TOOLS & KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge And Tools To Advance Animal Welfare

Our Resource Library houses training materials, policy guidance, toolkits, and templates that help animal welfare professionals and volunteers expand their impact. Search or use the filters to find what you need, from fundraising and volunteer resources to legislative updates and community outreach strategies.

Acadia Wildlife Center

Acadia/Bar Harbor area

https://acadiawildlife.org/

Wildlife rehabilitation center
Started 1994 to care for injured or orphaned native wildlife. Patients treated by trained professionals licensed by Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and federal government. Animals brought by game wardens, vets, police, marine patrol, and public. Located on 15 acres adjacent to Acadia National Park.

Saco River Wildlife Center

Saco area

https://sacoriverwildlifecenter.org/

Wildlife rehabilitation center
501(c)(3) nonprofit providing rehabilitative care to Maine's ill

Center for Wildlife

Cape Neddick/York area

https://www.thecenterforwildlife.org/

Wildlife rehabilitation center
Private nonprofit. Manages 2,000+ patients annually - 190+ species of birds, reptiles, mammals. Serves New England region. Wildlife injured by vehicle collisions, domestic pets, pollution, fishing lines, oil spills, and other human-related causes. Provides medical treatment and rehabilitation with goal of release. Uses data collected to support systemic change.

Avian Haven

Freedom

https://avianhaven.org/

Avian rehabilitation center
Nonprofit 501(c)(3) incorporated 1999 by Marc Payne and Diane Winn. Treats 3,000+ birds annually representing 100+ species. One of largest avian rehabilitation centers in New England. Approximately 34,000 birds from 100+ species have been treated. Care for wild birds that are orphaned, sick, injured with goal of releasing back to wild.

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Augusta

https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/wildlife/

State wildlife management agency
Established 1880. Manages Maine's wildlife resources including non-game wildlife and endangered and threatened species. Contact Game Wardens for large wildlife (deer, bear, moose, turkey) emergencies. Gray: (800) 228-0857, Augusta: (800) 452-4664, Bangor: (800) 432-7381, Houlton: (800) 924-2261