Amphibians

If you have found an ill or injured frog, toad or salamander, please call Project Wildlife at 619-299-7012 for assistance. If you are asked to bring the animal to us, or if you need help when we are closed, please follow the instructions below.

Project Wildlife contact and drop-off information

San Diego Humane Society's Project Wildlife program is open seven days a week, except major holidays. 

• If we are open, head to Project Wildlife at the Pilar & Chuck Bahde Wildlife Center (open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) located at 5433 Gaines St., San Diego, CA 92110 or our Ramona Wildlife Center (open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at 18740 Highland Valley Road, Ramona, CA 92065 to drop off the animal.
• If we are closed, please wait until we open to drop off the animal. Keep the container in a warm, dark and quiet location away from people and pets. If the location is cooler than room temperature, provide additional heat (such as a heating pad set to “low”) under half of the container. Do not give the animal food, water or medicine.
  
  
  • Please do not panic if you must wait overnight to bring the animal to Project Wildlife. Only in very rare cases is waiting overnight the difference between life and death. Leave the animal alone and try not to check on them frequently, as this often results in accidental escape and increased stress.
    
    
  • Members of the public can only legally keep wildlife contained for 48 hours with the intent of bringing them to a rehabilitator. Keeping wildlife for a longer period of time is illegal and inhumane, and animals who receive care sooner have a better chance of survival.
    
    
  • If you cannot safely keep the animal overnight, call San Diego Humane Society’s Humane Law Enforcement at 619-299-7012 option 1 for assistance.

Thank you for your compassion for wildlife!

Each year, with support from friends like you, our Project Wildlife program cares for more than 10,000 injured, orphaned and ill wild animals.

To make a donation to support our lifesaving work, visit sdhumane.org/helphub.

If you have any questions or need further support, please contact us at 619-299-7012.

Special thank you to our friends at PAWS for this Wildlife Help Hub concept!