Friends of Wildlife recognizes the vital role that the community plays in wildlife rehabilitation. The public finds the orphaned or injured wildlife and stops what they are doing to find help for our wild neighbors. They are the first responders, securing the animal until they can find a wildlife rehabber to help it. Rehabbers would have nothing to rehab without our public heroes.

 

Friends of Wildlife is currently a very small association of permitted home rehabbers in Washtenaw County. Because of our size, we are limited as to what we can take in for rehabbing. However, if we cannot take the animal in, we will assist the finder until a rehabber is found. We can also advise the public on how to safeguard the animal until they can get it to a rehabber. In situations where attempting to reunite the baby with mom is the best first step, we will advise on how to do that. When there is, for example, a raccoon in an attic, we can advise on how to humanely evict the animals without breaking up the family. Whatever wildlife encounter you need help with, we will do our best to help you.