Individuals listed in this directory have the required permits to work with wildlife. MWRA provides this service solely for the benefits of its members and the public. It is not intended in any way to endorse anyone on this list.

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Disclaimer: The MWRA is not responsible for the injury of anyone who chooses to handle wildlife that is being transported to a rehabilitator.

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There is a separate directory for Fawn Rehabilitators. 

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• 24 Hour Natural Resources Emergency or Assistance Telephone: 800-628-9944

• Natural Resources Police 24 Hour Dispatch: 410-260-8888

• Maryland Wildlife Crime Stoppers: 443-433-4112 or email mwc.dnr@maryland.gov

• FWS TIPs: 844-FWS-TIPS (1-844-397-8477) or email fws_tips@fws.gov

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Allegany County
See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)
See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Anne Arundel County
See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Kathleen Woods, Phoenix Wildlife Center, Inc. (Baltimore County)
See Mary Martin, Back to the Wild Rehab & Rescue (St. Mary’s County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Baltimore County
Julia Dagnello
Towson, MD
614-634-1712
MD MWR Permit# 55839
Mammals

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Amy Lynne
Ellicott City, MD
443-846-8483
MD WLR Permit# 55654
Mammals/Opossums

Gayle Blum
Reisterstown, MD
410-812-2342
MD MWR Permit# 56229
Mammals

Kathleen Woods/Phoenix Wildlife Center, Inc.
Phoenix, MD

Statewide Presence
410-628-9736
MD MWR Permit# 55481
MD RVS Permit# 55479
USFWS Permit# MB035779-0
Bald Eagles, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Bats, Healthy Orphaned Young of the Year, Raccoons, Skunks, Fox

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See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)

See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Baltimore City
See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Kathleen Woods, Phoenix Wildlife Center, Inc. (Baltimore County)

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Calvert County
Patricia Terrant/Blue Angel Rescue Wildlife Rehabilitation
Lusby, MD
410-610-6903
MD MWR Permit# 56939
Mammals

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See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Mary Martin, Back to the Wild Rehab & Rescue (St. Mary’s County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Caroline County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Carroll County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Kathleen Woods, Phoenix Wildlife Center, Inc. (Baltimore County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Cecil County
Debi Patterson
Elkton, MD
443-553-3245
MD MWR Permit# 55605
Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians

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See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Kathleen Woods, Phoenix Wildlife Center, Inc. (Baltimore County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Charles County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Mary Martin, Back to the Wild Rehab & Rescue (St. Mary’s County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Dorchester County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Kathleen Woods, Phoenix Wildlife Center, Inc. (Baltimore County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Frederick County
Barbara Stastny, DVM
Opossum Pike Veterinary Clinic
Frederick, MD
301-662-2322
MD MWR Permit# 55655
USFWS Permit# MB809267-0
Mammals, Birds

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See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Kathleen Woods, Phoenix Wildlife Center, Inc. (Baltimore County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Garrett County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Harford County
Patricia Cantler
Abingdon, MD
410-676-1315
MD MWR Permit# 56480
Mammals

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See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Kathleen Woods, Phoenix Wildlife Center, Inc. (Baltimore County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Howard County
Judy Holzman/All Creatures Great and Small
Columbia, MD
410-740-5096
MD MWR Permit# 55480
USFWS Permit# MB832074-0
Birds and Mammals

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Colleen Layton-Robbins/Frisky’s
Woodstock, MD
410-418-8899
MD MWR Permit# 55693
Birds, Deer, Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians
MD RVS Permit# 55694
Bat, Fox, Raccoon and Skunk
USFWS Permit# MB063378-0
Migratory Birds

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See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Ann Lynne (Howard and Baltimore Counties)

See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

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Kent County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

 

Montgomery County
Rhonda Giles
Silver Spring, MD
301-384-8319
MD MWR Permit# 51026
Mammals

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Hannah Wilson/Second Chance Wildlife Center
Gaithersburg, MD
301-926-9453
MD MWR Permit# 55685 MD RVS Permit# 55686 (Bats only)
USFWS Permit# MB99586A-0
Mammals, Birds (Indigenous only), Bald Eagles, Reptiles, Amphibians, Bats

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Lee Prouty
Rockville, MD
301-460-7468
MD MWR Permit# 55484
Waterfowl Conflict Issues & Rescues

Suzanne Shoemaker/Owl Moon Raptor Center

Statewide Presence
Boyds, MD
301-353-8947
MD MWR Permit# 55660
USFWS Permit# MB062767-0
Birds (Raptors only)

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See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Prince George’s County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Mary Martin, Back to the Wild Rehab & Rescue (St. Mary’s County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Queen Anne’s County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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St. Mary’s County
Mary Martin
Back to the Wild Rehab & Rescue
California, MD
240-298-6324
MD MWR Permit# 55658
Deer Fawn, Mammals
MD RVS Permit# 55659
Healthy orphaned young of the year raccoons, foxes and skunks

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See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

 

Somerset County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Talbot County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Kathleen Woods, Phoenix Wildlife Center, Inc. (Baltimore County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Washington County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

 

Wicomico County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Worcester County

See Hannah Wilson, Second Chance Wildlife Center (Montgomery County)
See Suzanne Shoemaker, Owl Moon Raptor Center (Montgomery County)

See Judy Holzman, All Creatures Great and Small (Howard  County)

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Nuisance Wildlife
DNR Wildlife Damage Control Cooperators List

https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/pages/plants_wildlife/wildlifeproblems.aspx

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Washington D.C.
City Wildlife
Washington, D.C.
202-882-1000
MD MWR Permit# 55254
USFWS Permit# MB93358A-0
Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians

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Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Stranding Hotline   1-800-628-9944

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