Help Fund Our Service
Please consider donating to support our Finger Lakes Wildlife Hotline operating fund.
Our hotline is run entirely by rehabbers. Donating can help offset our monthly expenses, ensuring this hotline remains available to the community.
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We aim for the community to embrace this volunteer resource so deeply that it will be sustained by public contributions.
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Finger Lakes Wildlife Hotline is operated by Arctic Fox Daily Wildlife Rescue, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It is not a standalone entity. Your tax-deductible donation will support Arctic Fox Daily's hotline operating fund.
Counties Connected to Our Hotline
We're thrilled by the number of rehabilitators already connected to our hotline! We currently have participating rehabbers located in Allegany, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Tompkins, and Wayne Counties. Please note that this does not mean we have specialized coverage for every species in every county, and it also does not define our entire service area: wildlife often travels long distances to reach the right rehabber, especially for species requiring additional licensing or expertise.
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Since the official launch in March 2025, FLWH has received excellent feedback and praise from community members. While many of our current participating rehabbers are located in Western New York, our goal is to continue expanding from Western New York, throughout the Finger Lakes region, and into the Capital District to strengthen wildlife support across the state.
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Are you an experienced DEC-licensed wildlife rehabilitator? Consider joining our volunteer network! Rehabbers are only listed if they voluntarily opt in. The more rehabbers who participate, the more powerful this resource becomes.
Webpage recognizing participating organizations and individually licensed rehabbers to come!
Our Two-Part Mission
1) Connect Finders with Rehabbers
Quickly and efficiently connect finders of injured or orphaned New York-native wildlife with the most qualified wildlife rehabber, based on species and location.
2) Give Rehabbers More Time for Animal Care
One of the most time-consuming tasks for volunteer rehabbers is answering calls, often just to redirect finders because the animal in need isn't a species they work with. We aim to lessen this strain, allowing rehabbers to focus more on animal care by reducing time spent on the phone.