What to do if…

Practical advice from specialists with years of experience in wildlife care.

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  …you found a fawn or a moose calf?

  In most cases the best help is no help at all. Learn when a fawn really needs assistance.

  What to do
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  …you found a swift on the ground?

  Learn how to tell an adult bird from a fledgling, and how to help in each case.

  What to do
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  …you found a marten, weasel or polecat kit?

  Learn when a kit truly needs help, and when the best thing you can do is leave it in the wild.

  What to do
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  …you found a lone owlet?

  Not every owlet on the ground needs rescuing. Learn when to step in and when to leave it be.

  What to do
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  …you found a nestling?

  When to put it back in the nest, and when to leave it alone.

  What to do
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  …you found a hedgehog?

  When it needs help, and when this is simply normal behaviour.

  What to do
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  …you found a bat?

  How to act safely, and what not to do.

  What to do
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  …a swan is tangled in fishing line?

  Why fishing line is more dangerous than it looks, and why cutting it yourself is a bad idea.

  What to do
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  …a bird flew into a window?

  Why a bird that seems to be “just catching its breath” often has concussion, and how long to wait.

  What to do
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  …you found a leveret?

  Why a leveret is almost never abandoned, even when nobody is in sight.

  What to do