What do I do if I find an injured
loon?
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If you are a Loon Ranger, call your Area Coordinator.
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If you are not a Loon Ranger, and know who the county Area
Coordinator or local Rangers are, call them immediately.
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You may also call the MI Loonwatch State Coordinator,
Joanne Williams: 989-828-6019 or Arlene Westhoven: 231-599-3132 or
231-796-6153. Either one can
advise you.
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You must notify your DNR District Field Office within an hour of picking up
and having the loon, to log in that you are holding it for transport to
assistance. They may be able to
provide you with a number of a rehabilitation center.
They also may be able to assist in
capturing the injured loon.
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If not, your local Conservation Officer, Sheriff's
Department or State Police may be able to provide information to you, and/or
to assist you in capturing the loon and/or transporting it to aid.
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If you are unable to obtain help from the official
agencies, and there is a wildlife rehabilitation center in your area that is
equipped to capture and/or care for injured loons, contact them for possible
assistance in recovering the bird and for its care.
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State and Federal permits are not required if you have
notified the DNR (even by leaving a message to check in that you have the
bird) that you are in possession of an injured loon.
It may be held for a relatively short period of time if you are in
the process of transporting the bird to assistance with the knowledge of the
DNR.
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State
and Federal permits are required to hold a dead loon or an injured loon for
any length of time beyond transporting it to assistance.
What
do I do if I find a dead loon?
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Call your Area Coordinator immediately if you are a Loon
Ranger.
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If you are not a Ranger, and know who the county Area
Coordinator or Loon Rangers are, call them immediately
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You should also notify the MI Loonwatch State Coordinator,
Joanne Williams 989-828-6019, or Arlene Westhoven: 231-599-3132 or
231-796-6153.
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Notify the District DNR office as soon as possible after
picking up the bird, within a couple of
hours. A DNR field
representative may be able to come and pick up the loon if you are unable to
take it there.
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Double-wrap the bird in plastic bags (because of
parasites) and put it into a freezer if possible until it can be taken to
the nearest District DNR office for transport to Rose Lake Pathology
Laboratory in East Lansing.
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Do not perform or allow to be performed any so-called
"field necropsies". The
loon needs to be received by Rose Lake without any contamination from being
cut into.
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A Threatened and Endangered Species Report Form is
required to accompany the loon carcass being held or in transport.
This form will be provided to you by the Area Coordinator or the
State Coordinator.
MI
DNR Wildlife
Management Units:
Western UP:
Crystal Falls
906-875-6622
Eastern UP:
Newberry
906-293-5131
Northeastern: Gaylord 989-732-3541
Northwestern:
Cadillac 231-775-9727
Saginaw
Bay:
Bay City
989-684-9141
Southeastern: Livonia 734-953-0341
South
Central:
Morrice 517-625-4600
Southwestern: Plainwell
616-685-6851
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