This year we even got in a grosbeak. The mammals we receive most often are coyotes, gray foxes, raccoons, and an occasional weasel and fawns. Opossums arrive at the Center too. Animals are brought into the Center by farmers and dairymen, city folk, Fish and Game personnel, travelers, vets, and other folks just like you. Most animals have had some sort of human contact, such as hitting fences, windows or cars, being shot or poisoned, injured in farming accidents, caught by family pets, or trapped in buildings.
Humans pick up babies mistakenly thinking they are orphaned.
Sometimes after a wind or storm babies fall out of trees. Always be careful when approaching and handling a wild animal. Remember, the animal is wild and views you as a threat and will try to protect itself the best it can. For large animals, use heavy gloves. Place it into a box or animal carrier.