Wildlife Rehab & Education (WR&E) recently opened a state-of-the-art wildlife center near downtown Houston and needs volunteers to help care for injured and orphaned wildlife! They've scheduled a Volunteer Orientation on Saturday, February 9th at the Wildlife Rehab & Education Wildlife Center at 7007 Katy Rd., Houston, TX 77024 from 10:00 am until noon.

Every year WR&E, a 501(c)(3), cares for over 7000 wild animals; educates over 10,000 children and adults; accepts all native wild animals that need care; responds to oiled wildlife along the Gulf Coast; and answers thousands of phone calls from the general public. Wildlife rehabilitation is the care of injured or orphaned wild animals with the specific goal of returning them to their native habitat with an optimal chance of survival. This involves emergency care, long-term rehabilitation, conditioning for release and ultimately, release back into the wild.

As spring approaches, WR&E is in desperate need of volunteers to care for the thousands of injured or orphaned babies that arrive at the Wildlife Center. WR&E also provides opportunities for volunteers to answer phones, enter data for animals arriving at the center, transport wildlife between rehabbers and to release sites, help with fundraising and assist with paperwork.

For more details on the WR&E Volunteer Orientation, Saturday, February 9 from 10 am to noon or to register, please call 713-861-WILD or contact Sheryl Rogers, volunteer coordinator at 979-345-2513 or 713-254-5724 or flemrogers@embarqmail.com.

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