Wildlife Rescue League

Cause Area

Animals
Community
Environment
Seniors

Location

P.O. Box 704Falls Church, VA 22040 United States

Website:

http://www.wildliferescueleague.org

Are You an
Organization Admin?

Website:
http://www.wildliferescueleague.org

Wildlife Helpline Committee Chair

Flexible Schedule | Virtual Opportunity

READ THIS FIRST: Do not check that you are interested through this website. Responses on this website are not checked frequently. If you are interested in this opportunity, please go to https://portal.wildliferescueleague.org/volunteer_questionnaire/ and submit the questionnaire. You must be 21 years of age for this volunteer position and live in Northern Virginia or surrounding counties. Wildlife Rescue League (WRL) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Northern Virginia whose mission is to support the rehabilitation of sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife and, through education, to foster appreciation of our wild neighbors. WRL operates a Wildlife Helpline available daily and staffed by trained volunteers. The Helpline provides expert advice on how to respond to wildlife issues. We are looking for an enthusiastic and detail-oriented volunteer to serve as chairperson for our Wildlife Helpline Committee. Responsibilities include providing helpline training to strengthen helpline volunteer performance and knowledge; and ensuring all helpline shifts are staffed, call data entered on an online workbook, and helpline procedures followed. The Helpline Committee Chair also should be available to provide advice and support to helpline volunteers. The estimated time commitment is 8-10 hours per week. Each chairperson works with the Board of Directors to establish annual goals, and leads a team of volunteers to achieve them. The committee chair is a working position, performed on a volunteer basis without compensation, and is for a two-year term. The ideal candidate will have project management skills, expertise with spreadsheets and other Google documents, and an appreciation for wildlife. Please go to the following location to complete your volunteer application: Volunteer Questionnaire. Our volunteer coordinator will respond shortly. Look for responses in your email inbox or spam folder. Thanks you for your interest in Wildlife!

Date Posted: Mar 4, 2025
Wildlife Rehabilitator (age 18 or older)

Flexible Schedule | Virtual Opportunity

READ THIS FIRST: Do not check that you are interested through this website. Responses on this website are not checked frequently. If you are interested in this opportunity, please go to https://portal.wildliferescueleague.org/volunteer_questionnaire/ and submit the questionnaire. You must be 18 years of age for this volunteer position and live in Northern Virginia or surrounding counties. Wildlife Rescue League is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Northern Virginia and surrounding counties, whose mission is to support the rehabilitation of sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife and, through education, to foster the appreciation of our wild neighbors. If you are interested in working with sick, injured and orphaned wildlife, and have a lot of free time to care for wildlife in the spring, summer, and fall, this position is for you! Wildlife rehabilitators work in their own homes taking care of wildlife with the goal of releasing them back into their native habitats. Thus you need a room that can be dedicated to wildlife intake. A 2-year initial apprenticeship and Virginia state permit is required, as well as 6 hours of continuing education a year. Training is provided. We are in need of volunteers who would like to work with orphan squirrels, cottontails, opposums, goslngs and ducklings. We also seek those who have or are willing to get preexposure rabies vaccines to work with raccoons and foxes. Please go to the following location to complete your volunteer application: https://www.wildliferescueleague.org/support-us/volunteer/ Our volunteer coordinator will respond shortly. Thank you for your interest in wildlife!

Date Posted: Mar 4, 2025
Wildlife Transport Committee Chair

Flexible Schedule | Virtual Opportunity

READ THIS FIRST: Do not check that you are interested through this website. Responses on this website are not checked frequently. If you are interested in this opportunity, please go to https://portal.wildliferescueleague.org/volunteer_questionnaire/ and submit the questionnaire. You must be 18 years of age for this volunteer position and live in Northern Virginia or surrounding counties. Wildlife Rescue League (WRL) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Northern Virginia whose mission is to support the rehabilitation of sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife and, through education, to foster appreciation of our wild neighbors. WRL dispatches volunteer wildlife transporters daily to transport contained wildlife from veterinary clinics, wildlife rehabilitators, and animal control officers to locations for care. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organized volunteer to serve as chairperson for our Wildlife Transport Committee. Responsibilities include providing transporter training to strengthen transporter performance and knowledge; and ensuring all transporter shifts are staffed, transport data entered on an online workbook, and transport procedures followed. The Transport Committee Chair also should be available to provide advice and support to transport volunteers. The estimated time commitment is 8-10 hours per week. Each chairperson works with the Board of Directors to establish annual goals, and leads a team of volunteers to achieve them. The committee chair is a working position, performed on a volunteer basis without compensation, and is for a two-year term. The ideal candidate will have project management skills, expertise with spreadsheets and other Google documents, and an appreciation for wildlife. Please go to the following location to complete your volunteer application: Volunteer Questionnaire. Our volunteer coordinator will respond shortly. Look for responses in your email inbox or spam folder.

Date Posted: Mar 4, 2025

Organization Information

Mission Statement

Wildlife Rescue League is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Northern Virginia whose mission is to support the rehabilitation of sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife and, through education, to foster the appreciation of our wild neighbors.

Description

An Organization of volunteers who support wildlife rehabilitation for sick, injured and orphaned native Virginia wildlife.

Reviews

Report this organization

VolunteerMatch is Merging with Idealist!

Wildlife Rescue League

Cause Area

Location

Website:

Organization Information

Mission Statement

Description

Reviews

Atlanta

Austin

Boston

Chicago

Denver

Las Vegas

Los Angeles

Miami

Milwaukee

New York

Phoenix

San Diego

San Francisco

More Cities

Community

Children & Youth

Seniors

Health & Medicine

Education & Literacy

Advocacy & Human Rights

People with Disabilities

Arts & Culture

Animals

Environment

Hunger

Veterans & Military Families

Women

Homeless & Housing

Company

Resources

Business Solutions