Animal Ambassadors

We Employ Some Really Wild Ambassadors: Our Education Animals!

Feathered, furry and not – they educate thousands of community members, of all ages, about the value of nature right here at home. From insects to avian species, caring for our Animal Ambassadors costs about $70,000 annually.

HELP US EDUCATE GENERATIONS

You can help keep our animals healthy, fed and educating generations of environmental stewards when you Give the Gift of Animal Care.

Your gift today is the perfect way to celebrate a loved one, or to simply make a generous gesture to help keep our education animals healthy and connected with the community.

The Perfect Gift or a Generous Gesture: Support our Animal Ambassadors!

You can support Wildlands’ Animal Ambassadors as a gift option to both inspire and delight loved ones of any age—it makes the perfect gift for a birthday, an anniversary, or any day for the animal lover in your life! Or, you can simply make a generous gesture to directly support the care and keeping of these amazing creatures.

Contribute to feeding our animals over the next year.

You’ll receive:

  • An “autographed” animal sheet from the animal you choose to help support.
  • Email updates twice a year about wild and wondeful happenings with our animal ambassadors.

Price: $50.00

FEED AN ANIMAL

Contribute to the healthcare and feeding needs of our animal ambassadors over the course of the next year.

You’ll receive all the items above plus:

  • An 8×10 full-color photo of the ambassador of your choice

Price: $150.00

CARE FOR AN ANIMAL

Sponsor the entirety of care for an animal ambassador.

You’ll receive all of the items from both levels above, as well as:

  • A personal visit with the adopted animal of your choice (for you and some friends) led by a Wildlands Environmental Educator

Price: $500.00

ADOPT AN ANIMAL

Contribute what you can—every little bit helps our Animal Ambassadors!

If you are making a simple donation in support of Animal Care, you can just click on “Choose Your Donation Amount” below and continue the form from there.

Price: Whatever you choose to contribute!

CHOOSE YOUR AMOUNT

Shop our Amazon Wish List

Purchase and send critical supplies right to our animals!

View our Amazon Wish List.

Price: Whatever you choose to purchase!

Animal Ambassador Aster - Striped Skunk
Striped Skunk

Aster
Animal Ambassador Nittany - Red Tailed Hawk
Red Tailed Hawk

Nittany
Animal Ambassador Maple - Virginia Opossum
Virginia Opossum

Maple
Animal Ambassador Carolina - Corn Snake
Corn Snake

Carolina
Animal Ambassador Strig - Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl

Strig
Animal Ambassador Aurora - Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture

Aurora
Animal Ambassador Aster - Striped Skunk

Striped Skunk

Aster

While there certainly is a big stink about how Skunks smell, these critters are voracious grub-eaters and are actually one of the most adaptable mammals in Pennsylvania!

Animal Ambassador Nittany - Red Tailed Hawk

Red Tailed Hawk

Nittany

These apex predators play an important part in the ecosystem by keeping small-mammal populations in check. Also, they create habitat for smaller birds, like house sparrows, who often share use of Red Tailed hawk nests!

Animal Ambassador Maple - Virginia Opossum

Virginia Opossum

Maple

Virginia Opossums are the only wild marsupial found in North America. They will eat just about anything, including rodents, ticks, and venomous snakes, so they are great to have around!

Animal Ambassador Carolina - Corn Snake

Corn Snake

Carolina

The Corn Snake likely gets its name from the corn-kernel pattern on its belly, or because farmers tend to find them in corn storage areas, eating mice! They’re great at pest control!

Animal Ambassador Strig - Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Strig

Great Horned Owls are common yet secretive apex predators in the Lehigh River watershed, and are truly one of Eastern Pennsylvania’s most impressive native bird species! They are known to prey upon species as large as skunks and herons, and their deep 5-8 part hoots can be heard from far distances!

Animal Ambassador Aurora - Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Aurora

Vultures are part of nature’s sanitation department! They are a huge help in clearing the landscape of deteriorating carcasses. This is important because it helps slow the spread of dangerous diseases and bacteria!