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.

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.

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

05/25/2026

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!

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

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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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