Beavers
Baby Beavers
If a baby beaver is injured and can be caught, it will need our help. Click here for instructions on how to get it to NWRI.
If you find a baby beaver alone and out of the water, it will need our help. Please get it to NWRI.
If you see a baby beaver swimming with larger beavers, please leave it be and enjoy watching the beaver family from a distance!
Adult Beavers
Any beaver that is obviously injured or ill needs to be rescued. You can tell an adult beaver is injured or ill if it is:
- Bleeding
- Cold and still
- Covered in flies and/or maggots
- Easily captured by hands
- Has open wounds or a fractured limb
- Cannot use one or more of its legs
Muskrats
Baby Muskrats
If a baby muskrat is injured or if it is out of water and can be easily caught, it will need our help. Click here for instructions on how to get it to NWRI.
If you see a baby muskrat swimming in the water (or on the water's edge and it goes into the water when startled), and it is uninjured, please leave it alone. Baby muskrats leave their mothers when they are still quite small, and if it appears uninjured and is swimming, it is likely just fine.
Adult Muskrats
Any muskrat that is obviously injured or ill needs to be rescued. You can tell an adult muskrat is injured or ill if it is:
- Bleeding
- Cold and still
- Covered in flies and/or maggots
- Easily captured by hands
- Has open wounds or a fractured limb
- Cannot use one or more of its legs
Mink and Other Weasels
Baby Mink
If a baby mink is injured, it will need our help. Click here for instructions on how to get it to NWRI.
If you disturb a nest of baby mink, please put it back where you found it if possible and allow the mother time to return to care for them. If you know the mother is dead or has been trapped and relocated, you an bring the babies to NWRI for care.
Adult Mink
Any mink that is obviously injured or ill needs to be rescued. You can tell an adult mink is injured or ill if it is:
- Bleeding
- Cold and still
- Covered in flies and/or maggots
- Easily captured by hands
- Has open wounds or a fractured limb
- Cannot use one or more of its legs
Porcupine
Baby Porcupines
If a baby porcupine is injured (shot, bleeding, has wounds, or is dragging a leg), it will need our help. Click here for instructions on how to get it to NWRI.
If you find a very small baby porcupine and the mother is nowhere in sight, please contact us for further instructions.
Adult Porcupines
Any porcupine that is obviously injured or ill needs to be rescued. You can tell an adult porcupine is injured or ill if it is:
- Bleeding
- Cold and still
- Covered in flies and/or maggots
- Easily captured by hands
- Has open wounds or a fractured limb
- Cannot use one or more of its legs
Small Rodents
Baby Mice and Other Small Rodents
If a baby animal is injured, it will need our help. Click here for instructions on how to get it to NWRI.
If you find a nest of mice in a grill or other outside area (shed, etc.), you can move the nest directly outside the grill or shed (no more than 5' away) and give the mother several hours to retrieve them.
If you find a baby mouse or other small rodent, or a nest of mice, and you know the mother is dead, you can bring the babies to NWRI for care.
Adult MIce and Other Small Rodents
Any animal that is obviously injured or ill needs to be rescued. You can tell an adult animal is injured or ill if it is:
- Bleeding
- Cold and still
- Covered in flies and/or maggots
- Easily captured by hands
- Has open wounds or a fractured limb
- Cannot use one or more of its legs
If you find a mouse (or any other animal) alive and stuck in a sticky trap, do not try to remove it. Please make arrangements to transfer it immediately to NWRI for assistance.
