Lindsay Wildlife Experience will hold a volunteer fair on Saturday, March 26 for people who want to help rehabilitate wildlife and educate the public about their wild neighbors.
Lindsay Wildlife staff and volunteers will be on hand to speak about home care of wildlife hospital patients. Also known as satellite care, this rewarding volunteer opportunity allows people to care for sick, injured and orphaned wildlife in their homes after the animals receive treatment in Lindsay’s wildlife rehabilitation hospital. Information about other volunteer opportunities for youth and adults will also be available.
“Volunteers are the foundation and backbone of Lindsay Wildlife Experience and this is especially true in our rehabilitation hospital,” said Wildlife Hospital & Rehabilitation Manager Peter Flowers. “Satellite care allows us to expand our capabilities and resources to care for so many more animals. Volunteers will be a part of a team with decades of experience and have access to all of Lindsay’s resources to learn and care for many of the species that we receive every year. This can be a big commitment but very rewarding.”
Home care is a critical part of the rehabilitation process and has helped thousands of wildlife patients successfully return to the wild where they belong. Home care volunteers undergo extensive training, including how to keep wild animals from becoming habituated to humans while in care. With the arrival of baby animal season, there is an urgent need for volunteers to care for all of the various species of California native wildlife that are received in Lindsay’s wildlife rehabilitation hospital.
The outdoor event starts at 11:30 a.m. in front of Lindsay Wildlife Experience’s exhibit hall at 1931 First Ave. in Walnut Creek and includes visits with some of Lindsay’s animal ambassadors.
For more information: Please call (925) 935-1978 or visit lindsaywildlife.org.
