Wildlife Rehabilitation

Resources for Wildlife Rehabilitators

Welcome to the WDFW web page for Licensed Washington Wildlife Rehabilitators. Visit this page for current information and happenings in wildlife rehabilitation. We hope this information will be helpful to you.  If you have any suggestions or comments regarding this page please contact the Wildlife Rehabilitation Coordinator at rehabcoord@dfw.wa.gov.

Wildlife Rehabilitation-related Laws and Regulations

• WDFW Rules and Conditions
• WAC 232-12-275 - Wildlife rehabilitation permits.  
• WAC 232-12-017 - Deleterious exotic wildlife
• WAC 232-12-064 - Live wildlife. Taking from the wild, importation, possession, transfer, holding in captivity.
• WAC 220-20-045 - Scientific collection permits
• WAC 16-54-180 - Wild and exotic animals and birds - Importation and testing requirements.
• Chapter 246-100 - WAC Communicable and certain other diseases
• RCW 77.12.469 - Renewal of wildlife rehabilitation licenses
• RCW 77.15.250 - Unlawful release of fish, shellfish, or wildlife

Grants to Wildlife Rehabilitators
Request for Proposals deadline is February 1 for the 2013-2015 Biennium

• FY 2011-2013 Request for Proposals
• Wildlife Rehabilitator Grant Application: Adobe PDF / MS Word
• Grant Reporting:
• Annual Report - Adobe PDF / MS Word
• Quarterly Report - Adobe PDF / MS Word

For more information, see the Grants to Wildlife Rehabilitators Program website.

All WDFW Wildlife Rehab Related Forms

• Permit Application Form
• Annual Report Form - Adobe PDF / MS Word
• Contract with Principal Veterinarian (Guidelines only; form available soon)
• Wildlife Rehabilitation Disease Report Form - Adobe PDF / MS Word
• Disease Report Cheatsheet - Adobe PDF / MS Word
• Daily Ledger Form - Adobe PDF / MS Word
• Wildlife Transfer Form (Available soon)
• If you are adding birds to species that you treat, you will need a Federal Migratory Bird Permit.

• State Endangered Species
• State Threatened Species
• State Sensitive Species
• State Candidate Species
• Washington State Priority Habitats and Species
• Wildlife Rehabilitation Encyclopedia

• Wildlife Disease Association
• Centers for Disease Control - Wildlife Diseases
  (Also see: CDC Index for information on specific diseases)
• AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals
• Field Manual of Wildlife Disease – General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds
• Release Criteria

Zoonotics

• Washington State Dept. of Health Zoonotic Disease Website
• Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Personnel
• Mammalian Zoonotic Disease Course 
• Medical Alert Wallet Card

Wildlife Rehabilitation Education and Training

• International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council
• PAWS Wildlife, Lynnwood WA – Training and Education
• Wolf Hollow, Friday Harbor WA - Internships
• California Department of Fish and Game – Wildlife Rehabilitation Education
• Wildlife Center of Virginia – Rehabilitator Training
• Animal Behavior Institute

Your Professional Associations
All licensed Washington Rehabilitators must belong to either the NWRA OR the IWRC

• National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA)
• International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC)

• Washington State Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator List:
  -- List by County --BentonChelanClallamClarkCowlitzGrays HarborIslandJeffersonKingKitsapKittitasLewisOkanoganPacificPend OreillePierceSan JuanSkagitSnohomishSpokaneStevensThurstonWhatcomWhitmanYakima