Wildlife Rescue League NEWS

WILDLIFE RESCUE LEAGUE announces that they will participate in the 11th annual Spring2ACTion fundraiser (S2A) and encourages everyone that supports our wildlife community in the Northern Virginia region to participate. Sponsored by ACT for Alexandria, this 24 hour...

On February 6th, we lost Kent Knowles, our area raptor rehabilitator and founder of the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia (RCV). Kent, a native New Yorker, was a Navy veteran and attended Harvard Law School. In the mid 1960s, Kent and his family moved to the DC area...

Big Thank You to all our generous donors! This month Wildlife Rescue League has received direct donations (knitted and crocheted nests, sewn masks, hammocks, pouches, cage liners and upholstery fabric) from Annette Torrey, Nicole Gauvin, Martha Bennett, Barb Gallick,...

With the help of Wildlife Rescue League, licensed rehabilitators, the Humane Society of Fairfax County, George Mason University PhD candidates in wildlife conservation and environmental policy, and Category IV Care providers, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors...

On a recent hot and humid day in June, this group of dedicated and wildlife-loving Boy (and Girl) Scouts constructed a release cage for squirrels on the property of rehabber Karen Pratzner in Manassas, VA. Coordinated and partially funded by WRL member Olivia LoBalbo...

OPM re-opened the CFC online pledge portal and the CFC mobile giving app for a CFC Special Solicitation period through June 30. This allows federal employees and retirees to make supplemental one-time or recurring donations via credit/debit card or bank draft. Anyone who did not pledge during the 2019 CFC will also be eligible to start a payroll deduction pledge.

Spring2Action was successful beyond our wildest dreams! Through 108 donations, we raised $10,341.57. We exceeded our goal of $8535 at the last minute, literally. At 11:57 PM and 11:58 PM, two donors contributed $261 each to take us over the top. Then as an extra...

Spring2ACTion - a one-day online fundraiser was held on April15, 2020.  Because of the generosity and compassion of our supporters, we not only reached our goal-we surpassed it! WRL raised $8831 from 103 donations. Given the uncertainty of peoples' lives right now,...

Wildlife Rescue League remains open and available to help wildlife in need during these challenging times. As we are primarily a virtual organization, we are still able to assist animals in need of rehabilitation.

Thank you to Diane and Don Cox of Vienna for the generous donation of bird feeders! If you would like to donate items to Wildlife Rescue League, please review our wish list.