Have you found orphaned or injured wildlife?
Some helpful tips and links are below.
I found a baby squirrel
I found injured wildlife
Finding a Wildlife Rehabilitator
The first thing to check is whether or not the squirrel is injured or if it's body temperature feels cold. If the squirrel is injured, you should seek out a wildlife rehabilitator immediately. If the body temperature feels cold, the baby should be warmed with a heating pad set on low, a warm water bottle, or by filling a sock with rice and warming it in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Never place the warmer in direct contact with the baby - use some fleece or t-shirt material to wrap it and make a cozy 'nest'.
Once the baby is warmed, you may attempt to reunite it with the mother (NEVER LEAVE A COLD BABY - THE MOTHER WILL NOT TAKE IT, and NEVER LEAVE BABIES OUT OVERNIGHT). The 'nest' you created should be placed in a shallow box with the supplemental heat source (rice sock mentioned above works best) and placed near the location it was found (as long as you can monitor it and there are no predators in the immediate area). Near the base of a tree is preferrable. This should only be done during daylight hours when squirrels are active. Search 'baby squirrel distress calls' on YouTube and play it as loud as possible near the baby while you watch from a distance. Allow a few hours for the mother squirrel to retrieve the baby - periodically checking and re-warming the baby if needed. Click here to view a successful reunion.
If no mother comes, contact a wildlife rehabilitator. For more information on what to do while waiting for a rehabber, click here.
Wild animals are very resilient and can heal from most minor injuries on their own. If you are able to monitor the animal and see that it's able to feed itself and easily evade a predator (including YOU), it's a good sign that it may recover without intervention.
However, if the injury is severely debilitating the animal, or if infection has set in, the animal will need additional help.
If you have any concerns about how to safely transport a particular species of wildlife or are concerned about disease transmission, please discuss it with a rehabilitator before approaching the animal.
Always take extreme care to protect yourself, your family and pets. All wildlife can inflict injury and potentially pass on diseases or infections through bites or scratches.
Click here for instructions on containing injured wildlife for transport.
If you've found an orphaned or injured animal that clearly needs help, you should immediately seek out a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in your area. Most rehabbers are unpaid volunteers and receive numerous calls on a daily basis, so don't give up if you don't get an answer right away. Leave messages, and call back regularly until you find someone willing to help. Even if the rehabber cannot take the animal, they can provide useful direction on things you can do to ensure the animal's survival until it can get help.
Keep in mind that most rehabbers do not have the capacity to leave the animals currently in their care to travel to your location and/or trap animals needing help. You will need to contain the animal if possible and be prepared to transport it to an available rehabber.
The links below can help you to find rehabbers in your area:
United States: ANIMAL HELP NOW
Ontario, Canada: Ontario Wildlife Rescue
International: IWRC