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Welcome
For more than three
decades the Treasure Coast Wildlife Hospital has
been a community institution, offering help for
sick, injured and orphaned wild animal patients, plus information
and education for human residents and visitors.
We are undertaking
an ambitious project - the construction of a new Treasure Coast Wildlife
Center to amplify and enhance our services to wildlife and to the
community. Learn more about this wonderful project.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, your participation is invited. Join us as a Member or
a Volunteer. Take advantage of our Educational
Programs and our Nature and Wildlife Tours.
See us at an event near you. Get help
for a potential patient you have found. Adopt one
of our Wild Friends Wildlife Ambassadors. Use our links to additional resources and
information.
We hope you enjoy
our web site, and we encourage you to help support our work.
Welcome Visitors!
It’s been too long! We are pleased to be able to give you a small glimpse into the functioning of your Wildlife Center. We hope you will see some old friends here, and perhaps make new ones as well. Our Educational Ambassadors and other Wild Friends await you.
There is no charge for admission. Bring the kids and come renew your acquaintance with YOUR Wildlife Center and our Wild Friends.
As always, we continue to accept sick, injured and orphaned wild animals all day every day, from about 8:30am until 4:30pm. In Martin County, you may call Animal Control at the Sheriff's office for help transporting wildlife in need.
Public Visiting Hours -- Effective Now
Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
from 11am until 3 pm
Free Admission
Note that this is our temporary and somewhat makeshift facility. We’ve concentrated on animal care, not cosmetics, and most resources go toward building the completely new Wildlife Center, just next door.
But be aware that this remains a functioning Wildlife Hospital. Our patients must remain private and out of public view, for their protection. So while we invite you to look around and enjoy yourselves, we ask your understanding and cooperation. Come see, come enjoy, come appreciate! But realize there will be some things hidden from view.
Last December we released a recovered Bald Eagle, to the delight of members of St. Lucie Audubon Society.
Please visit our on-line Gift Shop!
 We have great new full color wildlife print T-shirts and other items. Check them out, buy something for the nature lovers on your gift list, and help TCWC at the same time. Just  to visit the Gift Shop.
Representative
Cases from Baby Season
- nest containing 4 baby wrens hidden in trailer boat, transported
from North Carolina and discovered when the boat is launched
in Stuart
- 3 baby barn owls removed from attic by builder who did not know
such action was illegal
- cottontail rabbit nest revealed by lawnmower- 1 baby killed, 3
others rescued
- orphaned fawn found near dead mother deer on roadside
- baby yellow crowned night heron found in mangrove swamp, no nest
or adults located
- tree trimmers remove palm fronds and displace 3 baby squirrels
- and MANY, MANY MORE!
Without intervention, none of these animals – and hundreds of
others like them – would survive. But for over three decades, wild
animals along the Treasure Coast have enjoyed a special place of respite,
care, and recovery. A place where broken wings can heal, orphaned babies
can grow, and untamed spirits can soar. That special place is the Treasure
Coast Wildlife Center.
While the work done here is priceless, it does carry a substantial
cost. Baby season is always a strain because of the sheer numbers
of new patients
and their diverse requirements. We depend upon your contributions
to provide for their needs. Please help by making a special ‘Baby
Season Gift’ today.
Your tax deductible gift of:
$25 will provide for raising a litter of orphaned bunnies
$50 will provide for feeding and rearing a flock of ducklings
$75 will provide for medical treatment and care for a baby sandhill crane
$100 will provide for rearing and flight conditioning a great horned owl
$250 will provide for raising and releasing a baby deer
every donation, large or small, helps to save wildlife
Make
a secure instant donation to TCWC in
any amount you wish
Your
tax deductible gift will make all the difference! Please send
any amount within your means - help us help them remain wild
and free.
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