Volunteers For Wildlife is a non-profit hospital for wild animals, funded by donations and supported by the work of volunteers. Our organization was founded in 1982 and is dedicated to preserving Long Island, New York’s wildlife and natural habitats through education and wildlife rehabilitation. Learn more on our About page.
Upcoming Events and Education Programs
Annual Bird Seed Sale
The 2008 Bird Seed Sale order form is available for download.Fall 2008 Newsletter
Our Fall 2008 newsletter is now available for download.
Click here to see the most current issue, or navigate to our "Downloads" section to view all previous newsletters.
Read about two of our most exciting rehab cases this summer - a Southern Flying Squirrel and an Osprey - check out photos from the Walk for Wildlife, and learn about opportunities to help us with fundraising.
Walk for Wildlife
Sunday, September 7th, 11:00 - 3:00
Thanks for helping us make our fifth annual Walk for Wildlife such a success! You helped us reach our goal of $10,000, helping us to continue to help the hundreds of animals brought to our hospital this year!
Many of you had a chance to meet our animals - hawks, owls, falcons, snakes, turtles, opossums, bats, and more - up close and learned about Long Island's native wild animals, ecosystems, migration, and animals in your own backyard. Many children participated in games, craft activities, face painting, and some of you won great prizes at our auction.
Website Features
Visit our channel on YouTube to see videos featuring our wildlife hospital.
A basic guide to bird identification has been posted, listing many of Long Island's most frequently encountered birds.
Check out our new Education Series, with articles featuring species of animals on Long Island, along with many other topics of interest.
A new page has been added to discuss raising wild animals yourself, keeping wild animals as pets, and releasing pets into the wild.