Savannah Wildlife Rescue Center — Local services in Georgetown

Read this!!! When we arrived the workers were nice and gentle with the bird we had. It was clear they didn't take birds in but they still took ours in, which I'm really grateful for. But for whoever is reading this, do not call any of the specialized doctors. We called on our way to the recreation center so they could be prepared. The recording said to reach out to the song bird specialist, dr.pat, if we had questions or need help. She didn't answer so I left a message saying, "I'm on my way to drop off an injured bird", of course that's the short version. She later called back, super rude and smug. She said I couldn't come over without making plans because she lives in a gated community, she kept repeating "you just can't do that!". She didn't let me respond, I was trying to explain that I thought she was at the recreation center and I can't plan an emergency. Than she said "we have been open for 20 years" and I'm not sure why this was important to mention. That conversation made it very clear that she had no interest in helping the bird and probably only takes in rich folks at her place. I could have rated them badly but I'm trying to separate the kind ladies that helped me...

My family and I were hiking at Skidaway State Park and happened upon a very young raccoon (we named her "Peaches" )that had somehow gotten separated from her mother. She was crying out and making all sorts of racket. We looked all around for a sign of a nest or den, but could find nothing. The staff at the park told us about Savannah Wildlife Rescue, so we took her there. The young lady who helped us was extremely friendly and compassionate about the situation. She took our new little friend and assured us that they would do everything they could to strengthen her up for release back into the wild. We were all very pleased with her demeanor toward us and the baby raccoon that we had found. No question that we found the right people to help...

This rescue center is OUTSTANDING & A GREAT RESOURCE! We called here when we found a bat on the ground from last night's storm & spoke with Jeanie. She was amazing! She guided us through exactly what to do to for the little guy step by step. She even gave us her number for us to send her "Operation Bat Rescue" pictures and videos, so I felt at much more at ease handling the situation ourselves. It's apparent that the people who work here genuinely care a great deal for the wellbeing of any and all wildlife. THANK YOU TO JEANIE!! Hopefully our bat friend will take flight to rejoin his bat family here soon or we'll be bringing him...