May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at Lees McRae College

May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at Lees McRae College If you find an injured or orphaned wild animal, please don't leave a message on this page. You must contact us by phone at (828)-898-2568.
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We are too busy helping the animals at the center and don't always check this page.

Transport SOS: We have a crow we need to get from our Center in Banner Elk to Possumwood Acres in Hubert NC (near Swansb...
06/10/2026

Transport SOS: We have a crow we need to get from our Center in Banner Elk to Possumwood Acres in Hubert NC (near Swansboro). If you're heading east and can accommodate an avian hitchhiker, please call us at 828-898-2568. 🐦‍⬛

Maybe our cutest, albeit stinkiest little patient of 2026 so far. This orphaned baby chose to wait until exam time to re...
06/09/2026

Maybe our cutest, albeit stinkiest little patient of 2026 so far. This orphaned baby chose to wait until exam time to remind us of their best source of defense. If you visited the Center yesterday, you probably knew they were there! 🙊 We are happy to report that they are already in the hands of a competent, licensed RVS (Rabies Vector Species) rehabber.

Help us help them.
LINK TO DONATE: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/32800/donations/new?designation=maywildliferehabilitationcenter

LINK TO PURCHASE NEEDED ITEMS ON OUR WISHLIST:
https://a.co/e4HTzT9

TO VOLUNTEER: Call the Center to sign up! 828-898-2568

06/08/2026

Hey Friends of May Wildlife,
We are looking for housing for 3 of our mentors who's lease here on campus is up on Aug 1st and their contracts go to Aug 29th. If any of you have a small apartment, air bnb, room available we would really appreciate being able to house them!
Please call Nina if you have something available: 828.898.7188

06/08/2026

Transport SOS: Baby bird, Wilkesboro to our Center in Banner Elk. 828-898-2568.

Sunday Share. We can all do something to assist wildlife. 🫶🦝🐿🦇🦃🐦🦉🦆🐦‍⬛🐍🐢🐇🦊🦨Right now, we have over 200 animals in our car...
06/07/2026

Sunday Share. We can all do something to assist wildlife. 🫶🦝🐿🦇🦃🐦🦉🦆🐦‍⬛🐍🐢🐇🦊🦨

Right now, we have over 200 animals in our care, and the calls keep coming in. We need your help to help our patients. You can help in the following ways:

DONATE: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/32800/donations/new?designation=maywildliferehabilitationcenter

PURCHASE NEEDED ITEMS ON OUR WISHLIST:
https://a.co/e4HTzT9

VOLUNTEER: Call the Center to sign up! 828-898-2568

We don't say it nearly enough, but we're so proud of our amazing students. The Wildlife Warriors of the future. 🫶Photo c...
06/05/2026

We don't say it nearly enough, but we're so proud of our amazing students. The Wildlife Warriors of the future. 🫶
Photo credit: Bradley Pearce

Right now, we have over 200 animals in our care, and the calls keep coming in. We need your help to help our patients. You can help in the following ways:

DONATE: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/32800/donations/new?designation=maywildliferehabilitationcenter

PURCHASE NEEDED ITEMS ON OUR WISHLIST:
https://a.co/e4HTzT9

VOLUNTEER: Call the Center to sign up! 828-898-2568

Just a reminder that it's fawn season. These tiny, fragile babies do not fare well when faced with speeding cars, roamin...
06/03/2026

Just a reminder that it's fawn season. These tiny, fragile babies do not fare well when faced with speeding cars, roaming dogs and obstructive fencing. Please slow down when driving, especially at dawn and dusk. Keep pets confined. If your yard is fenced, check your fencelines for trapped fawns. Listen for distress calls; they sound like baby goats. If a fawn is obviously injured, or is displaying overt signs of stress (flies, obvious wounds, can't get up, droopy ears), and you can safely confine the fawn in a crate or box, please do so and call us; we'll refer you to our closest fawn rehabilitators (you can also visit https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/73bc3bdec5c5477bb783baa398f8eaeb for a map of wildlife rehabilitators in NC). Please do NOT kidnap healthy fawns from the wild! Even if you don't see mom around, she's likely out feeding and will be back to her baby soon. Kidnapped fawns cause unnecessary stress to both the fawns and their grieving mothers.

Please be kind and respectful of wildlife, during baby season, and throughout the year. 🫶

Right now, we have over 200 animals in our care, and the calls keep coming in. We need your help to help our patients. You can help in the following ways:

DONATE: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/32800/donations/new?designation=maywildliferehabilitationcenter

PURCHASE NEEDED ITEMS ON OUR WISHLIST:
https://a.co/e4HTzT9

VOLUNTEER: Call the Center to sign up! 828-898-2568

Two weeks ago, Bradley, our campus photographer, brought us what appeared to be a badly injured Red Shouldered Hawk he h...
06/01/2026

Two weeks ago, Bradley, our campus photographer, brought us what appeared to be a badly injured Red Shouldered Hawk he had come across lying in the woods. The initial diagnosis was not encouraging: Spinal and neurological trauma, and he was unable to even stand on his own. One week later, he was still lying on his side. Then, one day at a time, he started to improve. He started standing, perching, vocalizing and showing an appropriate fear response. He was moved to a flight cage and would climb to the perch when he couldn't fly to it. Last week, he started eating some of the food offered to him, and flying at the heads of his caregivers (honestly, a really good sign!) Imagine Bradley's surprise when we called last week to tell him that "his" hawk was ready for release!

Bradley enlisted the help of his neighbor to release RSHA #2026- 0569 on Friday. We think you'll be just as happy as we are that this magnificent bird is back in the wild, released in the area where he was found. All because one person saw him, knew he needed help, and took the time to bring him in. For that reason, we 🫶 you, Bradley, as we do all our finders. 🥰

Photo credit: Bradley Pearce, Lees-McRae College Photographer

UPDATE: TRANSPORT FOUND! THANK YOU, JEANETTE'S HUSBAND!Transport SOS: Baby bird, Marion to our Center in Banner Elk. Ple...
06/01/2026

UPDATE: TRANSPORT FOUND! THANK YOU, JEANETTE'S HUSBAND!

Transport SOS: Baby bird, Marion to our Center in Banner Elk. Please call the Center if you can assist: 828-898-2568.

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367 Mill Pond Road
Banner Elk, NC
28604

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

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