Wildlife Transport Team
Location: PAWS – Progressive Animal Welfare Society
Wildlife Center (WL)
Address: 13508 State Route 9 SE,
Snohomish, WA 98296
Duties: Sometimes people who find injured wildlife are unable to bring the animals to PAWS Wildlife Center. These animals are temporarily housed at Seattle Animal Shelter.
Wildlife Transport Team volunteers contact Seattle Animal Shelter on their scheduled day to determine if there are animals to be transported to PAWS for rehabilitation. Generally the animals needing transport are contained, but some animal handling may be involved.
Volunteer Duties
- Sign up for transport shifts via Volgistics (volunteer management software)
- Contact SAS on scheduled days to determine if there are animals in need of transport
- Transport animals to PAWS safely and according to PAWS policies
- Log hours via Volgistics
Qualifications: Wildlife Transport Team volunteers must be dependable, have reliable transportation, and be sensitive to the animals’ stress level. Wildlife Transport Team members keep transport materials and equipment in their possession. Gas mileage cannot be reimbursed but is tax-deductible if proper records are kept.
Volunteers must have, or be able to obtain, a Washington State driver’s license with no major or repeated minor traffic offenses as well as providing proof of current 100/300 insurance coverage.
- Transport volunteers are expected to schedule a minimum of two shifts per month. Volunteers can sign up for additional shifts as preferred.
- Transports generally occur in the late afternoon or early evening in the winter
- In the spring and summer, there are additional opportunities for transport due to increased animal numbers/need
- Exact schedule will be determined by the volunteer and the Wildlife Admission Specialist
Minimum age: 18
Direct Animal Handling: Yes