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ALERT!
DO NOT
APPROACH OR TOUCH SICK ANIMALS!
Any wild animal that allows close human contact
or handling should be considered sick and potentially dangerous. Some life-threatening
diseases, such as rabies, can be easily transferred from animals to humans.
Contact the appropriate agency for information on what to do about sick,
injured or dead wild or feral animals. |
Animal Bites
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ANIMAL BITES
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| Wildlife |
City or County Health Services/District |
| Domestic Animals |
City or County Animal Control |
Birds
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BIRDS
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| Questions on Attracting, Feeding, & Sightings: |
Nevada Department of Wildlife |
| Live Wild Birds w/ Bands, Neck Collars or Tags: |
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service |
| Dead Wild Birds w/ Bands, Neck Collars, or Tags: |
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service
Bird Banding Laboratory
Laurel, Maryland
PH (301) 497-5943 |
| Banded Homing Pigeons: |
Las Tahoe Racing Pigeon Club
PH (775) 677-0471 |
| Magpies, Pigeons: |
Nevada Animal Damage Control |
| Woodpeckers, Sapsuckers: |
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service |
| House Sparrows, Starlings: |
Nevada Animal Damage Control |
| Owls, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Kestrels: |
Nevada Department of Wildlife
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service
Wild Animal Infirmary for Nevada (Injured Raptors)
PH (775) 849-0345 |
| Ducks, Geese: |
Alive: Nevada Animal Damage Control
Dead/Sick: U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service |
mammals
insects
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INSECTS
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| Ants |
See pest control in local telephone directory |
| Bees, Termites, Livestock Insects |
Nevada Department
of Agriculture |
| Bed Bugs, Fleas, Cockroaches, Lice, Ticks, Flies, Mosquitos |
City/County Health Department |
| Wasps, Yellow Jackets, Crop & Household Insects |
Nevada
Cooperative Extension
Nevada Department
of Agriculture |
wildlife disease
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WILDLIFE DISEASE
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| Bubonic Plague, Hantavirus Identification, Rabies |
City/County Health Department |
Any wild animal that allows close human contact or
handling should be considered sick and potentially dangerous. Contact the
appropriate agency for information on what to do about a sick or injured
animal. Some diseases such as rabies, can easily be transferred from animals
to humans.
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