Our Hospital...
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.
Our patients...
Our hospital is very busy, as usual, for the summer! Among our 46 patients this week are...
- A young red-tailed hawk, found on the ground at a golf course, weak and unable to stand. Radiographs revealed a bone infection, which is he being treated for.
- A painted turtle whose shell as cracked when he was hit by a car. The broken piece has been stabilized with plumber's putty and wire, and we expect it to heal very well.
- Four orphaned baby screech owls.
- An injured piping plover - an endangered species in New York!
Summer 2009 Newsletter
Our Summer 2009 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.
In this new issue, you can read about...
- Our newest education animal, a Barred Owl named Solomon, injured in a car collision
- Issues and controversies about Canada Geese on Long Island
- A farewell to our Clinic Supervisor, Jason
Walk for Wildlife
Sunday, September 13th 2009, 11:00 - 3:00
Mark your calendar now for the sixth annual Walk for Wildlife! This fundraising event will help us raise $10,000 to continue to help the hundreds of animals brought to our hospital each year!
Participants will have chance to meet our animals - hawks, owls, falcons, snakes, turtles, opossums, bats, and more - up close and learn about Long Island's native wild animals, ecosystems, migration, and animals in your own backyard. There will also be games, craft activities, face painting, and great prizes at our auction.
Visit our Walk page for more information on sponsoring the walk as an individual or family, or as a business.
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.
A quick-reference guide to Care of Baby Wild Animals has been included with our PDF downloads.
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.
Web Page Design by Chris Aarseth
We Need Volunteers!
Volunteers for Wildlife is recruiting new volunteers for the Fall. Check out our Volunteer Opportunities page to learn more.
Help Us
Help Them!
Support wildlife rehabilitation by choosing a rehab or education animal to sponsor.
Here's "H.O.W."