Calls come from all over the country to our hotline: 
877-WILDHELP
Wildlife Watch fields about 30 wildlife calls daily during “baby season.”  Many of the calls at that time of year are about “abandoned” fawns.  Fortunately, most of the fawns are just waiting for Mom to come by to nurse.  Occasionally, though, a fawn will have a serious injury from a lawn mower or car, or will be left motherless due to a car accident or poaching.  Wildlife Watch then refers callers to wildlife rehabilitators in their area.

THE WILD BIRD FUND OF NEW YORK CITY

Don’t let the name fool you.  The Wild Bird Fund will also take other wild animals.
If you are from a rural or semi-rural area, you may wonder why in the world a wildlife rehabilitation center is needed in New York City.  Well, consider that of the thousand or so calls that annually come in on the Wildlife Watch hotline, about 20% are from NYC. Yes, wild animals are alive, though sometimes not so well, in the Big Apple.
As you can imagine, many of the calls are about birds, and a large number of the bird calls in NYC are about pigeons.  Because so many rehabbers in Manhattan simply don’t have the facilities to handle the volume of pigeon calls, we’ve been giving out the number of the Wild Bird Fund for years, and in particular, a woman named Rita, and they have NEVER TURNED DOWN AN ANIMAL!
Cleverly teaming up with Animal General, a popular veterinary hospital in the West 80’s, Rita is called in when someone picks up a wild bird who needs help.  Recently, space became available across the street from Animal General.  With the help of Animal General, The Wild Bird Fund went for it and raised the money needed to get a 10 year lease!  They are now trying to raise more funds for everything that a wildlife rehab center would need.
It is a godsend for The Wild Bird Fund to have Animal General across the street as they will continue to have access to the veterinarians, medications, cages, and medical equipment of Animal General until they can be on their own.
The Wild Bird Fund currently is caring for 69 birds – and that number is growing.  They have sparrows, robins, pigeons, kestrels, a blue jay and a cardinal, and they all need your help. 
Visit: http://wildbirdfund.com/about/  to learn more about Rita McMahon and Karen Heidgerd who operate the Wildlife Bird Fund, and please click through the videos of healing.  Be sure to donate by clicking on the “donate” button after you see how much they do!