Wildlife Hotline: (516) 674-0982
Wildlife Hotline: (516) 674-0982
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2025 Wildlife Walk

September 28, 2025 | 11:00am - 3:00pm
Registration Now Open!

Ways to Get Involved

Wildlife Center of Long Island offers several types of volunteer opportunities to help support our ever-growing organization. Volunteers may provide daily care for our permanent animal ambassadors, work alongside our rehabilitators caring for current wildlife patients, or go out in the field rescuing and transporting sick, injured, and orphaned animals in need. 

Employment Opportunities

We are currently hiring! We are in need of a Wildlife Hotline Operator. Click the link below for more information.

Wildlife Center Office Volunteers

Join our dynamic team as an Office Volunteer at Wildlife Center of Long Island, where you’ll play a crucial role in managing our vital wildlife hotline. In this position, you’ll work hand-in-hand with our seasoned hotline operators to streamline the intake of new animals, coordinate pickups, and handle a variety of essential office tasks.

Check back in Spring 2026 for office volunteer opportunities!

Youth Wildlife Conservation Team

Are you a high school student passionate about wildlife and the environment? Wildlife Center of Long Island invites students aged 14-18 to become a part of our dynamic Wildlife Conservation Program.

Applications for this year’s Youth Conservation Team are now closed. Please check back in July 2026 to apply for next year’s team.

Wildlife Education Volunteer Opportunities

Our Education volunteers represent our organization at schools, libraries, community festivals and other events throughout the year. These volunteers inspire children & adults to appreciate and respect the wildlife that call Long Island home.

We are currently accepting applications!

Wildlife Rescue & Transport Volunteer Opportunities

Rescue & Transport volunteers work out in the field to capture, contain, and transport injured and orphaned animals to our rehabilitation center on Long Island.

We are currently accepting applications!

Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Volunteer Opportunities

Wildlife Center of Long Island operates a year-round wildlife rehabilitation center which serves 2,300 injured and orphaned wild patients each year from throughout Queens, Nassau and Western Suffolk counties.

Check back in Spring 2026 for wildlife rehabilitation volunteer opportunities!

Wildlife Rehabilitation Internships

Wildlife Center of Long Island Rehabilitation Interns help to provide care to injured, orphaned and sick patients at our rehabilitation center. In exchange, interns receive professional training, experience and an extensive introduction to the field of wildlife rehabilitation.  

All intern positions are currently full!

Fundraising & Grant Help

We are looking for people to assist with various fundraising events and grant writing! If you have skills or interest in this area please email us!

Fundraising & Grant Help

We are looking for people to assist with various fundraising events and grant writing! If you have skills or interest in this area please email us!

How can kids help wildlife?

There are tons of ways that kids can help local wildlife including: fundraising, donation drives, backyard projects & learning about the local wildlife in their area.