Big Country Wildlife Rehab seeks volunteers ahead of baby season

BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Here in West Texas, most of us are no strangers to spotting wildlife around our homes. But what about inside your home? Nature enthusiasts, listen up! The Big Country Wildlife Rehabilitation Center might need your help.

The Big Country Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is dedicated to rehabilitating animals like raccoons, skunks, foxes, and even bobcats. Bessie Hollar, Vice President of the Big Country Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, explained why they are looking for volunteers to step up and lend a hand at this time of year.

“The baby season’s fixing to hit us and is fixing to hit us hard. Around February and March, people are going to start finding orphaned babies and stuff. Then, that’s when the calls are going to start happening. So, we would like to get everybody situated and trained before that happens so that we are prepared,” Hollar explained.

Hollar explained that volunteers can contribute at their comfort level. Opportunities include animal transportation, providing direct care at the facility, or even bottle-feeding baby animals in your own home.

“We do have different levels of volunteering. We have something as simple as just transporting animals. It could be transporting the animals to the facility here or transporting the animals to the Abilene Zoo, depending on what animal it is,” Hollar shared. “We also have direct care, where you can come to the facility here and help care for animals or care for animals at home and be in rehab.”

The Big Country Wildlife Rehabilitation Center also accepts donations to support their rehabilitation efforts. Visit their website or Facebook page to learn more about the center, how you can donate, and other ways to help.