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Bundesverband der Wildtierhilfen

Bundesverband der Wildtierhilfen gGmbH

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Animal welfareNature & Wildlife conservationTax-deductible donations
Network or umbrellaFounded 2024National reach
Profile last updated: March 19, 2026

About

Founded in 2024, Bundesverband der Wildtierhilfen is a non-profit network based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany working on animal welfare, nature & wildlife conservation.

The Bundesverband der Wildtierhilfen (BVW) is a nationwide association of wildlife rescue associations, wildlife stations and foster carers for native wildlife in Germany, founded on 1 December 2024. It represents members' interests towards politicians, authorities and the public, supports rescuers with training, equipment, discounted purchasing and advocacy, and runs the BiPoMa raccoon management project in Kassel. It also organises an annual wildlife rescue summit and works with veterinarians, universities and research institutions. The organisation is registered as a non-profit limited company (gGmbH) and is based in Frankfurt am Main.

Location

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Founded

2024

Organisation type

Network or umbrella

Legal form

gGmbH

Legal name

Bundesverband der Wildtierhilfen gGmbH

Registration

HRB 140009

VAT number

DE085066369

Focus areas

wildlife rescueanimal welfareraccoon managementwildlife rehabilitationumbrella organisation

Languages

DE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Animal welfareNature & Wildlife conservation

Works for

Animals

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

BiPoMa-Kassel (Biologisches Populations-Management für Waschbären)

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Germany

Trap, sterilise and return raccoons in a defined hunting area in Kassel, with animals documented in a database, as a non-lethal population management project run with local hunters and authorities.

Akademie für Wildtiere und Artenschutz

Education · Germany

Training academy offering basic and advanced courses, expert knowledge tests and wildlife-keeping seminars for rescuers, with online booking.

AWA-Waschbär-Ranger

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Germany

Free school and club presentations and online training for children on raccoon behaviour and prevention, ending with a badge.

Countries of operation

Germany

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership fees

Ways to support

DonateMembershipVolunteer

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

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