Volunteer at WildCare

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteering at WildCare

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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. Each year over 35,000 hours of time are given to educate 35,000 Bay Area children and adults and treat more than 3,500 wild animals. 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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Volunteer in the 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.

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When I think about the work we do, I feel excited and hopeful about the future. Perhaps with WildCare's volunteers -- people with vision and talent and self-actualized dreams -- Mother Nature will stand a chance. Our planet will be healed, one animal at a time.

- Marisa Woods, Volunteer

My first experience with WildCare was rescuing an injured bird. I was struck by the kindness that I was met with, and I was grateful for the existence of WildCare. Volunteering at WildCare, and teaching children and adults about wildlife, feels like kicking off a lifetime of caring.

- Beth Ridout, Volunteer

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.

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Teen and Young Adult Volunteers

WildCare has opportunities for teens to volunteer in both our Education Department and in the Wildlife Hospital!

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Wildlife Ambassador Volunteers

Help care for the nonreleasable educational animals who live full-time at WildCare, our Wildlife Ambassadors!

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WildCare's Volunteer Opportunities

Wildlife Hospital Volunteers

Wildlife Hospital Volunteers (age 18 and older) have the opportunity to work hands-on with our wild patients and gain extensive experience learning from our medical staff.

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Terwilliger Nature Guide Volunteers

Teach children to love wildlife on fun, exploratory nature hikes!

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Wildlife Ambassador Volunteers

Work with our resident nonreleaseable educational animals, our Wildlife Ambassadors!

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Hospital Internships

Wildlife Hospital Interns have the opportunity to work hands-on with our wild patients and gain extensive experience learning from our medical staff.

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Volunteer Opportunities for Teens

Learn about WildCare's volunteer opportunities for young adults, ages 14 - 17!

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Support Volunteers

WildCare’s Support Volunteers help with ad hoc and ongoing projects such as computer support, data entry, event planning and staffing, and general maintenance.

Support volunteers are notified via email when the need for help and opportunities arise.

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Emergency Line Volunteers

Answer WildCare's after-hours emergency Hotline! E-Line volunteers receive extensive training to help callers safely handle wildlife emergencies.

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Wildlife Patient Intake Volunteers

Wildlife Patient Intake Volunteers assist the Wildlife Hospital and Front Desk staff by welcoming rescuers, instructing them to complete patient intake paperwork, and helping to safely transfer patients into the hospital.

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Transport Volunteers

WildCare’s Transport volunteers provide safe passage for our patients by safely transporting animals in their cars to other facilities—or to be released.

No long-term commitment necessary. This opportunity is perfect for someone with a busy schedule!

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