Here are a few numbers:
California Wildlife Center 818-222-2658
CWC Emergency Hotline 310-458-9453 (they even handle whale, seal and sea lion emergencies, as well as bobcats and mountain lions)
California Wildlife Hospital 818-591-9453 (they’re affiliated with the center - ***call them directly during normal business hours) located in Calabasas
Pasadena Humane Society 626-792-7151
California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators - link to resources page
James (licensed rehab specialist) 818-571-9833 (located in Burbank, has his phone on 24/7, does everything but bears and moutain lions)
Another specialist (don’t have the name) can be reached at 661-355-4223.
Hope those help someone. Good to keep around. You never know when you might need them.
**On another note, (this is information from James)… he said there’s a huge problem with secondary poisoning occurring in the area. I figure if you’ve read this far, you probably care enough to share this information with someone else…
Secondary poisoning occurrs when a predatory animal (owls, coyotes, even domestic cats, etc. etc.) eats a rat which has consumed rat poison. The worst part is that rats re-populate at a MUCH faster rate than their predators. So the rat population continues to thrive despite the presence of rat poison, but the predators die off and can’t repopulate as quickly.
