Wildlife Rescue League 2021 T-Shirt

About this campaign

Wildlife Rescue league is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing care for sick, injured and orphaned wildlife with the intent of releasing them back into their native habitat. Our licensed rehabilitators, located throughout Northern Virginia and the surrounding areas, work with a network of volunteers, wildlife centers, animal shelters, humane societies, nature centers and veterinary hospitals to provide life-saving work for wildlife. It takes the help of many dedicated WRL volunteers to staff WRL's Helpline, to locate transporters for animals and to find rehabilitators to care for the animals. WRL is supported entirely by donations from the public. The funds raised during this T-shirt campaign will go to providing food, medicine, and supplies for local rehabilitators helping Virginia's native wildlife.

For Wildlife Rescue League’s fifth annual T-shirt fundraiser, we have chosen the fox! Red foxes are small, omnivorous mammals that can be found across the country, and that are known for their fiery coat and bright white tail. Unlike other members of the Canidae family, foxes are solitary animals and do not live in packs. Despite this, foxes are excellent parents and during this time they do live in small family groups for seven months while the pups grow up. Foxes also tend to be more nocturnal, and their vertical pupils help them see while the sun is down. An interesting fact about foxes is that they utilize the Earth's magnetic field to help catch prey. Their eyes can see a "ring of shadow" that is always fixed north, and when they line up the shadow with the sound of their prey, they are able to zero in on the attack. This, combined with their excellent hearing, makes them great predators, even though they will also consume fruit and will scavenge for food in the trash too