National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association

The National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA) was created to fill a need. Wildlife rehabilitators wanted a national organization to gather and disseminate information and to establish standards in the care of wild animals.

NWRA members are wildlife rehabilitators. Wildlife rehabilitators are individuals who are licensed and trained to treat and temporarily care for injured and orphaned wildlife, with the goal of returning recovered animals to their natural habitats whenever possible. Wildlife rehabilitators are extremely dedicated and selfless people! They care for each individual animal according to its specific needs.

NWRA members provide services both for wildlife and for people. They provide professional care for wildlife in need. They educate people through individual conversations and public programs. They provide information to help individuals know what is best for injured wildlife and how to humanely resolve human-wildlife conflicts.

NWRA's core values are:
• Respect and concern for wildlife and people
• Shared knowledge
• Professionalism
• Continuing improvement
• Teamwork and cooperation

NWRA's Guiding Principles are:
1. To foster continued improvement of the profession of wildlife rehabilitation through the development of high standards of ethics and conduct;
2. To encourage networking and to disseminate knowledge;
3. To engender cooperation among public and private agencies, and individuals in support of its mission; and
4. To foster respect for wildlife and natural ecosystems.