Call 619-236-2341,
24/7 for animal-related emergencies

Call 911 if life is endangered

What to do when I need help with wildlife?

We will respond when a wild creature is posing an immediate threat to humans or other animals.

We will respond if the animal is sick or injured, too young to survive on its own or trapped. We do not respond to reports of wildlife being loose or simply roaming.

We will respond if the wild animal is a rabies vector (raccoons, skunks, bats, foxes or coyotes, for example) AND has attacked you or your pet.

We cannot help you with wildlife nuisance problems like skunks under your porch or opossums raiding your pet’s food.

For information on rattlesnakes see brochure »

For more information see one of the following agencies:

Bat World Sanctuary 
940-325-3404, batrescue.org

All Wild Animal Control & Rescue 
858-229-7280

Hummingbird Rescue Center 
775 Fig Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91910
619-420-5156, hummingbirdrescuecenter.org

Dead Bird Reporting 
San Diego County Department of Environmental Health
888-551-4636

Mostly Monkeys 
760-788-6940, mostlymonkeys.org

Racing Pigeon Club (Banded Pigeons) 
6905 Central Ave., Lemon Grove, CA 91945
619-465-8004

Wildlife Assistance 
858-278-2222, wildlifeassist.org

County Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures 
9325 Hazard Way, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92123
800-486-0010, sdcawm.org

Or 858-694-2518 for the County Trapper 
Or for see this page for Bees »

California Department of Fish & Game 
3883 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA 92123
888-334-2258, wildlife.ca.gov/regions/5
Information on hunting, fishing and the taking or keeping of wild animals

San Diego Herpetology Society
619-760-0578, sdherpsociety.org

Parrot Education and Adoption Center 
P.O. Box 600423, San Diego, CA 92160
619-287-8200, peac.org

Project Wildlife 
P.O. Box 80696, San Diego, CA 92138
619-225-WILD(9453), projectwildlife.org
Volunteers for the rescue, rehabilitation and return of wildlife

Horses of Tir Na Nog (horse sanctuary) 
P.O. Box 19131, San Diego, CA 92159
619-465-6384, email: horsesoftirnanog@yahoo.com

San Diego Zoo 
2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
619-231-1515, sandiegozoo.org

San Diego Zoo Safari Park 
15500 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027
760-747-8702, emergencies: 760-738-5010

Sea World Aviculture and Bird Department 
500 Sea World Dr., San Diego, CA 92109
619-226-3900, menu option 8
Acceptance of injured birds, or beached or injured mammal

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Imperial Beach) 
Tijuana River National Estuary Research Reserve
619-575-2704, fws.gov/refuge/tijuana_slough