Dedicated to providing necessary care to injured, orphaned and otherwise impaired wildlife.
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You may call our hotline at: 319-277-6511.
Wildlife rehabilitation involves caring for sick, injured, or orphaned native wild animals with the goal of returning them to the wild.
Great care must be taken to ensure that the animals receive proper treatment, so upon release they are physically, psychologically, and behaviorally fit.
Wildlife rehabilitators are individuals licensed by the State of Iowa to care for wild animals native to Iowa. The federal government issues the license for rehabilitators who care for migratory birds. Some rehabilitators work for rehabilitation centers, but most work out of their own homes.
BHWRP Wildlife rehabilitation is governed by the State and Federal Governments. Rehabilitators must have a license and be accountable for their activity with wildlife.
To become a rehabilitator one must first talk with his or her county conservation officer. If approved, the individual must then find an active, licensed rehabilitator to apprentice with and apply for an apprentice license with the state. The forms for this license are found on the DNR web site.
The apprenticeship will last one or more years depending on the experience of the rehabilitator the apprentice works with and the amount of rehabilitation done.
Each rehabilitator is required to keep records of the animals he or she works with. At the end of the year the State of Iowa requires a written report. At some point during this process the County Conservation Officer may visit the facilities.
An individual is required to have a state permit before applying for a federal permit.

Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project at a Glance
A Bit of Background
Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project is a non speciest, non profit that has worked with the Cedar Valley and surrounding communities rehabilitating wildlife for 30+ years. Learn More Here
If you've found an injured or orphaned animal please see our "Found an animal?" section or call us at the numbers found in “About us”
Leave a message clearly stating your name, callback number and the reason for your call and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Please remember that this is an all volunteer non profit organization and there may be wait times while we care for animals.
We rehab from our homes, there are locations in Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Washburn, Denver and Janesville. Please call to find the nearest rehabber, or see locations under About Us.
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