Places to Call if You Encounter Injured, Sick, or Orphaned Wildlife

West Sound Wildlife Shelter
for Kitsap and other West Sound Counties
206-855-9057
(provides information on wildlife; accepts all species for rehabilitation except large mammals)

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Washington State Wildlife Rehabilitators

Northwest Raptor Center
North Olympic Peninsula
Jay Moore
PO Box 632
Carlsborg, WA 98324
360-681-2283
(Accepts all species)

PAWS Wildlife Center
15305 44th Ave West
Lynnwood, WA 98087
425-787-2500 ext.817
www.paws.org
(provides information on wildlife; accepts all species for rehabilitation including bears and cougars; serving all of Washington State)

Wolf Hollow
San Juan Islands
360-378-5000
(Accepts all species, including deer, pinnipeds, raptors, bears, mountain lions, raccoons, and other carnivores)

Wolftown
Vashon Island
P.O. Box 13115
Burton, WA 98013
206-463-9113
www.wolftown.org
(accepts large mammals, raptors)

Places to Call if You Encounter Dead Wildlife


Deer on State, County, and City Roads
Bainbridge Island (Police): 206-842-5211
Kitsap County roads: Kitsap County Sheriff
Poulsbo: 360-779-9111
Mason County: 360-478-4646
Pierce County: 253-536-6210

Carcass removal
Large road kill (state roads) WA State Patrol:
800-283-7808
Mammals, etc. Morris Co. (fee for service):
206-784-4055

Report Dead Birds
WA Fish & Wildlife 1-800-606-8768

Pinniped Sightings and Reports


Washington Marine Mammal Network
Marine Mammal Stranding Network
NOAA Fisheries (hotline checked 7 days/week) 206-526-6733

For stranding, out of habitat, tagged seals & sea lions, and unusual mortalities
WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife:
Kitsap, Pierce, S. King, E. Mason, Outer coast – Grays Harbor, N. Pacific Counties
253-589-7235 (if no answer press 2 to page staff 7 days/week)

Sea Otter Cases
US Fish & Wildlife Service
360-943-7325 (toll free pager)

Nuisance Wildlife Information & Assistance
Dept of Wildlife Services (APHIS) – 360-753-9884

Poaching, etc.
Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife 800-477-6224

Wildlife Rehabilitation Information

Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Wildlife rehabilitation: 360-586-6129
WDFW also manages violations (reports), hunting and fishing permits, and trapping information.

International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
Suisun, California
707-864-1761
(Provides courses in wildlife rehabilitation; clearinghouse for employment, internship, minimum standards, and other information)

National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA)
2625 Clearwater Rd, Suite 110
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301
nwra@nwrawildlife.org
320-230-9920
www.nwrawildlife.org
(Provides courses in wildlife rehabilitation; clearinghouse for employment, internships, minimum standards, and other information)

Domestic Animals

PAWS of Bainbridge and North Kitsap
(206) 842-2451 - Bainbridge Island
(888) 558-7297 - Toll Free
www.pawsbainbridge.org
paws@pawsbainbridge.org

Kitsap Humane Society
9167 Dickey RD NW
Silverdale, WA 98383
(360) 692-6977
www.kitsaphumane.org

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