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Community Outreach

Education: Just the Beginning

Education must have an end in view, for is is not an end in itself. ~ Sybil Marshall

Education

Education plays a critical role in fostering harmonious relationships between people and wildlife.

The Wildlife In Need Center offers a variety of education programs (many featuring live animals) to schools and other groups of all ages in an ongoing effort to encourage understanding and appreciation of our native wildlife.  Please scroll to the bottom of the page for printable program request forms.  You can fax, mail or email these to our education department at education@helpingwildlife.org

Action

Call the Wildlife In Need Center at (262) 965-3090 to ask about a program for your group.

Join us at these upcoming public programs:

Watch for new programs to be scheduled soon!

 
 
 

Put Your Paws Together for the Real Educators of Our Programs

In addition to providing sanctuary to un-releasable animals that would otherwise face and uncertain fate, the education program at the Wildlife In Need Center recognizes that unique and striking effect of live animals on people of all ages.  To find out about the Winnie Memorial Fund to provide for the future medical care of these hard-working animals [click here].

 

Dakota is a Great Horned Owl who was found and illegally kept as an owlet.  He is imprinted on humans or thinks that he is a human so can not be released.

 

 

 

Jewel is a Wisconsin endangered Ornate Box Turtle that was confiscated by the DNR from a Milwaukee pet store.

 

 

 

Maize is a Corn Snake that was captive bred by a Chicago Herpetology Society member and we adopted him as a hatchling.

 

 

 

Slither is a Fox Snake that was donated to the Center for education.

 

 

 

Daphne is a Muscovy Duck that was a former pet who came to the Center when she was released to the wild because her family could no longer care for her.

 

 

Waldo is a woodchuck, also known as a groundhog who was picked up as a young orphan.  The couple that found him attempted to keep him as a pet in their RV until they discovered it was illegal to do so.  He never learned how to socialize with other wild animals and is so used to humans and domestic animals that he would never survive in the wild.  For those of you who remember our previous woodchuck, Winnie, Waldo is not the same creature: he is young, energetic, fully functioning intellectually, and he still has his teeth!  All that said he is still sweet and works very hard to help educate people about the importance of allowing wild animals to be wild.

 

Learning is a Life Long Process: Let us make that possible for your group

Programs

Education plays a critical role in fostering harmonious relationships between people and wildlife. We off programs for schools and other community groups of all ages in an ongoing effort to encourage understanding and appreciation for our wild neighbors. Our programs are designed for flexibility of presentation to various age groups. Please contact our education coordinator for more information.

Fees

We generally ask for a $200.00 donation for full programs with live animals are however, for organizations with small or no speaker budget, alternative arrangements can be made by calling our office.  This amount is variable depending on the size of the group, its resources, and number of animals presented.  Consumable items from the Wildlife In Need Center's Wish List may be donated in place of cash in many instances.  Additional donations are always welcome and can be considered a tax deductible contribution.

To set up an educational program just download, fill out, and return the our Education Request Form or call (262) 965-3090 or email us at education@helpingwildlife.org.
 

Education Request Form