Conservation Information

Conservation efforts are essential in order to preserve the essence of the City's open space properties. You may encounter wildlife that is protected by the law in many of the open space properties. If you come across an injured or dangerous animal, please take appropriate action to keep yourself safe and contact an experienced wildlife rehabilitator to manage the issue.

The following resources are available in the event of such an encounter:

Handling any animal, whether it is domestic, wild, dead or alive, is potentially hazardous. Possible dangers include bites, scratches and disease transmission.