New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife provides a list of all registered and licensed wildlife rehabilitation facilities for the entire state of New Jersey; which is the same info listed below.
**Wildlife rehabilitation facilities may be operating with limited volunteers and/or limited capacity for wildlife intake. It is important that you speak to someone at a facility before bringing an animal there. Appointments may be required.
It is illegal to possess wildlife in New Jersey without a permit. Injured, orphaned, or ill wildlife must be taken directly to a permitted wildlife rehabilitator and cannot be kept or cared for by any individual who does not possess a valid NJ wildlife rehabilitation permit. Please refer to the following list of permitted wildlife rehabilitators sorted by county for 2025.
Atlantic County
Wildlife Aid, Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 08234 609-927-0538 Mammals: Rodents (chipmunk, squirrel, etc.), mink, skunk, rabbit, opossum, raccoon, fox, coyote
Burlington County
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, Medford, NJ 08055 856-983-3329 Mammals: Rodents (chipmunk, squirrel, etc.), mink, skunk, rabbit, opossum, raccoon, fox, coyote, deer Birds: Raptors, seabirds, waterfowl, waders, shorebirds, gulls, terns, skimmers, passerines, aerial insectivores, upland gamebirds
Cumberland County
Vicki Schmidt, Vineland, NJ 08321 856-207-7026 Birds: Birds, chipmunk, rabbit, lemming, mink, mole, mouse, muskrat, opossum, porcupine, raccoon, rat, shrew, skunk, squirrel, vole, weasel, woodchuck
Hunterdon County
NJ Bat Sanctuary Milford, NJ 08848 908-200-1040
Mammals: Bats only
Woodlands Wildlife Refuge, Pittstown, NJ 08807 908-730-8300
Mammals: Rodents (chipmunk, squirrel, etc.), mink, skunk, rabbit, opossum, raccoon, bat, beaver, otter, fox, coyote, bobcat, bear
Reptiles & Amphibians: Turtles, snakes, salamanders, frogs, toads
Mercer County
Mercer County Wildlife Center, Titusville, NJ 08560 609-303-0552 Mammals: Rodents (chipmunk, squirrel, etc.), mink, skunk, rabbit, opossum, raccoon, bat, beaver, fox, coyote, deer, bobcat Birds: Raptors, seabirds, waterfowl, waders, shorebirds, gulls, terns, skimmers, passerines, aerial insectivores, upland gamebirds Reptiles & Amphibians: Turtles, snakes, salamanders, frogs, toads
Songbirds at Home, Hopewell, NJ 08525 Birds: Passerines, aerial insectivores, upland gamebirds 609-466-1871
Middlesex County
Haven in the Woods, Old Bridge 908-565-3592 prefers text msg
Chipmunk, rabbit, lemming, mole, mouse, muskrat, opossum, porcupine, raccoon, rat, shrew, squirrel, vole, woodchuck
Monmouth County
Jersey Shore Wildlife Rescue, Neptune City, NJ 732-775-5157
Mammals: Rodents (chipmunk, squirrel, etc.), mink, skunk, rabbit, opossum, raccoon, porcupine, woodchuck
Cooper’s Fox Den, Manalapan, NJ 07726 732-598-5517
Mammals: Fox only
Morris County
The Raptor Trust, Millington, NJ 07946 908-647-2353
Birds: Raptors, waterfowl, waders, shorebirds, gulls, terns, skimmers, passerines, aerial insectivores, upland game birds
Ocean County
Toms River Avian Care, Toms River, NJ 08753 732-255-9270
Birds: Raptors, seabirds, waterfowl, waders, shorebirds, gulls, terns, skimmers, passerines, aerial insectivores, upland gamebirds
Passaic County
Wildlife Freedom Inc., Wanaque, NJ 07465 973-839-4597 pls call after 5am and before midnight Mammals: Rodents (chipmunk, squirrel, etc.), mink, skunk, rabbit, lemming, porcupine, opossum, raccoon, beaver, otter, fox, coyote, deer, woodchuck
The Last Resort Wildlife Refuge, Hewitt, NJ 07421 973-506-4353
Mammals: Rodents (chipmunk, squirrel, etc.), mink, skunk, rabbit, opossums, porcupine, raccoon, fox, coyote, deer, bobcat, beaver, river otter, fisher
Sussex County
Avian Wildlife Center, Wantage, NJ 07461 973-702-1957 Birds: Raptors, waterfowl, waders, gulls, terns, skimmers, passerines, aerial insectivores, upland game birds