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    Project Wildlife

    4.3 (50 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Wildlife control or removal

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    Crow or raven in gutter..Project Wildlife helped!
    Alex D.

    I called Project Wildlife on a Tuesday at 6:45 PM because I saw a crow or raven sitting in a gutter of my neighborhood for a few hours, not moving (but still alive). I called and the woman on the phone was so nice. She asked me a bunch of questions about the bird and my location, then she educated me that it was probably a fledgling, explaining that they are often awkward and don't know where to land, so the bird is probably fine and getting to know the world. Turns out she must've been right because once I got a certain distance of closeness to the bird, it finally flew away! I apologized because I felt like I bothered them for nothing, but she said she was glad I called, and said it was better to call than not! She thanked me, and that was really nice. I am so grateful she was kind and took the time to educate me about fledglings! Thank you Project Wildlife!

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    I had the pleasure and honor to have been taken on a tour of Project Wildlife Facility. They are a first rate facility located in Ramona with a deep love for animals. Both the tour guides I had were extremely nice and knowledgeable and people we can across were happy to be there. Racoons were my favorite (the masked monkeys). Even the animals seemed happy to be there. The campus has a Hospital and beautiful office. The enclosures were made comfortable for the animals during their rehabilitation stay. All of the animals they are tending to are of great importance to the staff. Thank you again for a wonderful tour Andy and Elissa!

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    Dustin B.

    These guys are great. For some reason in the last six weeks I have come across two sick birds and i took them here. Both were in bad shape, the first was a crow i thought might be able yo be saved. But i asked about his outcome when i took the pigeon in. Turns out, he had a disease that was treatable but he was past the point of being able to be treated. I took a pigeon in and he was clearly going to die. They told me right away that the bird needed to be euthanized. I am an animal lover and it is hard to see animals suffer. Taking sick animals here to be euthanized is really the most humane way. They have tons of animals they save and bring back to health so i am not saying they only euthanize animals here. However, it was comforting for me to have these animals euthanized rather than see them continue to suffer. Keep providing this service guys.

    Chun P.

    I know I'm a carnivore and eat a lot of animals, but I do love animals too. (I know, I'm a total hypocrite...kind of like Hillary and The Donald?) This non-profit runs an army of volunteers to rehabilitate injured wildlife throughout San Diego. So if you come across an injured animal, bring them here! If you ever run into injured animal and can safely get, take it here! There's even a drop off area after hours...you can bring also sorts of injured critters, such as: Rabbits and Bunnies ___________@@@ _________@ //////@@@__________________@@ _______@////////////////@_______________@ ////@@ ______@/////////// @///// @____________@///////////@@ _____@//////////////@///////@_________@/////////////////@ _____@//////////////@ @///////@______@//////@///////////@ ______@///////////@ _ @/////////@@@@//////////@/////////@ _______@/////////@ __@////////////////////////////@//////////@ ________@/////@ ___@///////O////////O//////////@//////////@ _________@//@ ___ @/////////////@///////////////@//////////@ __________@_____@//////////////////!////////////@@/////////@ _________________@/////////////////W/////////@ _@///////@ ___________________@//////////////////////@ ____ @//@ _____________________@///////////////@_________ @ ____________________@//////////////////@ ___________________@//////////////////////@ __________________@//////////////////////////@ _________________@///////@@//////@@//////@__@@@@ ________________@/////@///////@@//////@/////@@/////@ ________________@//////@//////@@//////@//////@///////@ _________________@///////WW/////WW////////@///// @ Deer... ________________________¶¶ _______________________¶__¶ _______________________¶___¶ _______________________¶____¶ _________¶¶¶¶¶_________¶____¶ _________¶__¶¶¶¶¶¶_____¶____¶ _________¶____¶¶__¶¶___¶____¶___¶¶ __________¶_____¶¶__¶¶_¶____¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ ___________¶______¶¶__¶_¶¶¶¶____¶¶¶ ¶¶¶_________¶¶______¶__¶¶__________¶¶ ¶__¶__________¶¶¶____¶¶________¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ ¶___¶__________¶¶¶¶_______________¶ ¶__¶_____________¶________¶_¶¶¶___¶ _¶_¶_____________¶_______¶_¶_¶¶___¶ _¶¶______________¶_________¶_¶¶___¶ _¶_¶_____________¶_________¶¶¶_____¶¶¶ _¶_¶_____________¶__¶__________¶¶____¶ _¶_¶______________¶___¶________¶_¶¶__¶ _¶__¶_____________¶____¶¶_______¶¶¶¶¶ __¶__¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶____¶¶______¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ ___¶_________¶¶¶¶¶¶________¶ __¶________________________¶ __¶________________________¶ __¶________________________¶ ___¶________¶_________¶¶___¶ ____¶_______¶___¶______¶__¶¶¶¶¶¶ __¶¶_______¶____¶______¶¶¶_____¶ _¶______¶¶¶¶¶¶¶_¶_____¶¶¶¶¶¶¶___¶ __¶___¶¶__¶__¶_¶¶¶___¶______¶__¶ ___¶__¶____¶__¶__¶__¶____¶¶¶__¶ ____¶__¶____¶__¶ ¶__¶___¶¶__¶¶ ____¶__¶_____¶¶¶¶¶__¶___¶¶¶¶ ____¶¶¶¶______¶¶¶¶__¶ ____¶¶¶¶__________¶__¶ ___________________¶¶¶¶ ___________________¶¶¶¶ Birds of all types _________________________________________¶¶¶¶¶¶ ____¶¶¶______________________________¶¶¶¶___¶¶ ___¶¶__¶¶¶___________________________¶¶¶____¶ ___¶_____¶¶¶¶______________________¶¶______¶¶ ___¶________¶¶¶¶_________________¶¶______¶¶ __¶¶___________¶¶¶¶_____________¶¶______¶¶ __¶¶______________¶¶¶¶¶¶_______¶_______¶¶ __¶¶___________________¶¶¶___¶¶________¶¶ ___¶_____________________¶¶__¶_____¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ ___¶¶____________________¶¶_¶_____¶¶___ö_¶¶¶ ____¶¶_____________________¶¶¶¶¶¶¶________¶¶¶¶ ______¶¶________________________________¶¶¶ _______¶¶¶______________________________¶¶ __________¶¶¶¶_________________________¶¶ ______________¶¶______________________¶¶ _______________¶¶¶¶¶¶________________¶¶ _¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶____________________¶¶ __¶______________________________¶¶¶¶ ___¶¶________________________¶¶¶¶¶ ____¶¶_______________¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ ______¶¶¶¶_____________¶¶ _________¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ Squirrels --------------------------$$$$$$ ------------------------$$.......$$$ ---------------------$$$..........$$$ -------------------$$$.............$$$ -----$*-$*-------$$................$$$ -----$.$..$------$$..................$$ -----+$.$$$----$$...................$$ ---+*......$$----$$..................$$ --$............$$---$$................$$ -$...O........$$$$................$$ $................$$$:...............$$ $$................$$$$............$$ --*$$$................$$..........$$ ------$................$$...........$$ -----$.....$$............$.........$$ ------$..$....$$..........;$......$$ ----$$$$$......$........;$......$$ --------$................;$.....$$ -------$$.....................$$ -------$$$..................$$ ----$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ And...many other wild animals too! Here's the whole list and tips on what to do! http://projectwildlife.org/wildlife.php#coexist

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    Tamara C.

    We found a injured bird being attacked by crows outside of my office and wanted to help but did not know what to do. After entering a google search for "what do to when you find an injured bird", the Project Wildlife website came up and we are sooooo glad it did! First we got the very helpful hotline, and then we were able to get ahold of a volunteer. Keep in mind this was at 7:30pm. These volunteers are extremely helpful, knowledgeable and dedicated to helping the unfortunate wildlife that find themselves in dire straits. I'm so amazed that a place like this exists and very thankful for the hard work the volunteers do. THANK YOU! - Tamara Cross

    Susie G.

    This is neither an animal shelter nor a pet store (why is this filed under those categories? I attempted to recategorize but the recategorization didn't stick. Yelp?) This is a non-profit organization that rehabilitates and provides medical services and care for native injured wildlife.

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    Ask the Community - Project Wildlife

    Is there a 24 hour drop of site at Gaines St for Project Wildlife? Hopefully I'll never have to use…

    Hi Doni, our drop-off for injured and ill wildlife at the Bahde Wildlife Center (5433 Gaines St.) is open daily from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. If you have an after-hours emergency or need help capturing/containing a wild animal in need, please contact our… Read more

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    I am SO thankful that San Diego has a place like this for the public to take injured wildlife.

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