Caring for native wildlife is very much different from caring for ordinary house pets. Native wildlife is considered as protective animals because their species are already threatened and rare. If you do find a native animal, you must notify the local conservation officer within 3 days. Tell the officer that you possess a native wildlife or you gave it to a vet surgeon.
In most cases, the conservation officer will instruct you to bring the animal at a local rescue center or to a licensed carer for wildlife. If there is no threat as to the animals existence, the officer might allow the release of the animal. This is also an excellent time to tell the conservation officer that you would like to care for native wildlife. You have to file an application for the rehabilitation permit so that you can keep the animal for some time and when the animal is ready to go back to its natural setting, you need to set it free.
Its a bit hard to secure a permit. It will depend on the chief executive officers decision. You have to show the executive officer that you really want to care for the animal and that you intend to free it at the right time. There are responsibilities that...