Bird Rescue/Rehab

If you come upon an injured bird within The Villages, the recommended first step is to call Community Watch at 352-753-0550 to report the situation. Community Watch will refer the matter to a local licensed rehab expert.

 

For general information about dealing with injured wildlife, see the Injured and Orphaned Wildlife advisory from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Also see the the Orange Audubon Society's Injured Birds guide.

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Here are some local resources and people people you may contact directly:

 

• Rescuing Ocala Wildlife, 352-234-6098.

• Claudia Labbé (Oxford), 352-817-3995.  

• Animis Foundation (Ocala), 352-843-6379.

• Anita de Villegas, Featherland Wild Birds Rehab Center (Wiersdale), 352-229-4477, anitafly@att.net

• Avian Reconditioning Center (Apopka), 407-461-1056

• Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, (Maitland), 407 -644-0190