The WISH List
The BIG WISH LIST!!
Please find items below that are BIG items and their APPROXIMATE cost. These are things that are not items that we want, they are items that we are
trying to run without and are seeking a benefactor who might be willing to sponsor or more of these things. For all items donated from this list, you will be
recognized (unless otherwise directed) on the ranch in the form of signage and on our website under of FRIENDS of the Ranch page. Listed below, you
will find the items listed by Most needed. Thank you, in advance, for considering us.
Please find items below that are BIG items and their APPROXIMATE cost. These are things that are not items that we want, they are items that we are
trying to run without and are seeking a benefactor who might be willing to sponsor or more of these things. For all items donated from this list, you will be
recognized (unless otherwise directed) on the ranch in the form of signage and on our website under of FRIENDS of the Ranch page. Listed below, you
will find the items listed by Most needed. Thank you, in advance, for considering us.
The New Wildlife Clinic - The (your name here) Clinic for Wildlife Rehabilitation & Research
(click here to see plans)
$250,000.00
The Wildlife Clinic will be built onto an existing two car garage. Electricity will have to be brought in and a new box dropped. Water will have to be plumbed and a septic tank dug. This
is the MOST important building on the property. Not only will it house the wildlife Clinic and office for the vet who will be donating their time to us, it will also be the most important place
that students will learn to care for ALL species of native wildlife. The building will house the Neonate room, the clinic, several quarantine rooms, the student/employee lounge, the lab,
and the kitchen. It will also have the employee restroom facilities, laundry facilities and hopefully a walk-in freezer. The deck on the front of the building will hold small cages for some
of the animals in transition to spend days out in the sunshine only to be returned to their cages at night. The donation of funds to build this building is not just helping wildlife in the
DFW area, but because it will be used as a teaching hospital, it will be the foundation for the education program that will touch not only the entire state of Texas, but eventually ALL of
the states in the USA and many countries as well. Since the Wren Project is the only program of it's kind in the world, we expect to have students apply from everywhere. If you want to
be responsible for giving the Wren Project the ability to take flight, this is the finest thing that any one person, family, group, or business could possibly do. This program is going to
change the entire industry and teach rehabbers to legally and effectively work with wildlife, and then give them the tools and resources to fund their work and become entrepreneurs
themselves. You will be putting new people to work and creating new jobs all over the nation with the beginning of this project
The New Education Center building Renovation for The Wren Project (AKA: The Nest)
$180,000.00
Student, Staff & Intern Housing
Intake Center and Living Museum
The Quarantine Barn
The Storage Barn
The Flight Cage
The Greenhouse
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Monetary Donation & Endowments
Background
Schools, non-profit organizations, & research programs often run on endowments. We are no different in our need. We are seeking endowments to
develop and run this school in perpetuity.
WCCR is going to change an industry! The school's main goal is to standardize practice and procedure across the United States and then the world. To
standardize practice, WCCR will offer a BASIC Wildlife Rehabilitation Class (See THE WREN PROJECT) beginning and becoming perfected in the state of
Texas and then moving via existing wildlife rehabilitation centers, across America. Offering a basic understanding of wildlife rehabilitation and including
training on how to act professionally, and work through networks will, alone, change this "hobby" forever. As people begin thinking in like terms, they begin
acting in a like manner, the "hobby" earns the status of profession. The BASIC classes will be taught by existing independent rehabilitators working
through a network with existing wildlife centers. As simple as this sounds, it is currently not a standard practice, as independents often lack the respect
needed to be accepted as a true professional in this industry. The lack of respect is solely due to the lack of standardization of practice and professional
behavior. By training independents, and offering them training in areas where they may previously lack the skills need to be a paid professional, we move
Wildlife Rehabilitation out of the hobby field into the professional scientific education and research field.
Who does it benefit?
Offering trained professionals in a field previously overrun by kind-hearted people trying to "do their best" out of their own pockets changes the care
capacity and experience level of the New Wildlife Rehabilitator. When a Wildlife Rehabilitator is being paid for their work, their knowledge, or their
experience, they become valuable part of a network, thereby allowing them to earn a paycheck by sharing their experience. By earning a paycheck, they
begin to develop a more professional wildlife facility with more and better caging and carrying capacity. These "independents" ultimately become the
professionals in a field currently counting on city animal services officers and shelters to handle. Animal Services officers specialize in domestic animals.
Each year, millions of city and tax dollars are spent sending animal services officers out on wildlife calls. In large part, these officers are uncomfortable
with these calls, do not have a place in their shelter to house these animals, nor a network of trained specialists to take them off their hands, nor the ability
to care for injuries or illness. Sadly, because of the dirth of knowledge or network, may of these wild animals are euthanized for no other reason than
someone saw them on their property and were frightened, felt the need to trap them, and had no "professional" to turn to. Professional trappers and
animal services professionals often do not have the intimate knowledge of wild animal habits and do not have a desire to educate the general public about
why trapping a wild animal is a bad idea. Parks & Wildlife officials, similarly, have their own job to do, and, as strange as it may sound, it does NOT
include helping wild animals in need. Their job is to protect, enforce, and support wildlife through laws that govern habitat, environment and public safety.
They know their jobs and they do them well! But where does that leave the family who just found a dead doe on the side of the road with the young
terrified fawn who needs immediate medical attentions? State Law prohibits Veterinarians from helping, as does the fear of bringing wild disease into a
clinic FULL of people's beloved pets. It is not realistic to think that Vets, Parks & Wildlife Officials OR Animal Services Officials can take on the massive
influx of injured animals each year. They KNOW their job! And their job is DOMESTIC animal control and care, Wildlife Law and Enforcement and
outdoor sports education. Developing a network of trained professional wildlife specialists will save city and taxpayers, nationwide, millions of dollars
annually, but the support mechanism to train and support the wildlife specialists MUST be in place. The general public benefits because wildlife assistance
is more readily available and more professional, and Parks & wildlife departments benefit by having a trained army of wildlife specialists focusing on wildlife
awareness and education of the general public. They no longer will have to answer calls, send their already short staffed officers out in emergency or
dangerous situations, or spend state tax dollars in areas where they really have no training or desire to become involved. They will have access to a
network of trained professionals who all have a base training in a very detailed and specific field. Again, however, endowments are the only way to fund
this mammoth undertaking. Ultimately, tuition dollars and corporate sponsorships will, in large part, pay salaries, but the overall parent institute mus be
able to run in perpetuity to ensure the success of all of the WREN Project Sites.
What do we need?
The initial Endowment and donation will dictate how we structure and how fast we can move forward. To run this private college in perpetuity, fund
research projects, aid parks & wildlife organizations nationally, take the program into existing colleges and worldwide, build the actual campus, and hire
staff, we will need an initial donation of five million dollars followed by endowment funds totaling 500 million dollars. These monies will be recouped by
cities and states once this program has effectively taken hold, however, trying to sell the idea to the city & state government in the current economy has
been a valuable waste of time and effort. Additionally, we will be providing an entirely new industry that will supply hundreds of jobs to the private sector
nationwide. We are seeking private donors hoping to make a HUGE impact in the natural world and the economy.
Background
Schools, non-profit organizations, & research programs often run on endowments. We are no different in our need. We are seeking endowments to
develop and run this school in perpetuity.
WCCR is going to change an industry! The school's main goal is to standardize practice and procedure across the United States and then the world. To
standardize practice, WCCR will offer a BASIC Wildlife Rehabilitation Class (See THE WREN PROJECT) beginning and becoming perfected in the state of
Texas and then moving via existing wildlife rehabilitation centers, across America. Offering a basic understanding of wildlife rehabilitation and including
training on how to act professionally, and work through networks will, alone, change this "hobby" forever. As people begin thinking in like terms, they begin
acting in a like manner, the "hobby" earns the status of profession. The BASIC classes will be taught by existing independent rehabilitators working
through a network with existing wildlife centers. As simple as this sounds, it is currently not a standard practice, as independents often lack the respect
needed to be accepted as a true professional in this industry. The lack of respect is solely due to the lack of standardization of practice and professional
behavior. By training independents, and offering them training in areas where they may previously lack the skills need to be a paid professional, we move
Wildlife Rehabilitation out of the hobby field into the professional scientific education and research field.
Who does it benefit?
Offering trained professionals in a field previously overrun by kind-hearted people trying to "do their best" out of their own pockets changes the care
capacity and experience level of the New Wildlife Rehabilitator. When a Wildlife Rehabilitator is being paid for their work, their knowledge, or their
experience, they become valuable part of a network, thereby allowing them to earn a paycheck by sharing their experience. By earning a paycheck, they
begin to develop a more professional wildlife facility with more and better caging and carrying capacity. These "independents" ultimately become the
professionals in a field currently counting on city animal services officers and shelters to handle. Animal Services officers specialize in domestic animals.
Each year, millions of city and tax dollars are spent sending animal services officers out on wildlife calls. In large part, these officers are uncomfortable
with these calls, do not have a place in their shelter to house these animals, nor a network of trained specialists to take them off their hands, nor the ability
to care for injuries or illness. Sadly, because of the dirth of knowledge or network, may of these wild animals are euthanized for no other reason than
someone saw them on their property and were frightened, felt the need to trap them, and had no "professional" to turn to. Professional trappers and
animal services professionals often do not have the intimate knowledge of wild animal habits and do not have a desire to educate the general public about
why trapping a wild animal is a bad idea. Parks & Wildlife officials, similarly, have their own job to do, and, as strange as it may sound, it does NOT
include helping wild animals in need. Their job is to protect, enforce, and support wildlife through laws that govern habitat, environment and public safety.
They know their jobs and they do them well! But where does that leave the family who just found a dead doe on the side of the road with the young
terrified fawn who needs immediate medical attentions? State Law prohibits Veterinarians from helping, as does the fear of bringing wild disease into a
clinic FULL of people's beloved pets. It is not realistic to think that Vets, Parks & Wildlife Officials OR Animal Services Officials can take on the massive
influx of injured animals each year. They KNOW their job! And their job is DOMESTIC animal control and care, Wildlife Law and Enforcement and
outdoor sports education. Developing a network of trained professional wildlife specialists will save city and taxpayers, nationwide, millions of dollars
annually, but the support mechanism to train and support the wildlife specialists MUST be in place. The general public benefits because wildlife assistance
is more readily available and more professional, and Parks & wildlife departments benefit by having a trained army of wildlife specialists focusing on wildlife
awareness and education of the general public. They no longer will have to answer calls, send their already short staffed officers out in emergency or
dangerous situations, or spend state tax dollars in areas where they really have no training or desire to become involved. They will have access to a
network of trained professionals who all have a base training in a very detailed and specific field. Again, however, endowments are the only way to fund
this mammoth undertaking. Ultimately, tuition dollars and corporate sponsorships will, in large part, pay salaries, but the overall parent institute mus be
able to run in perpetuity to ensure the success of all of the WREN Project Sites.
What do we need?
The initial Endowment and donation will dictate how we structure and how fast we can move forward. To run this private college in perpetuity, fund
research projects, aid parks & wildlife organizations nationally, take the program into existing colleges and worldwide, build the actual campus, and hire
staff, we will need an initial donation of five million dollars followed by endowment funds totaling 500 million dollars. These monies will be recouped by
cities and states once this program has effectively taken hold, however, trying to sell the idea to the city & state government in the current economy has
been a valuable waste of time and effort. Additionally, we will be providing an entirely new industry that will supply hundreds of jobs to the private sector
nationwide. We are seeking private donors hoping to make a HUGE impact in the natural world and the economy.
WCCR is a new organization currently still developing. We are in need of MANY items and much funding. If you would like to help
the wild animal by bringing supplies, please click here to see some of the types of items that we always find ourselves needing.
the wild animal by bringing supplies, please click here to see some of the types of items that we always find ourselves needing.