Some notes on volunteering -
Please note that we do not guarantee any of these external, local organizations will have volunteer opportunities. It’s worth noting that these centers likely accept and appreciate donations, if volunteering is not available.
Not every raptor center houses a vulture, and not every volunteer opportunity implies direct involvement with a raptor or vulture. However, we at CAFE Vulture believe conservation efforts and wildlife centers still have a common goal of bettering life on Earth for humans and its other native inhabitants, so fostering a caring community that looks beyond just vultures, raptors, and birds and instead to all ecological and environmental issues is important. Ecological conservation is complicated, and issues often overlap across efforts and species. Lastly, many wildlife conservation centers rely heavily on volunteers, therefore we encourage you to get involved through organized efforts like the following, or through individual, personal efforts (see bottom of the page).
Please be patient as we add more volunteer centers across the US and Canada. If there’s a raptor center or volunteer opportunity you think we missed, please reach out and let us know.
Volunteer Opportunities, by North American Province/State
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Alabama, US
Auburn University Raptor Center (Auburn)
Alabama Wildlife Center (Pelham)
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Alaska, US
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Alberta, CAN
Calgary Wildlife (Calgary)
Wild North (Edmonton)
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Arizona, US
Wild at Heart (Cave Creek)
White Mountain Nature Center (Pinetop)
Arizona Raptor Center (Phoenix)
Liberty Wildlife Rehab Foundation (Phoenix)
Tucson Wildlife Center (Tucson)
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Arkansas, US
Morning Star Wildlife Rehab Center (Gravette)
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British Columbia, CAN
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California, US
UC Davis CA Raptor Center (Davis)
Ojai Raptor Center (Oak View)
Wildwings of California (San Dimas)
San Diego Humane Society (San Diego)
USFWS California Condor Recovery Program (Southern California)
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Colorado, US
Nature & Wildlife Discovery Center (Beulah)
Birds of Prey Foundation (Broomfield)
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program (Fort Collins)
Nature’s Educators (Sedalia)
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Connecticut, US
Horizon Wings (Ashford)
Sharon Audubon Center (Sharon)
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Delaware, US
Tri-State Bird Rescue (Newark)
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District of Columbia, US
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Florida, US
Avian Reconditioning Center (Apopka)
Maitland Audubon Center (Maitland)
Conservancy of Southwest Florida (Naples)
Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida (Pensacola)
Peace River Wildlife Center (Punta Gorda)
CROW Clinic (Sanibel)
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Georgia, US
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Hawaii, US
Hawai’i Wildlife Center (Kapa’au)
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Idaho, US
Birds of Prey Northwest (Coeur d’Alene)
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Illinois, US
Chicago Ornithological Society (Chicago)
Illinois Raptor Center (Decatur)
Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab & Education (Loves Park)
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Indiana, US
Soarin’ Hawk (Fort Wayne)
UTOPIA Wildlife Rehabilitators (Hope)
Eagle Creek Ornithology Center (Indianapolis)
Providence Wildlife Rehabilitation (Indianapolis)
Indiana Raptor Center (Nashville)
Red Wolf Sanctuary (Rising Sun)
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Iowa, US
Iowa Wildlife Center (Ames)
Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project (Cedar Falls)
SOAR (Saving Our Avian Resources) (Dedham)
RARE (Raptor Advocacy Research and Education) Group (Iowa City)
Iowa Raptor Project (Solon)
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Kansas, MI
Eagle Valley Raptor Center (Cheney)
Great Bend Raptor Center (Great Bend)
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Kentucky, US
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Louisiana, US
Audubon Louisiana (Baton Rogue)
Wings of Hope (Livingston)
Northlake Nature Center (Mandeville)
Acadiana Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation (Youngsville)
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Maine, US
Acadia Wildlife Center (Bar Harbor)
Center for Wildlife (Cape Neddick)
Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary (Ellsworth)
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Manitoba, CAN
Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre (Île des Chênes)
Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (Winnipeg)
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Maryland, US
Owl Moon Raptor Center (Boyds)
Maryland Raptor Conservation Center (Severna Park)
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Massachusetts, US
Cape Wildlife Center (Barnstable)
New England Wildlife Center (South Weymouth)
Massachusetts Raptor Center (Taunton)
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Michigan, US
Leslie Science and Nature Center (Ann Arbor)
Migizi Aviary Center & Wings of Wonder (Harbor Springs)
North Sky Raptor Sanctuary (Kasson Township)
Chocolay Raptor Center (Marquette)
Riverside Wildlife Rehabilitation (Mendon)
Michigan Audubon (Okemos)
Bird Center of Michigan (Saline)
Wildlife Recovery Association (Shepherd)
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Minnesota, US
University of Minnesota Raptor Center (St. Paul)
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Mississippi, US
Strawberry Plains Audubon (Holly Springs)
Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc (Lake Cormorant)
Pascagoula River Audubon (Moss Point)
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Missouri, US
Raptor Rehabilitation Project (Columbia)
Wild Bird Rehabilitation (St. Louis)
World Bird Sanctuary (Valley Park)
Audubon at Riverlands (West Alton)
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Montana, US
Montana Raptor Conservation Center (Bozeman)
Wild Skies Raptor Center (Potomac)
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Nebraska, US
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New Brunswick, CAN
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New Jersey, US
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New Mexico, US
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New York, US
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Newfoundland & Labrador, CAN
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North Carolina, US
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North Dakota, US
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Nova Scotia, CAN
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Ohio, US
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Oklahoma, US
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Ontario, CAN
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Oregon, US
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Pennsylvania, US
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Rhode Island, US
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Saskatchewan, CAN
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South Carolina, US
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South Dakota, US
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Tennessee, US
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Texas, US
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Utah, US
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Vermont, US
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Virginia, US
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Washington, US
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West Virginia, US
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Wisconsin, US
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Wyoming, US
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Yukon, CAN