Wildlife Care Association Volunteer

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Wildlife Care Association has a multitude of different volunteer opportunities for you to participate in! Below is a list of our most needed volunteer positions and a brief description of each. If any of them interest you, please do not hesitate to apply! You can also volunteer in more than one position if you would like.

Intake - this volunteer is the first person the public sees when bringing in injured, orphaned, or sick wildlife to us. They are responsible for bringing the animal back to the technicians, getting a correct identification of it, and inputting it into our computer system. They also help answer any questions the public may have. You must be 16 years or older for this volunteer position.

Animal Care - this volunteer helps Wildlife Technicians around the facility. This can include cleaning enclosures, doing dishes or laundry, prepping wildlife meals, feeding baby mammals or birds, assisting with triaging animals, and much more. You must be 18 years or older to do anything related to the animals, and 16 years or older to help with the cleaning portion of this position.

Hotline - hotline volunteers usually work from home or double up this shift with an intake shift. Hotline volunteers are responsible for checking our hotline voicemail throughout their designated time slot, writing down caller information and what they are calling for, and returning calls to rescuers with correct information.

Transport - transport volunteers are "on call" volunteers. This means that if we have an animal we need taken to a vet, taken to another rehabilitation facility, or picked up from somewhere, we will call you! We also ask transport volunteers to pick up pre-ordered groceries as well for the facility. Transport volunteers can also be trained to do releases of birds and mammals.