Atlanta Wild Animal Rescue Effort Inc

First, AWARE wants to rehabilitate every injured and orphaned animal in Georgia in need of our assistance. Second, AWARE wants to educate the public about how to peacefully coexist with wildlife, thereby reducing the number of animals that are injured, orphaned, or killed in the first place.

On the rehabilitation side, we have a team of one full-time and five part-time animal care staff, and over 100 active volunteers that have committed to weekly five-hour shifts. Together, they clean, feed, medicate, and rehabilitate animals in our care. Once an animal recovers, has a good quality of life, and is able to take care of itself in the wild, it is released to live it's wild life.

On the education side, we teach coexistence strategies and encourage the public to care about wildlife. We do this through educational programs both on-site and at schools, churches, and festivals, as well as tours and media appearances.

In our current facility, we are able to accept between 1,000 and 2,000 patients each year. We hope to expand that capability over time. We are also currently putting on around 200 programs each year, as well as numerous broadcast and social media appearances.

We have helped more than 10,000 injured and orphaned animals directly so far. We have also handled more than 100,000 requests for assistance or guidance with wildlife issues from the public. We hope to continue our progress until we can provide help for every wild animal in Georgia that needs our help.