Wildlife Clinic Training

As the only licensed wildlife rehabilitation clinic in the city of Philadelphia, the Wildlife Clinic at the Schuylkill Center takes in thousands of sick, injured, and orphaned animals each year. Our small team of clinic staff relies on the support of dedicated Wildlife Clinic volunteers to care for native small mammals, birds, raptors, reptiles, and amphibians. Start on your path to become one of our dedicated Wildlife Clinic volunteers by attending a volunteering training session.
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Volunteer Training Requirements
Before starting work in the clinic, volunteers must attend a training session, submit a volunteer waiver and application, and complete online ethics/safety courses. Clinic support volunteers must be at least 16 years old and commit to a weekly 4-hour shift. Animal care volunteers have to be at least 18 years old and commit to a weekly 4-hour shift. Further requirements and expectations can be found on our volunteer page and will be covered during the volunteer training sessions.
Available Training Sessions
In-person training sessions will be held on Saturday, February 7 and February 21 from 2:30-3:30pm. Registration is required. If you cannot attend any of the in-person training sessions, we offer an online training video HERE. You only need to attend one in-person training session or watch the training video. Questions? Contact volunteer@schuylkillcenter.org.
Winterfest
This event is part of our Winterfest series, which celebrates wildlife at the Schuylkill Center. We invite you to bring a donation of cotton balls, kitchen trash bags (13 and 55 gal), free and clear laundry detergent, or Dawn dish soap to this event to help us care for sick, injured, or abandoned wildlife at the Wildlife Clinic.