphaned Wildlife Do you rescue wild animals? Do you know how to care for that baby animal? Do you know what to do? If you care about animals and you occasionally come across injured or orphaned wild animals THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU! ORDER Whether it is baby bunnies, squirrels, skunks, raccoons or a fawn or if you found a by robin that fell from a nest, the choices you make in those first critical minutes can mean life or death for that animal. Can you re-introduce the baby back to its parents? and, if so, how? How can you quickly find help and keep the wild animal stable until help is found? How can you protect yourself, your family and pets from exposure to disease and parasite that wild animals can carry? It can happen any day, quite unexpectedly. You are going about your business of work, family and life and a wild animal interrupts everything. It could be a baby bird on your porch or an injured squirrel in the street. It could be presented to you by a child or a pet. However it happens, this hapless creature becomes the center of your life for a short time and if you care about animals you want to do something, anything, to help. The choices you make will have an impact on that animal’s life and possibly your own. Having knowledge 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. Written by a licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator, Help! I Found an Animal, is your POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE walking you through those important decisions WHEN YOU NEED IT! Keep a copy in the glove compartment of your car for easy reference at home and on the road. Get YOUR Copy NOW! Only $14.95 160 INFORMATION PACKED PAGES Written In “Flow Chart” fashion, HELP! I Found An Animal will walk you through the critical steps you need to know to help a wild animal WITHOUT injuring it further or risking your own well-being. Wild Animals Adult Injured Wildlife Baby Wildlife Cottontail Rabbits Squirrels Skunks Opossums White Tailed Deer Fawn Baby Birds Hawks Owls Vultures Turtles Ducks Geese Heron "I see it as a must-have for anyone who stops to help the hit-by-cars, saves the "it fell out of the nest" birds, squirrels, etc. and who have the famous neighbors who start sentences with "I found a baby _____". "  ~~Jamie A. Pennsylvania Get YOUR Copy NOW! Only $14.95 "This is a book EVERY person who works in the outdoors should have" ~~Sondra D. New York About the Author A Pennsylvania wildlife rehabilitator since 1991, Peggy Hentz is the Founder/Director of Red Creek Wildlife Center, Inc. Very active in the rehabilitation community; Peggy was elected to the board of directors of the PAWR, Pennsylvania Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators, in 2003 and currently chairs that board as Association President.  In 2005, she was appointed to the Pennsylvania Rehabilitation and Education Advisory Council. Peggy has also written the "Wildlife Capture and Transport" manual which has been accepted by the Pennsylvania Game Commission as the new state guidelines for people permitted to respond to wildlife emergencies. Contents Dedication 5 Acknowledgements 7 Contents 11 Introduction 15 Dichotomous Key 19 .....Birds 20 .....Mammals 41 Injured Wildlife 101 53 .....Pursuit 54 .....Safety 56 .....The Animal's Point Of View 59 .....Does This Animal Truly Need Help? 60 True Emergencies 63 .....Adult Animals 63 ..........Entrapment 65 ..........Birds Trapped In Buildings 66 ..........Bats In Buildings 67 ..........Animal Has Fallen Into A Pit 68 .....Baby Animals: What Is Normal And What Is Not 69 ..........A Fallacy That Kills 69 ..........Baby Bunnies 69 ...............Repairing Bunny Nests 71 ...............Relocating Bunnies 72 ..........Fawns 73 ..........Opossums 74 ...............Catching Baby Opossums 75 ..........Squirrels 76 .....Turtles 77 ..........A Note On The Eastern Box Turtle 78 Capture 79 .....The Box-Over Method 80 .....How To Catch A Duck 82 ..........Hand Catching 82 ..........Land Chase 83 ..........Water Capture 85 .....Geese 87 .....Heron, Egrets And Other Fishing Birds 88 .....Loons And Grebes 90 .....Raptors 92 .....Other Suggestions 95 Post Capture - What Now? 97 .....Transportation 97 .....Temporary Holding 99 .....Clean Up 102 Emergency Care 103 .....Alleviate Life-Threatening Conditions 103 ..........Airway And Breathing 104 ..........Bleeding 105 ..........Hypothermia (Low Body Temperature) 105 ..........Hyperthermia (Heat Stroke) 106 .....Tars And Glue 107 .....Hummingbirds 109 .....Baby Animals 110 ..........Baby Songbirds 110 More Information 113 .....What Is Rabies ? 113 .....20 Things You Can Do To Help Wildlife Every Day 115 .....What Is Imprinting? 117 .....Cats Vs. Wildlife 119 .....Feeding Wildlife 123 .....Wild Pets 128 ..........Tame Wildlife 128 ..........Death 129 ..........The Laws 130 .....Milk Formulas For Baby Animals. 131 Nuisance Wildlife 133 .....Bird Feeder Bandits 134 .....Birds Attacking Windows 135 .....Birds That Fly At You 136 .....Woodpeckers Attacking Wooden Homes 137 .....Squirrels In Your Home 138 .....Raccoons In The Chimney Or Attic 139 .....Rabbits In The Garden 140 .....Skunk Odor Neutralizer 140 .....Wildlife Repellent Recipe 141 About Wildlife Rehabilitation 143 .....Why So Few Rehabilitators? 144 Find A Local Wildlife Rehabilitator 147 .....Web Resources 149 .....Government Agencies 150 ..........United States Of America 150 ..........Canada 154 Get YOUR Copy NOW! Only $14.95 Would you know what to do??? Get YOUR Copy NOW! Only $14.95 Do you have a website? Please HELP Spread the Word! CLICK HERE FOR BANNER