Once the animal is healthy and deemed releasable, the Aquarium returns the animal to its natural habitat. When one of these species is found injured, it is brought to the Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue Center for acute medical care. The Texas State Aquarium has helped many stranded marine mammals, sea turtles, raptors, and shorebirds after they are injured in the wild. It is very important that you turn over any bird as soon as possible, not only because it’s the law, but for the bird’s safety and well-being. IMPORTANT: Because birds are protected, it is not legal to keep a bird unless you have the necessary permits to do so. If you are unsure of what kind of bird you have, call 361.881.1210. Wildlife Rescue is able to accept the following types of animals: Our animal care program is a valuable community service that continues to grow with state-of-the-art equipment and highly-trained staff, allowing us to take in a treat more animals than in previous years. The Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue Center is federally permitted and operates under rigorous standards.
This includes entanglement in fishing line, nets, or lures, and even illegal harassment and shootings.
Most are brought to our facility with problems caused directly or indirectly by humans. Some have been impaired by predators, diseases, or other natural causes. If you have found an injured animal outside of the species we are able to accept, please visit the Texas Parks & Wildlife website to find a rehabilitation facility near you.Įach year, thousands of protected, threatened, or endangered species along the Texas coast become ill or injured. Even when injured, wildlife can still be dangerous and cause injuries. If you have found an injured animal, please do not approach or attempt to capture the animal. If you have found an injured bird in the Coastal Bend, please contact the Texas Sealife Center at (361) 589-4023 or visit their website. Currently, the virus is not zoonotic and according to the Center for Disease Control, HPAI poses a lower risk to humans. HPAI is highly contagious and spreads through direct, bird-to-bird contact and via contaminated surfaces and materials. Avian influenza is a virus carried by wild birds, particularly waterfowl (ducks and shorebirds). The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in Texas. Due to avian influenza and out of an abundance of caution, the Rescue Center will not be accepting avian patients from the public. We are open to receiving or rescuing injured sea turtles and marine mammals every day from 8:00 a.m. The goal of the Texas State Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue Center is to rehabilitate and, whenever possible, return the animals to their natural environment. Conservation at the Texas State Aquarium.Please note: We do NOT handle anything other than PARROTS, if you have found sick/injured wildlife, click here to find a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. We are also a member of the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators. We are licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Welfare to provide for adoptions. The Refuge is established with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 charitable corporation. Until then, we will provide temporary housing and care for any and all Psittacine birds (not including those with fatal and/or contagious diseases) educate the public about the proper care of exotic birds and locate healthy, happy, and nurturing homes for those that are eligible. We work together with other parrot groups to eliminate the need for rescues. Most of them were loved dearly and cared for, and when that was no longer possible, their companion-people did the most selfless act of kindness in finding them a good home. We provide a safe place for parrots that have to be re-homed due to unfortunate situations that sometimes arise. A Refuge for Saving the Wildlife is a no-kill parrot rescue, rehabilitation, education and adoption shelter.
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