News

Patient Updates:
All of the least terns have been released. Since the people at the site they chose for nesting this year were not happy with the mess the terns caused, we hope to have some “vacancy” signs out on some more hospitable locations by next season. The 4 spotted skunks are still with us, residing in an outdoor cage since they are now fully “loaded” and we don’t want to have to evacuate the building if one becomes annoyed. They are scheduled for release soon.

New Patients:
We currently have numerous baby squirrels, 1 baby pelican, and assorted other wildlife patients. Two of our recent patients have been victims of monofilament fishing line and hooks. One of them is very lucky, considering the predicament he found himself in earlier this week. Brevard County Animal Services delivered a great blue heron to us with hooks in both his wing and leg and with monofilament line running between them and wrapped tightly around his leg. His wounds are starting to heal, and with some antibiotics, good food, and a little time, he should be able to be released very soon. The second was a juvenile pelican with a hook in his wing and monofilament and a steel leader wrapped around his leg. His wound required stitches, but is also not life threatening. He will be heading back to the beach as soon as he has completely healed.

If you would like to contribute for food, care and medications for these birds and the other 3000+ wildlife patients we receive yearly, you may donate online using the donations links of PayPal or JustGive or mail donations to : Florida Wildlife Hospital, 4560 N. US Hwy 1, Melbourne, FL 32935. Check out our website for more information or email to request more information. Thank you for supporting Florida Wildlife Hospital and Florida's Treasure...our wildlife.

Great News

Grant Funding Received

As a nonprofit organization, we rely on funding from donations and grants for both wildlife care and environmental education programs. Florida Wildlife Hospital & Sanctuary, Inc., is very grateful to have received a grant award from the Community Foundation of Brevard’s Adlerstein, Cabic, & Shannon Funds. This grant will be used to purchase an animal intensive care unit and a projector. The animal intensive care unit regulates both temperature and humidity, which will give our youngest patients, who are unable to thermoregulate, and severely critical adults an increased opportunity for survival in a controlled environment. The addition of a projector will complete our presentation system and allow us to share our environmental education programs with more members of the community. We have also received a grant from the Brevard Zoo Conservation Fund which will be used for the printing of brochures and to purchase educational materials for our environmental education programs.

Events

4th Annual “Born To Be Wild” Poker Run

Our 4th annual Born To Be Wild Poker Run was a HUGE success! Thanks to a lot of hard work by Don & Christina, and help from Gary & Stephanie, Gail & Tommy, Linda & Brian, Johanna, Luby, Pat N, Pat W, Jo, Marie, Jimmy, Peggy, and others, we were able to raise over $6,000.00 to provide food and medical care for our patients. We had 331 registrations, and we are already planning for bigger and better next year!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Florida Wildlife Hospital’s educational ambassadors will be attending the 5th Annual Q-FEST on Saturday, September 23, in Grant. For more information: http://www.q-fest.com/index.htm

Come meet our barred and screech owls at the Oaks Premiere Theater on Friday, September 29th from 4pm to 8pm, and on Saturday from 11am to 5pm. This event is part of a UCF Cornerstone student project to raise funds to support Florida Wildlife Hospital’s owls. It will be coordinated by “The Hopeful Seven” in conjuction with the release of the movie “Open Season.”

http://www.oaks10.com/

Blessing of the Animals

The 4th annual Blessing of the Animals will be held on Saturday, October 7th, at Ascension Catholic Church, 2950 N. Harbor City Blvd at 12 Noon. This custom is conducted in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi's love for all creatures. Bring the entire family for a special blessing. Pets must be on proper leashes with I.D. tags and up-to-date shots. Small pets should be in cages for the safety of the animal.