1-800-WILDLIFE Ohio's toll-free # for general wildlife info/pubs

1-888-HOOKFISH Ohio's toll-free for Lake Erie fishing report

1-800-POACHER Ohio's toll-free to report poaching.

Cuyahoga-Kim Hinkle (440) 498-0799 - Orphan squirrels and flying squirrels only.

Cuyahoga- Linda Palmentara- (216) 883-3008- Orphan mammals only

Cuyahoga- Lake Erie Nature and Science Center- (440) 871-2900- All as needed except deer, skunk, coyote, beaver, raccoon, and nursing wildlife.

Erie-Back to the Wild- (419) 684-9539- All birds and mammals (allowed to accept deer).

Geauga- Noreen Gibson- (440) 729-2554- Orphan squirrels only.

Lake- Penitentary Glenn- (440) 256-2131- All birds(except non-native species) and mammals, excluding bats.

Lorain- Susan MacGillis- (440) 327-2839- All as needed

Lorain- Jacqueline Ptacek- (440) 926-1235- All as needed.

Medina- Tiffany Hrabak-(330) 239-4101-Mammals only.

Medina- Laura Jordan - (330) 667-2386- Primarily raptors, waterfowl and songbirds with limited space for mammals.

Medina-Midge and Dan Shotwell- (330) 667-2915- Orphan mammals only

Medina- Jayne Marie Smith- ( 330) 722-3216- Mammals and waterfowl only.

Portage- Sandi Bindas- (440) 548-2299- Mammals only.

Portage- Six flags world adventure-(330) 995-2149-Birds only.

Portage- James White- (330) 628-5217- White-tailed deer only.

Banded Bird Injury Reports

Two easy ways to report banded birds: Call: 1-800-327-BAND(2263) OR

Go to the Bird Banding Laboratory webpage: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl
To report dead corvids (blue jays and crows) see below: (Sick, but still living any kind of bird, call a rehabber) You should report dead corvids to your county health department (some co.'s won't test other birds).

Ohio WNV pages:

http://www.ohiodnr.com/wnv/default.htm 

WNV update from OH Department of Health

http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/west_nile/wnvaffected.html
Here is a somewhat current list of bird species susceptible to WNV from USGS Patuxent National Wildife Health Center (July 16th).