text: what do i need to do to start my own endangered species home for re population and orphaned wild animals? like permits, and grants and any info at all usually people do this from out of pocket money. sort of like volunteering. contact your local "game and fish" commission. you will work with them. where i live they may bring an injured bird/animal to a caregiver who get it well and then they release it back into the wild. you may be able to get people to donate to your "worthy" cause. for this contact the irs for the appropriate tax-exempt forms. you will need to issue tax receipts to your donors so they can use the tax deduction. there a place here that take in elephants! forget the name. over time they have built up. they receive all kinds of things from people. vans, tractors, hay and money. not sure how many elephants they have now, but, it many. schools come for field trips and they have tourist i believe. i found you the link to the elephant farm if you want to check it out; http://www.elephantsanctuary.org/