Say hola to our interns
There is some dissention as to whether explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, the namesake of the park where Peace River Wildlife Center is located, was the first European to discover Florida upon his visit in ... continue reading
Rescue & Rehab
An uncommon patient, a young Swallow-Tailed Kite
Update: 08/02/18 – This amazing bird has now been transferred to its new forever home at the Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Florida. Please read the full story of this Swallow-Tailed Kite in Dr. Robin’s Chirp ... continue reading
Today’s rehab is brought to you by the letter A
Today’s rehab is brought to you by the letter A. Alligators and armadillos, oh my! Read Dr. Robin’s blog about this recent Alligator patient by clicking here
Purple Martin’s released just in time!
Sometimes we get to experience extra wonderful releases, like we had with our purple martins on Monday at dusk! We don’t see many purple martins come to PRWC but we’ve had 5 young ones in ... continue reading
Osprey entangled in line hanging from a dock
We love how much Punta Gorda police and fire teams care about local wildlife! Yesterday morning we had an early visit from an officer whose team of firemen and policemen had responded to a call ... continue reading
Yellow Billed Cuckoo and a young Cooper’s Hawk released
05.22.2018: In between the rainy days, we’ve been happy to release some birds back to their homes recently! Yesterday we released this yellow billed cuckoo back to PGI after it had flown into a door. ... continue reading
Lawn ornament or Eastern Screech Owl?
Lawn ornament or Eastern Screech Owl? you decide! At the moment we have 13 sick, injured, or orphaned screech owls in our hospital. We love that these youngsters are acting like wild owls as they ... continue reading
Bald Eagle and Osprey Released
Sunday, May 13th, 2018 was an exciting day for PRWC. Two patients were released back to their homes. First, we were so excited to release one of our bald eagle patients this week! This adult ... continue reading
Please do not paint Gopher Tortoises
05.23.2018: Did you know today, May 23, is World Turtle Day? The purpose of World Turtle Day is to bring attention to and increase knowledge of and respect for turtles and tortoises, and to encourage ... continue reading
Anhinga in distress
With unknown material wrapped tightly around its beak, this bird would not have been able to eat or drink and would have slowly weakened and most likely died of starvation and dehydration. But……A group effort ... continue reading
