Tims Ford  Environmental Education Association

Licensed Rehabilitators

Tennessee state law and federal regulations prohibit individuals from keeping wild animals without a permit. This is done for the welfare of the animal itself as well as for the protection of the person who found it. Wild animals can have diseases that can be transmitted to humans. Young wild animals also have very specific nutritional requirements, and even a few days of an inadequate diet can cause irreversible damage to their bones, fur or feathers.

Wildlife rehabilitators who work with Tims Ford State Park have permits from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) which enable them to care for orphaned or injured wildlife. They are also members of professional organizations, including the Tennessee Wildlife Educators and Rehabilitators Association (TWERA); International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC); and the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA).

*Tennessee state regulations prohibit the rehabilitation of skunks or bats.

Local Rehabilitators

All other species (except raccoons and foxes) – LouAnn Partington, Certified Wildlife Rehabilitator 931-393-4835

Small mammals – Angela Hensley, 615-631-2205

All species (including deer, raccoons and foxes) – Walden’s Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation Center,

615-299-9938

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