​“SAFE RIDES FOR SECOND CHANCES”.

On-Call Community Rescue for Animals

Volunteer based transport of sick and injured wildlife across six counties in the PNW.

Our Mission

OCCRA is a volunteer network that rescues and transports sick and injured wildlife in the North Willamette Watershed District to licensed care facilities on behalf of those members of the public who face transportation and safety limitations. We are committed to fostering a compassionate community that values wildlife through conservation, education and outreach. Our goal is to create opportunities for people to help wildlife thrive and expand our efforts statewide.

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How We Help 100’s of Animals Every Year

Injured Strays

OCCRA is contracted with Multnomah County Animal Services from April 2022-April 2027, to respond to sick or injured contained stray animals between 5pm and 8am, 365 days/year. Please call 503.988.7387 if you have an emergency involving a stray domestic animal. You may also try the OCCRA number directly at 971.645.3450.

Injured Wildlife

Handling and transporting wild animals is very dangerous. Please call Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) first when encountering any kind of wildlife concern or emergency. You may also try Bird of Alliance of Oregon Wildlife Care Center 503-292-0304 between 9AM - 5PM (open 365 days/year), to help triage the situation. OCCRA assists in case by case scenarios and may be able to offer transports of injured or sick wildlife to emergency care or humane euthanasia, if you are unable to reach both agencies, and it is between 5pm and 9am, please reach out to us directly at 971-645-3450 to see if it is a situation we can help with, or if we can help contact the proper agencies.

How You Can Help

Join Our Contractor Team

OCCRA contractors work 1700-0800 as after hours emergency animal control in Multnomah County, if you are interested in becoming a contractor, with a once/week shift, let us know!

Join Our Team

Volunteer

OCCRA receives daily requests to help capture and transport animals, especially wildlife! Our volunteers help us fulfill our mission, we couldn't do it without them, and we would love to talk to you about joining our team!

Volunteer Application

Donate

OCCRA volunteers are onboarded with safety gear and uniforms, each new volunteer costs several hundred dollars in equipment. Your donations allow us to grow and help more animals, as well as save for our bigger goals of purchasing a large livestock trailer, and high quality wildlife transport boxes.

Donate Now

UP-TO-DATE MAP OF OCCRA VOLUNTEER WILDLIFE RESPONSES IN THE *NORTH WILLAMETTE WATERSHED DISTRICT.

The *NWWD covers six counties. Zoom in to see the scope of volunteer wildlife call-outs to date.

Latest News

FOX12 Live Interview about the QUACKSAFE CAMPAIGN

By Virginia Borden | August 3, 2024

  Thank you FOX 12 Oregon Greg Nibler for talking to us about the QUACKSAFE Campaign on July 31st. Do you know of a drain that has had previous trapped duckling events? Please report on our website under (RESOURCES, QUACKSAFE).. to help us with the very important first part of this campaign, data collection! LINK…

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Diamond Collar Hero Award

By Virginia Borden | February 23, 2024

On 02/20/24 OCCRA President Virginia Borden had the incredible honor of receiving a Diamond Collar Hero Award from Oregon Humane Society on behalf of all the work that OCCRA volunteers have done over the years, as well the chance to highlight the incredible OHSTAR team whom we work with often. See the full video recognizing…

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SNEAK PEEK at our new logos!

By dave | December 14, 2023

OCCRA is rebranding. It’s time for a bit of a change in our logos, it’s so hard to say goodbye to the “heart paw”, especially since our belo…

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✨ VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT ✨ Meet Ariel (she/her), a true superhero for animals and humans alike! From domestic, farm, and wildlife rescue to raising her own little ones, Ariel does it all with incredible compassion. Thank you, Ariel, for everything you do for OCCRA and the animals—we’re so grateful for you! 💛 _________________ Ariel obtained her Bachelor of Science in zoology from Oregon State University. She has since worked in a wide range of animal related fields from veterinary care, marine mammal rescue, zookeeping, and wildlife rehabilitation to her current role in training and behavior with rescue dogs. Ariel became involved with OCCRA during her maternity leave, looking for a flexible way to stay involved with wildlife. Ariel loves that OCCRA fills a need for injured wildlife allowing more lives to be saved. She currently lives on a small farm with her partner, two children, and 16 animals. _________________ If you'd like to apply to join our team and work with awesome folks like Ariel, please apply on our website, links in bio. #voccranteer #occra #wildlifevolunteer #wildliferescue #animalvolunteer
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