Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH REHABILITIATION, EDUCATION, AND CITIZEN SCIENCE.
PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT
WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER: CITY WILDLIFE'S REHABILITATION CENTER CARED FOR MORE THAN 1,700 SICK, INJURED, OR ORPHANED WILD ANIMALS IN FY2020. PATIENTS INCLUDE WILD BIRDS - RAPTORS, WATERFOWL, AND SONGBIRDS - SMALL MAMMALS, AND NATIVE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS. MANY ARE SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE GOAL IS TO RELEASE HEALTHY ANIMALS BACK TO THE WILD. THE CENTER, OPEN EVERY DAY 9-5, IS STAFFED BY A FULL-TIME VETERINARIAN AND FOUR SKILLED ANIMAL TECHNICIANS.PROTECTING WILDLIFE: THE PRINCIPAL ROLE OF CITY WILDLIFE'S REHABILITATION CENTER IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SICK, INJURED AND ORPHANED NATIVE WILDLIFE. MOST OF OUR PATIENTS' INJURIES ARE CAUSED BY DIRECT OR INDIRECT HUMAN ACTIVITIES. WE WORK TO HEAL THE ANIMALS BUT ALSO TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE IN A WAY THAT ADVANCES UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION FOR WILDLIFE. WITH EACH INTAKE AND PHONE CALL, WE SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR WILDLIFE NEIGHBORS, BUILD UNDERSTANDING, PROMOTE COMPASSION AND DISPEL IRRATIONAL CONCERNS.PROTECTING PEOPLE: OUR WILDLIFE REHABILITATION PROGRAM SERVES MANY PURPOSES, INCLUDING BEING SENTINELS FOR DETECTING ZOONOTIC DISEASE IN WILDLIFE AS WELL AS BY PROVIDING CITIZENS WITH A PLACE TO BRING WILD ANIMALS THAT THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE TRY TO CARE FOR AT HOME, RISKING POSSIBLE DISEASE OR INJURY TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT: IN ADDITION TO ITS PRIMARY MISSION, CITY WILDLIFE REVIEWS AND COMMENTS ON LOCAL ACTIONS PROPOSED BY GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE DEVELOPERS THAT MIGHT HAVE IMPACTS ON WILDLIFE. OUR COMMENTS SUPPORT THE PROTECTION OF THE DISTRICT'S WILDLIFE AS WELL AS ACTIONS THAT CONSERVE HABITAT.
DUCK WATCH: DUCK WATCH, AN ALL-VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, ASSISTS PEOPLE IN DC WITH URBAN MALLARD NESTS. VOLUNTEERS MONITOR NESTS, TELL PEOPLE HOW TO PROTECT THE NEST, AND ASSIST THE MALLARD HEN WITH GETTING HER DUCKLINGS SAFELY TO WATER. DUCK WATCH SEEKS TO KEEP MALLARD FAMILIES TOGETHER. DUCKS TRAPPED ON GREEN ROOFS OR IN COURTYARDS ARE REMOVED AND ESCORTED TO WATER. IN FY2020, VOLUNTEERS MONITORED MORE THAN 50 NESTS AND FREED NUMEROUS DUCK FAMILIES FROM TRAPPED SITUATIONS.
LIGHTS OUT DC: LIGHTS OUT DC, AN ALL VOLUNTEER CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM, WORKS WITH THE MANAGERS OF BUILDINGS IN WASHINGTON, DC, TO REDUCE BIRD/GLASS COLLISIONS. DURING MIGRATION, VOLUNTEERS COLLECT DEAD AND INJURED BIRDS - MORE THAN 3,500 SINCE 2010 - THAT HAVE HIT GLASS, DOCUMENT THESE COLLISIONS, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BUILDING OWNERS ON REDUCING NIGHTIME LIGHTING AND INSTALLING BIRD-SAFE FEATURES. INJURED BIRDS ARE TAKEN TO THE REHABILITATION CENTER. DEAD BIRDS ARE DONATED FOR RESEARCH.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jim Monsma | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 55 | $87,000 |
| Mike Prucker | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Olson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Helen O'Brien | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Veska Kita | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Hadidian Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Trudy Scanlan | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Paula C Goldberg | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ginny May | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Peter S Glassman Dvm | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| April Linton | VICE PRESIDENT | 6 | $0 |
| Lisbeth Fuisz | BOARD MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| Maryanna Kieffer | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Anne Armstrong | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Anne Lewis | PRESIDENT | 35 | $0 |
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