​“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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The beautiful story of ONE Pumpkin….🎃 (From Virg, OCCRA President) Every year of the pumpkin drive. Louis, a single retired resident whom lives in deep rural Marion County, drives one pumpkin to our home for the animals. Louis called me this year, asking if @occra.pdx was still doing The Great Pumpkin Drive. I advised her that @feastsforbeasts , a new organization has taken over the drive in hopes of making it a year round effort to feed rescued farm animals. Louis advised she was happy to hear it wasn’t being cancelled, because EVERY year, even though she doesn’t get any trick or treaters or has need for porch appeal, she makes a point to purchase one pumpkin with her strict budget, and save it for the animals. She waits for the drive to start every year and drives this compassion filled pumpkin to our home where our rescues will get to have a special treat. I nearly cried in my thank you for her kindness, and told her how much humans like she, give us all hope in the world. Seeing this little pumpkin when I came home, made my heart burst….. ❤️❤️🎃 “Sometimes Love is a gourd in your driveway”. Thank you Louis , and to all of you who live your life rooted in acts and gestures big and small for others.🙏🏼
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The beautiful story of ONE Pumpkin….🎃 (From Virg, OCCRA President) Every year of the pumpkin...
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RED-TAILED HAWK (RTHA) - Wildlife Transport #245 WOODLAND, OR ⛑️ - #vOCCRAnteer @happygrn made about...
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🦉- Barred Owl - HBC (hit by car) SANDY, OR OCCRA Wildlife Transport #244 🚑...

Red-tailed Hawk, Dayton - Wildlife Transport #240 Swipe to see video/proper handling and etiquette for interacting with an injured or stressed wild animal. Human voices are like sounds of a predator to wild animals, and covering their head can reduce massive stress. Thank you Annette @malidragon for transporting this injured RTHA to the @birdallianceoforegon @wildlifecarecenter yesterday And thank you to the residents whom called to get the patient help! And thank you to #vOCCRAnteers @kifharris @vettechdlove @frankebat @tipsymonger for responding multiple calls over the last few days. 🙏❤️🦅🙌 we are thankful for our village! #rtha #redtailedhawk #occra #oregonraptors #oregonhhawks #rtha #oregonwildlife #wildlifevolunteer #wildlifeofinstagram #wildliferescue #wildlife
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Red-tailed Hawk, Dayton - Wildlife Transport #240 Swipe to see video/proper handling and etiquette for...

In the words of Mike Houck, director of the Urban Greenspaces Institute, “…the fiercest conservation warrior I’ve ever known”…. 🦅 - Bob Sallinger left his soul and heart in the countless animal lives he rescued and rehabbed, in the hundreds and thousands of acres of natural areas he worked and succeeded in saving, and in the all the humans he inspired to be better. 🦅 - We knew Bob since the beta days of OCCRA, and worked to make an organization someone of his stature in the wildlife welfare world would be proud of. Our people and creature community have lost an advocate and a friend. To his family and friends and all who were lucky to know him, you are in our hearts. Rest easy Bob, fly high in calm seas. May you see your efforts continue from the other side, in all those you inspired through your incredible life of service.
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In the words of Mike Houck, director of the Urban Greenspaces Institute, “…the fiercest conservation...

More pumpkin content? You got it!!! @spooky_tia_ brought TWO LOADS AND 77 PUMPKINS from @tonys_garden Damascus to @otpsanctuary today! For the @feastsforbeasts pumpkin drive! Thanks Katie and thanks Tony’s!!!
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More pumpkin content? You got it!!! @spooky_tia_ brought TWO LOADS AND 77 PUMPKINS from @tonys_garden...
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@tonys_garden does it again!! They have donated all their pumpkins after Halloween to the pumpkin...
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@tonys_garden does it again!! They have donated all their pumpkins after Halloween to the pumpkin...
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Yesterdays callout: Wildlife transport #238 Injured Red-tailed hawk (RTHA) in Newberg OR. The resident did...

🦅⛑️ - CALLING ALL WILDLIFE HELPERS - ⛑️🦅 CLACKAMAS, MULTNOMAH, WASHINGTON, COLUMBIA, MARION and YAMHILL county residents! Do you want to be a part of giving wild animals second chances? Want to join a team of passionate humans who capture and transport injured wildlife across 6 counties? Apply with us via our site link in bio. ⛑️ - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! We are growing and we need you! ✨ - OCCRA volunteers are given safety gear for handling and provided online and in the field training from experienced handlers. ✨ - We are looking for people whom have their own form of transportation and are available to respond to at least one callout per month. ✨ - Calls come in each day at unpredictable times and often require 1-3 hours of your time to respond, capture, and transport to a rehabber.
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🦅⛑️ - CALLING ALL WILDLIFE HELPERS - ⛑️🦅 CLACKAMAS, MULTNOMAH, WASHINGTON, COLUMBIA, MARION and YAMHILL...