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.

We are too busy helping the animals at the center and don't always check this page.

05/29/2026

It's hard being a baby opossum waiting for your breakfast; it's even harder when you've lost your mother and now have to rely on humans for your meals. But thankfully someone cared enough to bring us these babies, along with many others, when they found them orphaned or otherwise distressed. Our finders are on the front lines of wildlife protection, and we're so grateful for all the good citizens out there who are willing to drop their immediate plans to deliver wildlife in need to our Center.

SOS! 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

05/27/2026

Transport request: Injured mourning dove, needs to get from Animal Hospital of Statesville to our Center in Banner Elk. Please call 828-898-2568 if you can assist. 🕊

05/25/2026

Urgent: We need towels! If you have slightly used towels (no strings) you'd be willing to donate, please call the Center or bring them directly to us: 367 Mill Pond Rd. Banner Elk. 828-898-2568. Thank you!

05/25/2026

Transport SOS: Injured baby bird, needs to get from Lenoir to our Center in Banner Elk. Call 828-898-2568 if you can assist. Thank you! 🐦

I saw my first fawn on the way to the Center today. So tiny. When I arrived, there were already several calls waiting fo...
05/25/2026

I saw my first fawn on the way to the Center today. So tiny. When I arrived, there were already several calls waiting for me regarding possibly orphaned and injured fawns. Before I left work on Friday, we were discussing the fact that the fawn calls were likely to start this weekend ... and we were right.

Please do what you can to help Whitetail moms help their babies survive. When driving, please slow down, especially at dusk and dawn. If you see adult deer crossing the road, be aware that there may be a fawn or two following behind. Keep your dogs on your property and under control at all times, especially during these next few weeks, when fawns are most vulnerable. If you come across a fawn on it's own, please don't touch or move it, and never remove a fawn from the wild unless it is obviously injured or distressed (note that "distressed" includes fly, ant or maggot infestations); mothers will stash their babies while they're out feeding, so just because a fawn is temporarily alone doesn't mean he or she has been abandoned.

If you find an injured fawn or other injured wildlife, please call our Center at 828-898-2568. We can help direct you to your nearest fawn rehabber.

SOS! 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

Transport needed for a mourning dove with a broken wing! Finder is in Crumpler, NC and is willing to meet someone in Boo...
05/23/2026

Transport needed for a mourning dove with a broken wing! Finder is in Crumpler, NC and is willing to meet someone in Boone. Dove needs to come to us here at May Wildlife in Banner Elk, NC.
Please call 828-898-2568 if you are able to assist and we will put you in contact with the finder. Please do NOT send a message to our page as we are very busy caring for the animals and are not always able to check those messages.

05/23/2026

Our students have had an exciting, first full week of Summer Clinicals! Yesterday's focus was team-building. If you listen closely, you can hear that even Sealy the Barred Owl and Mordecai the Blue Jay were excited about the festivities.

Right now, we have over 200 animals in our care, and we're coming up on a busy holiday weekend. We need your help to help our patients.

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

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

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

Update: He unfortunately succumbed to his injuries. The trauma of being run over multiple times was just too much. 😔 Som...
05/22/2026

Update: He unfortunately succumbed to his injuries. The trauma of being run over multiple times was just too much. 😔 Sometimes all we can do is try. On that note, here's to Katie, who spent hours today trying to get an injured raccoon to us, and to the Avery County Sherriff's Department for helping her make it happen. Kindness is always the right choice. Thank you, Katie, and Officer Buchanan. 🫶

Our office manager picked this beautiful Northern Flicker up off the road in Banner Elk today while out running errands. Several cars drove over him while she was trying to get him to safety.

If you hit an animal or see someone else hit an animal and can SAFELY stop to assess the animal's status, please do. This beautiful bird would not be alive right now if one of our staff members hadn't cared enough to simply stop and check on him.

SOS! We still have over 200 animals in our care this week, and we're coming up on a busy holiday weekend. We need your help to help our patients.

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

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

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

05/20/2026

Here's something you don't see every day. Can you guess the species? Hint: We think they're adorable, even though they're birds we don't normally see in wildlife rehab. Please post your answers/ideas in the comment section below.

We have already surpassed the # of animals we took in last year at this point ... IN JUNE! We need your help, and you can help us help wildlife in the following ways:

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

PURCHASE NEEDED ITEMS ON OUR WISHLIST: Click here to access our Amazon Wishlist:
https://a.co/e4HTzT9

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

Ho Boy! Our second program of the summer was a hit! We were at Camp Lutherock!
05/20/2026

Ho Boy! Our second program of the summer was a hit! We were at Camp Lutherock!

Transport needed: 3 baby blue jays, Lincolnton NC to our Center in Banner Elk. Please call if you can assist: 828-898-25...
05/18/2026

Transport needed: 3 baby blue jays, Lincolnton NC to our Center in Banner Elk. Please call if you can assist: 828-898-2568.

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367 Mill Pond Road
Banner Elk, NC
28604

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Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

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