Rural Wildlife Rehab Assistant

Highlights

• Help, rescue and rehabilitate Native North American wildlife at a wildlife rescue that serves over 500 patients each year.
• Do something meaningful while immersed in Canadian Culture.
• Work alongside an amazing team of staff and form unbreakable bonds!
• Many ski/snowboard, hike, bike and wildlife viewing opportunities to take part in on leisure time or days off!
• Make unforgettable memories!

Are you looking for trip that would worth your while? Then the search is over for we have her our Ontario Wildlife Care project done in Canada! Rescue and rehabilitate wildlife at the center that takes in injured, orphaned and abandoned wildlife so that they may one day be released back into the Wild!

This project is dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing native wildlife. approximately five hundred animals are cared for annually by a team of professionally trained volunteers under the strict directions and rules of the Authorized Wildlife Custodian. The project plays an integral role in community education and works in cooperation with Hamilton Animal Control, Lincoln County Humane Society, Ministry of Natural Resources.

With a minimum duration of 4 weeks, come now and be part of this unique volunteer adventure!

RESPONSIBILITIES

Volunteers at the project are the main force that pushes the organization forward with its goal and objectives of rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing Native Canadian Wildlife. It is also important to keep in mind that this is a fast paced, intense, and physically demanding environment and some of the tasks that volunteers will be involved in are as follows (Training will be provided). A typical day consists of starting around 8AM then concludes around 4PM (8 hours per day, 5 days per week). Some of the works tasks are as follows:

• Feeding the animals.
• Learning to tube the animals when they are too small to be able to feed by hand. 
• Cleaning and sterilizing their cages, preparing the food and formula for them. 
• Doing the laundry.
• Ceaning the feeding bowls and bottles etc.
• Putting out the garbage and blue bins once a week. 
• Sweeping the floors when necessary.
• Tidying up the back enclosure where we keep the outside animals.
• Cleaning and sweeping out the large outdoor enclosures.

Year Round (however try to book early in advance to be assured of a volunteer placement)

Good opportunities to visit the nearby provincial parks and in the forests away from the city. Many opportunities to see wildlife like deer, moose, Lynx, squirrels, Raccoons, skunks, variety of birds, coyotes, wolves and even Black Bears.