VOLUNTEER
SO MANY WAYS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR WILDLIFE.
VOLUNTEERING AT WILDCARE
LEND WILDLIFE A HAND
VOLUNTEERS ARE AT THE CORE OF WILDCARE
As a nonprofit organization we depend upon the commitment of over 250 volunteers to help staff our programs, including our core animal aid and education programs. If you care deeply about the connection with wildlife and want to help ensure a healthy coexistence between humans and animals, please volunteer. All training is provided.
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WILDLIFE HOSPITAL
Join our Wildlife Hospital team and learn to feed, handle, care for and release over 200 species of sick, injured, and orphaned wild animals. Hospital Volunteers with a year of experience are eligible to become foster caregivers, providing round-the-clock care to orphaned baby animals.
Must be at least 18 years old to apply.
BECOME A TERWILLIGER NATURE GUIDE
Learn the renowned teaching techniques of Elizabeth Terwilliger! Get to know the plants, animals, habitats, and ecology of Marin and Sonoma counties, then share that knowledge with eager students by leading discovery hikes full of exploration and adventure.
Must be 18 and over.
YOUTH VOLUNTEERS
Check out opportunities for teens to volunteer in both our Education Department and in the Wildlife Hospital! Most of tasks are supportive roles critical to the smooth running of both aspacts of WildCare. Due to safety requirements, working hands-on with animals is restricted to volunteers 18 and over, but you will have the unique opportunity to see wildlife patients up close!
A commitment of a minimum of 6 months on a weekly shift is required.
WILDLIFE AMBASSADOR VOLUNTEERS
Help care for the nonreleasable educational animals who live full-time at WildCare, our Wildlife Ambassadors!
Minimum commitment is one 4-hour shift per week. Ongoing training is required, and places are limited.
Applicants must be 18 years and older.
HOSPITAL INTERNSHIPS
WildCare offers internships in our Wildlife Hospital during the spring and summer months. Interns have the opportunity to work hands-on with our wild patients and gain extensive experience learning from our medical staff.
WildCare offers a full-time 40-hour per week internship.
• This full-time position comes with a stipend of $40 per day.
• Terms can be 3 or 6 months from April through September with some flexibility for start and end dates.
For current volunteers, we sometimes offer the option of a non-stipended 24-hour per week internship.
Applicants must be 18 years and older.
EMERGENCY LINE VOLUNTEERS
Can you maintain calm through a crisis? Our E-Line volunteers make a real difference for wildlife answering WildCare’s after-hours Emergency Line!
• Hours are from 5-9PM on the same eveing every week.
• Volunteers receive extensive training to help callers safely handle wildlife emergencies.
• Applicants must be 18 years and older.
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WILDLIFE PATIENT INTAKE VOLUNTEERS
Wildlife patient intake volunteers assist the Wildlife Hospital and Front Desk staff by welcoming visitors, helping them complete patient intake paperwork and safely transferring patients into the hospital.
• Requires a 4 hour per week commitment through March 1-September 30 (minimum of 8 months)
• Absences for vacations, emergencies and illness are acceptable
• Applicants must be 18 years and older.
TRANSPORT VOLUNTEERS
Provide safe passage for our patients by safely transporting animals in your vehicle to WildCare’s partner facilities or to be released. you might be asked to transport and distribute newsletter and pick up equipment or supplies as the need arises.
• No long term commitment required – Perfect for someone with a busy schedule!
• Proof of insurance is required
• Applicants must be 18 years and older.
SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS
WildCare’s Support Volunteers help with ad hoc and ongoing projects such as:
• work days
• cage building
• facility maintenance
• computer support
• data entry
• events assistance
• other one-time volunteer opportunities.
If you are interested in volunteering with WildCare in a support role, please fill out the application below.
Support volunteers will be notified via email when the need for help and opportunities arise.
” When I think about the work we do, I feel excited and hopeful about the future. Perhaps with WildCare’s volunteers – people with vision, talent and self-actualized dreams – Mother Nature will stand a chance. Our planet will be healed, one animal at a time.”
Marisa Woods, volunteer