Rockport, TX & Aransas County Birding - Wildlife in Need of Help or Protection

Wildlife in Need of Care

Who to Call For Help: Aransas & Neighboring County Information for the Coastal Bend.

Agencies and Organizations that you can call for help are listed below:

Wildlife: Aransas County Animal Control - 361-790-0151

Dolphins: Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network - 1-800-9-MAMMAL

Birds & Animal Rehabilitation Keep: (ARK) Port Aransas - 361-949-6793

Texas State Aquarium: 361-881-1216

Turtles: Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (Padre Island National Seashore) 361-949-8173

Reptiles: Rockport, Lucy Rhodes - 361-727-0739 Aransas Pass, Gloria Haskett - 361-758-3557

Mammals: Rockport, Lucy Rhodes - 361-727-0739 Aransas Pass, Gloria Haskett - 361-758-3447

Aransas County Animal Control: 361-790-0151

Corpus Christi Animal Control: 361-882-6082

Fishing Line Tragedy:

1 White Pelican was found with fishing lure in throat and fishing line wrapped around neck, wing and beak. It had been on there so long the wound on its neck had healed where the fishing line was cutting into it. Since it was also wrapped around the beak, the bird was unable to eat and was starving when we rescued it. We did our best but it died after two days.

We must help and do our part to protect all the birds and other forms of marine life from unnecessary tragedies like this one.

CLICK THE LOGO ABOVE TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION TO SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP.