UPDATE: Founder and Director, Christy Milbourne, is officially in REMISSION from breast cancer! We thank you all for your patience with us during this time, and we beg for a little more patience as we move forward. Chemotherapy and surgery really did a number on Christy, so she will be coming back to the world of turtle rehab very slowly. The Central Office has begun taking turtles again, but only from our immediate area. Folks to our north and west will still need to contact our northern office, and folks to our south and east will stil contact Wild at Heart Rescue for now. Contact numbers are below:
Central Mississippi Madison, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson, and Copiah Counties ONLY 601-672-1418 North and West Mississippi North of Madison County or West of Hinds County CMTR Northern Office, 662-812-7945 (Carrie Moyers) OR MS Wildlife Rehab, 662-612-6455 South and East Mississippi South of Simpson/Copiah Counties or East of Rankin County Wild at Heart Rescue, 228-669-7907 PLEASE TEXT Thank you again to everyone for your patience and for your prayers! Tough Like a Turtle!!! |
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Before you pick up a turtle you think needs help, and before you contact us or another rescue ... please read over the information found on our Found A Turtle? page. Not every turtle is truly in need of being rescued. IF you do pick up a turtle, please, please, please take note of the location where you found it. This is critical information for us and any other rescue if the turtle is able to be released once rehabilitated.
We have also put together a contact registry for Veterinarians and Wildlife Rescues located in Mississippi.
When in doubt ... Contact Us!
We have also put together a contact registry for Veterinarians and Wildlife Rescues located in Mississippi.
When in doubt ... Contact Us!
Our Turtle Rescue
Central Mississippi Turtle Rescue
Post Office Box 1374
Florence, MS 39073
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/centralmsturtlerescue
Please read: Turtle Emergencies for what to do if you have an injured turtle or tortoise.
For turtle emergencies, please call:
North Mississippi
CMTR Northern Region - 662-812-7945
Missisippi Wildlife Rehab - 662-612-6455
South Mississippi
Wild at Heart Rescue - 228-669-7907
Post Office Box 1374
Florence, MS 39073
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/centralmsturtlerescue
Please read: Turtle Emergencies for what to do if you have an injured turtle or tortoise.
For turtle emergencies, please call:
North Mississippi
CMTR Northern Region - 662-812-7945
Missisippi Wildlife Rehab - 662-612-6455
South Mississippi
Wild at Heart Rescue - 228-669-7907
*The map below is left intentionally vague. We are not open to the public, nor do we accept dropped-off turtles. (If a turtle is dropped off while we're not home, the temperatures, weather, insects, or even predators near our home could be dangerous or fatal for any turtles that are just left there. This map is simply for those who may not know where Florence is within Mississippi. If you need to bring us a turtle, call first and we will share the exact address and instructions.
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If you are unable to contact us, or if you are not in the central Mississippi area, Animal Help Now is a fantastic resource for finding wildlife rehabilitators or veterinarians across the United States. There is also an accompanying app for both iOS and Android.