Fort Bend Wildlife Rescue

Fort Bend Wildlife Rescue Fort Bend Wildlife Rescue was created to help orphaned, ill, and injured wildlife in Fort Bend County, Texas and surrounding areas.
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Come meet our celebrity Pickles this Wednesday June 3rd at our Wildlife Trivia Fundraiser. Register using the link in th...
05/31/2026

Come meet our celebrity Pickles this Wednesday June 3rd at our Wildlife Trivia Fundraiser. Register using the link in the comments.

05/31/2026

Q: In the United States, can I move a bird's nest with eggs or baby birds in the nest?

A: There are very few exceptions, so the short answer is NO. The majority of birds & their "live" nests, a nest with eggs or live offspring, are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) of 1918.

This law prohibits individuals from killing, capturing, selling, trading, transporting, or having possession of protected birds, their feathers, the nests, & eggs without a permit or license.

One of the main reasons it is not recommended to move a bird's nest, especially with eggs, is the bird will not search or look for their nest and simply assume the nest and babies are gone. The majority of birds will "fledge" or leave the nest between 10 and 21 days. This really isn't that long.

So, early spring please start being mindful and aware that birds are looking for places to build nests. These nests could be in dryer vents, mailboxes, wreaths, hanging plant baskets, trees, bushes, grills, campers, boats, cars, or patio furniture. Even bicycle helmets & boots.

And one last thing, adult birds will not abandon their offspring because you handled or placed them back in the nest. Many birds simply have a poor sense of smell & cannot detect human scent. (There are some birds who have well developed olfactory systems but even these birds will not abandon offspring handled by humans.)

Https://ahnow.org/blog/2025/05/30/ignorance-can-be-illegal-and-it-can-kill/

05/30/2026

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Got this photo from a follower, asking if this fledgeling mockingbird is ok. The beautiful fresh poops on the fence ind...
05/29/2026

Got this photo from a follower, asking if this fledgeling mockingbird is ok. The beautiful fresh poops on the fence indicate that yes, he is healthy and well fed. After leaving the nest barely feathered, they will spend at least a week or more running around on the ground and “hiding” like this to avoid predators. They are still being tended and protected by their parents.

This. Someone called about a black bellied whistling ducking that had accidentally been left behind in his yard. We were...
05/29/2026

This. Someone called about a black bellied whistling ducking that had accidentally been left behind in his yard. We were in Austin making our pitch to Texas Parks & Wildlife. I told the caller we currently have no rehabbers for wild ducks, please drive it to the wildlife center in Houston. The caller said he was busy and would not and hung up on me. I’m sure he’s got family, neighbors and friends that he could have asked, but he tried to make it our fault. We refuse to be guilted for the duckling’s demise, if it came to that. I’d rather not know. This is a pretty regular occurrence.

Another caller recently threatened harm to baby raccoons because we wouldn’t come tear a wall out in his house. We do refer these callers to professional wildlife removal companies, but they will invariably try to jerk our emotions. This is not a job for emotionally fragile people.

I know I said I was full. I’m tired from the trip to Austin to argue our case to the state wildlife commissioners. I sti...
05/29/2026

I know I said I was full. I’m tired from the trip to Austin to argue our case to the state wildlife commissioners. I still have animals to feed and medicate. It’s late. But how could I not? I mean, look at her sitting cold and forlorn at the front door, only 45 grams. She must have slipped out of her mom’s pouch. Tears my heart out. We named her Sofia, after the rescuer. They balked at the 45 minute drive and expected me to come get her, but relented once I explained the situation. Their role in the rescue is now done. I will tube feed Sofia, teach her to lap formula, clean her cage, and feed her for the next 3 months and then carry her deep in the forest for release. Thank you to rescuers who will make the trip, even when it’s late or inconvenient.

Thank you to everyone who left public comments on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s new wildlife rehabilitation ...
05/28/2026

Thank you to everyone who left public comments on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s new wildlife rehabilitation proposals. With a public approval of only 6% TPWD was nervous the wildlife commissioners would not put the proposal to a vote, so they increased the amount of satellite facilities from 5 to 15 for class C permits. That’s most of us at FBWR. A satellite is an additional location where wildlife can be rehabbed, usually the home of one of our subpermittees. This sounds like good news on the face of it, but some of our permit holders already had more than 15 satellites and will actually lose some. Hopefully some subs will jump through the hoops to obtain their own permit.

By today, the public approval rating had further slipped to 5%, so we were optimistic the wildlife commissioners would recommend the proposals be reworked with input from more rehabbers than the original small hand picked group. Jenna and Kristi drove to Austin to get just 3 minutes each to explain why this will hamper our efforts to open a wildlife center in Fort Bend County. We presented documents for the commissioners to study, proving our data. This included our 5 year business plan and letters from our CPA, Mayor of Sugar Land, and many former directors and staff of the now defunct TWRC Wildlife Center. I doubt most of them looked at it.

Despite 95% public disapproval of the plan, it was voted in. Obviously, we are disappointed. We still hope to work with Texas Parks and Wildlife on a plan to open a small wildlife center in Fort Bend County. This has been our plan since we started 3 years ago. We may not be able to help as many animals as we hoped, but we will still go forward. We are operating at maximum capacity from our private homes, so please be patient with us as we work through this setback.

We are speaking at TPWD against the proposed changes to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Rules. Our main concern is that the ...
05/28/2026

We are speaking at TPWD against the proposed changes to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Rules. Our main concern is that the rules as proposed do not include a category for a new wildlife center.

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Sugar Land, TX
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