Wild for Life - Wish List and Volunteer Opportunities

How You Can Help

Financial Support

You can help make a difference! Please send your tax-deductible donation to:

Wild for Life: Center for Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc.
33 Possum Trot
Asheville, NC 28806

You are how we exist! Call 828-665-4341 for more information.

Please request a receipt if necessary with your donation.

Needed Supplies

All of these items are of great necessity to us. We would appreciate your donation. Thank you!

An * denotes an item that is always needed

*Regular Postage stamps

*Paper towels

*Bleach (not Ultra)

*Waterless hand soap

*Disposable latex gloves

*Ziploc baggies

*Duct tape

*White unscented kleenex

Garbage bags

Leather gloves

Rakes

Shovels

Incubators (contact us for more information)

Heating pads

TV/VCR combination

Lumber

2” x 4” x 8’

2” x 4” x 10’

4” x 4” x 12’

1” x 4” x various lengths

Plywood

Hardware cloth (aka “rabbit” wire)

Fiberglass screen wire

Chain-link and welded fencing

Pet carriers (large and small)

Door hinges and latches

Bales of Hay or Straw

Video camera

Video projection system

Digital camera

Sponsor a project

Outside enclosures for animals to recuperate in while at our facility are a high priority on our needs list.

We need to acquire more land and build an educational building to have programs on site, a gift shop and display area.
Ambassador Row is a future set of enclosures to house our educational animals and allow visitors to learn about these species, learn what happened to each specific animal and meet them up close.

Please call us to inquire further about these projects and their sponsorship.

Volunteer

Wild for Life needs volunteers!

Activities we really need help with are:

cage building (we need enclosures to house animals during their stay with us)

fundraising (we exist on funds we generate on our own)

general maintenance (there is always something that needs to be done)

landscaping (do you have a green thumb?)

office assistance and more!

We request you are current on your Tetanus vaccination.

If you wish to work with animals there are several things you should know before you contact us to volunteer:

We would encourage you to receive rabies preventative vaccinations.

Rehabilitation animals are not to cuddle and talk to. These are wild animals and are treated with respect and dignity. If you want animals to cuddle and snuggle, we suggest the Humane Society or Animal Compassion Network. We want our rehabilitation animals to remain as wild as possible and we limit human contact to a minimum. This is in the best interest of the animals in our care.

Volunteers do not start out feeding and caring for animals. Volunteers that wish to have animal contact begin with cage cleaning and dish washing. We want to know you are committed to our cause.

With time you may progress to caring for animals. Patience is mandatory!

For a comprehensive description of our expectations for volunteers, and a volunteer application, click here.