PLANO – If you come across an abandoned baby bird or find an injured squirrel, there’s a nonprofit in North Texas that can help you figure out the appropriate next steps.
When CBS News Texas visited North Texas Wildlife Center , a baby opossum that had been attacked by a dog was brought in by a local family.
Rebecca Hamlin, president of the North Texas Wildlife Center, gave the baby opossum its initial evaluation.
“It has a little injury to his face, but it doesn’t look too severe,” Hamlin said. “We’ll get him on some antibiotics and pain meds and give him a nice place to grow up big and strong and then we’ll get him back into the wild.”
Each day, Hamlin and more than 100 volunteers at the center help animals of all shapes and sizes.
“Most of our animals that come to us are orphans,” Hamlin said. “Then we have animals who have been hit by cars, attacked by dogs, abused by people, most often actually by kids, displaced animals from emergencies, natural disasters, stuff like that.”