Ways to Get Involved

Report injured/sick/dead birds

If you find an injured bird and the cause of its injury is OBVIOUS (for instance, the bird hit a power line or window, or was hit by a car, attacked by an pet etc.), please contact the following permitted and legal avian rehabilitation facilities in Alaska:

Black and white birds dead on a beach.
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  • Anchorage: Bird Treatment & Learning Center (TLC) (907) 562-4852
  • Mat-Su Valley: Alaska WildBird Rehabilitation Center (907) 892-2927
  • Seward: Alaska SeaLife Center (888) 378-2525
  • Haines: The American Bald Eagle Foundation (907) 766-3094
  • Juneau: Juneau Raptor Center (907) 790-5424
  • Sitka: Sitka Raptor Center (907) 747-8662
  • Elsewhere in Alaska: please contact Bird TLC or the Juneau Raptor Center. 
  • Birds can also be brought to the two emergency vet clinics in Anchorage that are open 24/7 year-round: Pet Emergency (2320 East Dowling) and Midnight Sun Animal Hospital (2545 East Tudor).
  • Under 50 CFR, Part 21.12 licensed veterinarians may care for and stabilize a bird under that same authority in order to get it to a rehab center within 48 hours.

If you observe a seabird die-off event, or encounter a sick or dead wild bird(s) and the cause is NOT OBVIOUS, please call the Alaska Sick or Dead Bird Hotline at (866) 527-3358.

Before calling, please note the location (GPS coordinates are best), species of bird (if known) and the date/time found. For your safety, do not handle any sick or dead birds. For your safety, do not handle any sick or dead birds.

Education Programs

Junior Duck Stamp Contest (for non-rural youth)

Alaska Migratory Bird Calendar Art and Literature Contest (for rural youth)

Alaska Youth Fish and Wildlife Club (for all youth)