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Wildlife Rescue Resources

Below is a list of wildlife rescue facilities for injured and orphaned wildlife and rehabilitation information along with references for nuisance wildlife, bees and wasps, pets, and other area animal resources. Should you have any problems reaching any one of the resources listed, please contact Jones Park during regular office hours.

I. Area Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation

A. Houston Area Wildlife Rehabilitation Organizations

  • Gulf Coast Turtle and Tortoise Society
    Phone: (866) 99-GCTTS
    Web site: www.gctts.org

  • Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue—South
    Phone: (979) 849-0184
    Web site: www.gcwr.org

  • Lone Star Wildlife Rescue (for wildlife found west of Harris County)
    Phone: (281) 356-9393
    Web site: www.lonestarwildlife.org

  • TWRC Wildlife Center—West
    Phone: (713) 468-8972
    Web site: www.twrc-houston.org

  • Wildlife Rehab & Education
    Phone: (713)-643-9453
    Web site: http://wrande.org

B. Wildlife Rehabilitation Information

C. Nuisance Wildlife Services

  • Critter Control
    Phone: (713) 334-4103 (West)
    E-mail: houstonwest@crittercontrol.com
    Phone: (713) 467-8000 (East)
    E-mail: houstoneast@crittercontrol.com
    Web site: www.crittercontrol.com
    Services: All nuisance wildlife, excluding insects; relocates animals when possible.

  • Houston Herpetological Supply—Mike Howlett
    Phone: (281) 433-3286
    E-mail: info@houstonherp.com
    Web site: www.houstonherp.com
    Services: Reptiles and amphibians-identification, education, and removal.

  • Humane Wildlife Removal (New Caney/North Houston)
    Mike Hodges
    Phone: (281) 354-8690
    Services: Specializing in bats and snakes; small mammals; no skunks.

  • Lindhurst's Construction—Certified Bat Exclusionist
    Phone: (713) 981-9576
    Web site: www.aabp.com/Lindhurst/bats.htm
    Services: Removes and excludes bats.

  • McBee, Keith
    Phone: (713) 829-1939
    Services: Removes feral hogs, mostly with dogs, in the entire state of Texas.

  • Olhausen, Don
    Pager: (713) 601-6353
    Services: Skunks only. Trapping and rehabilitating; no injured skunks.

  • Outback Wild Animal & Pest Control (Houston area and Montgomery County)
    Phone: (281) 399-8629
    Cell Phone: (832) 256-5380
    Services: All nuisance wildlife. Insect and rodent control; bee, bat, and bird removal; humane
    live trapping; animal proofing.

  • T&T Animal Control
    Phone: (281) 399-8168
    Cell Phone: (281) 660-5723
    Services: Small mammals; feral cat trapping; no alligators, insects, or dogs. Relocates
    animals if possible.

  • Texas Snakes & More—Clint Pustejovsky
    Phone: (713) 934-7668 or (713) 253-3787
    E-mail: clint@texassnakes.net
    Web site: www.texassnakes.net
    Services: Snake removal.

  • Wilderness Animal Control
    Phone: (281) 593-1571
    E-mail: tammy2457@aol.com
    Web site: www.wildernessanimalcontrol.com
    Services: Residential and commercial animal removal, and wildlife trapping and relocation.

D. Bee and Wasp Information and Removal

  • Chris Watkins—Meyer Park
    Phone: (281) 376-6202
    Services: If on Harris County Precinct 4 property, public right-of-way, or county facility.

  • Stellar Bee Service—Beekeeper with apiary
    Phone: (866) 814-8831 or (281) 253-6847
    Services: Bee, hornet, and wasp. Live capture to relocate, if possible. Non-chemical approach.

  • ABC Pest Service
    Phone: (281) 730-9500 or (713) 730-9500
    Services: Extermination and removal.

  • Harris County Beekeepers Association
    Web site: www.harriscountybeekeepers.org

  • Houston Beekeepers Association
    Web site: www.houstonbeekeepers.org

  • Honey Bee Information—TAMU
    Web site: http://honeybee.tamu.edu

II. Houston/Harris County Area Animal Services

A. Pet Information and Lost and Found

B. Injured Animal Rescue

C. Dead Animal Pick-up

  • Harris County Road Maintenance
    Phone: (713) 755-5000

  • Houston City Street
    Phone: (713) 699-1113

D. Livestock Pick-up

  • Animal Carcass Removal—Dead or Alive
    Phone: (281) 893-3009

  • Harris County Sheriff's Department, Livestock Division (breathing loose livestock only)
    Phone: (281) 454-6235