An animal requires immediate help if:
It is bleeding profusely.
If there are predators present, or other immediate danger. Predators include cats, dogs, crows, bluejays, CHILDREN, etc.
When a baby has been sitting in the same spot for more than a few minutes (except for fawns or rabbits)
It is unconscious or convulsing.
The presence of flies, fly eggs or maggots, this means there is blood or infection.
Any baby animal that is not fully covered with feathers or fur, or has pink skin showing through that is not in the nest.
It is helpless and in danger of being attacked by another animal, or has been attacked by a cat.
It has a broken leg or wing.
It has collapsed, or is staggering, or weak.
It has been burned.
It is entangled in fishing line, string, net, debris, etc. or its bill or muzzle is caught in a jar, container, plastic rings, etc.
It has a fish hook in its mouth or body.
It is stuck to a glue trap, fly paper or other sticky surface.
It has ingested oil, antifreeze or other chemicals.
It is covered with in oil, tar, etc.
Its eyes are crusted shut, or it appears to be blind.
It has been shot.
Its nest has fallen to the ground.
Its parent or parents are known to be dead, injured or ill.
It is trapped in a vehicle or building.
Young animals that appear to be on their own may not require intervention. Parents normally leave their youngsters while they forage.
Some animals, such as deer, watch their young from a distance so as not to draw the attention of predators. They attend their young only to nurse them, until the time the youngsters are strong enough to follow.
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