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Volunteer Interest
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Volunteer Opportunities
East Valley Wildlife is run on
100% volunteer power and new faces are always welcome. Annual
membership for volunteers is just $20.00/year. In addition to
caring for wildlife, members help publish the quarterly newsletter,
purchase feed and supplies in bulk, transport wildlife, teach classes
within the group and community, work to raise funds and offer clerical
support. If you are interested in volunteering, use the
Volunteer Form
and an information packet will be sent to you. Here is a brief description
of opportunities. Of course, there is always opportunity for
non-traditional help, too.
Direct care volunteers
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The care and feeding
of orphaned baby birds. Most of the orphaned songbirds we raise have
to be fed throughout a 12-14 hour period during daylight hours, 7 days
a week. (Babies don't have to be fed throughout the night.) This is
not a job for someone who works outside of the home.
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Care and Feeding of
orphaned ducklings found on community lakes. Ducklings eat on their
own and are more self-sufficient than most baby birds. They're also
messy, so frequent cage cleaning is necessary. Some volunteers with
limited space, raise the ducklings until they're ready to graduate to
greener pastures such as a horse property set-up.
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The care and feeding
of orphaned cottontails, jackrabbits and squirrels. Cute, cuddly
looking and very fragile! Wild bunnies are not the same as our
domestic varieties, and like all the wildlife we raise, they must be
raised to be wild so they can be safely released and prepared to
survive in the wild.
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Front line
action. If you like the thrill of the chase this may be right
up your alley. Small birds are usually rescued by the public, since
they are already down. Water birds and water fowl, however, can pose a
challenge. Fishing hooks, line tangled around their bodies, mother
duck and ducklings. These situations all require patience, quick
reflexes and the ability to rescue the animal without further injury
to it or yourself. Not all rescues are adrenaline pumping action, but
they certainly leave you feeling great when you get the animal and
know it has a fighting chance because of your efforts.
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Support volunteers
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Transport volunteers
are always needed. From picking up an injured animal from someone who
cannot deliver it to a licensed rehabber to transporting animals
between rehabbers. Most of the public and rehabbers will transport
wildlife themselves, but in certain situations if they have large
numbers of incoming clients or needy animals in their care, they can
always use a hand. Great way to break into wildlife volunteering.
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We provide speakers
to schools, clubs and also participate in community festivals with
education booths. If you are comfortable dealing with the public,
handing out brochures or speaking in front of groups, this may be an
excellent opportunity to help educate the public.
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Newsletter-We
publish a quarterly newsletter entitled Bird Tracks that we
produce in Microsoft Publisher. We always need help with story ideas,
concepts. This can be completed on your home pc.
Data Entry-The volume of clients we take in daily creates a
mountain of paperwork that we need to keep organized. Record keeping
for requested brochures and potential volunteer requests, as well as
follow-up. Currently we utilize excel spreadsheets for data storage.
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East Valley Wildlife
Rehabilitation League is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization with
State and Federally licensed volunteers. As a non-profit organization
we depend on donations and grants. We always have a need for
volunteers who have a knack at soliciting funds or donated supplies
and/or experience with grant research and writing.
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