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Paws Animal Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc. (PAWS) is an all-volunteer non-profit organization focusing on wildlife education, rescue and rehabilitation. We operate out of South Carolina and carry rehabilitation permits from the state and federal government, as well as USDA and USFWS permits for legal public display of resident animals in wildlife education programs. Our organization is entirely volunteer-based; with no paid staff, 100% of donations go directly toward animal care. We are recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3), so all donations are tax deductible. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release orphaned or injured wildlife, and to provide educational live-animal presentations that promote peaceful coexistence with native North American wildlife. Our hope is that our site can serve as an information resource for members of the public everywhere!

Acadia Wildlife Center (AWC) was started in 1994 to care for injured or orphaned native wildlife. Patients are treated by trained professionals with licenses from Inland Fisheries and Wildlife of Maine, and the federal government. Animals are brought to our clinic by game wardens, vets, police, marine patrol, and by many members of the general public.

Dhole Conservation Fund is a new initiative to help with funding local conservation projects for the Asiatic wild dog called a dhole. Dholes, like many carnivores, are losing valuable habitat to human use and development. They are often persecuted by humans as they have been known to take livestock when their native prey has been depleted.

The mission of Los Angeles Audubon is to promote the enjoyment and protection of birds and other wildlife through environmental education, conservation and habitat restoration. An important strategic goal is the expansion of our education programs targeting under-served youth and their communities and empowering a new generation of environmental leaders to take action through community restoration aimed at conserving natural resources and restoring native habitat.

1. Save and rehabilitate adult and orphaned Wildlife that have been brought to the facility for release to their natural habitat. 2. To act as an advocate for native species among the general public and the Division of Wildlife. 3. To design custom programs to educate the populations about methods to prevent potential problems with wildlife. 4. To provide educational seminars tailored for specific groups about the care of animals wild and domestic.

Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center rescues and rehabilitates wildlife that has been injured, displaced, and orphaned. Once rehabilitated, they are returned to the wild. Sanctuary is provided to animals that cannot be released back to the wild. Educational and humane scientific research opportunities are offered in the field of conservation medicine. Wildlife education includes advice on living with wildlife and the importance of native wildlife to healthy ecosystems. SWCC's mission is to save our wildlife, one life at a time.

MISSION STATEMENT: The Wild Bird Fund is a state and federally licensed 501©(3) that cares for the injured, ill and orphaned wildlife of New York City. Our mission is twofold: 1) to provide medical care and rehabilitation to native and passing migrant wildlife so that they can be released back into the wild; and 2) to educate New Yorkers about the rich diversity of the city's wildlife and how to help it thrive. We are the only rehabilitation and education facility for wildlife in New York City

Adirondack Wildlife is a rehabilitation and education organization whose mission is to take in, rehabilitate, and return to the wild when possible. Our mission statement is made possible with the aid of local veterinarians and volunteers. In addition, we run educational programs and presentations, primarily working with non-releasable native species. We promote compassion, tolerance and understanding of wildlife, particularly with conservation, ecological principles, and sustainable management. Adirondack Wildlife, Inc. is a 501 C3 non-profit open to the public maintaining a mile-long, guided, interpretive trail and conducting interactive presentations. We have no Federal, State or Local Funding, and are completely funded by donations.

City Wildlife was created to address the increasing conflict between wild animals and people in Washington, DC. Over the past several decades, local wildlife habitat has been severely depleted, and wild animals have had to adapt to living in close proximity with people. Each year hundreds of wild animals in DC are unintentionally harmed by people and the urban environment. Our mission is the protection of wildlife, and wildlife habitats, in the metro Washington DC region. Our goals are: To manage a rescue center to assist sick, orphaned, and injured wild animals and return the to the wild; To promote the enjoyment of native wildlife and harmonious co-existence with wild animals; and To protect the District of Columbia’s wild places for animal habitats.

The mission of Keeper of the Wild is to rescue and rehabilitate native local wildlife of South Carolina with the goal of returning them back to the wild. We believe every creature is part of nature's plan for the web of life; that each has a purpose to fulfill in that plan toward keeping this earth a balanced and healthy place where all life can live. We do not advocate keeping wild animals as pets. We encourage the public in the responsibility to work in cooperation with nature to protect and care for this earth which is the home for all life, and to enjoy as observers and appreciate the wildlife with which we share our environment. We strive to educate the public about the wildlife we save and the contributions of each to our own quality of life and the importance of coexisting with wildlife in our environments.We serve nine counties in lower South Carolina