March 2010 | April 2010 | November 2010
Trish
Volunteering with the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Edmonton (WRS) is fun and extremely rewarding. I started volunteering because I wanted to help make a difference in the lives of injured and abandoned wildlife.
I have an extensive background in conservation biology. In my line of work I have been exposed to the effects of human impacts to wildlife through industrial development and urban sprawl which, in turn, has adversely affected wildlife and their natural habitat. I felt I needed to find a balance in my life by playing a more active role in becoming a steward for wildlife.
Volunteering with WRS has provided me that opportunity. I wanted to apply what experience and knowledge I have in a positive way to help make a difference. I have gained so much valuable knowledge and experience from the staff at WRS and I am inspired by their passion and commitment to helping wildlife. That passion and commitment is contagious and I cannot help but feel excited for every volunteer shift I have whether it is something as basic as cleaning pens or something amazing like helping treat one of the patients.
There is so much variety in volunteering and so many opportunities to become involved in different ways. There is no better feeling than watching a patient successfully recover and be released back into the wild, knowing that in some way, big or small, I played a role in that success.
