Here at Peace River Wildlife Center, our primary mission is to rehabilitate orphaned and injured native Florida wildlife. One of the ways we endeavor to keep wildlife safe is through education. For example, we try ... continue reading
Peace River Wildlife Center started off the year on a positive note by releasing eight gopher tortoises that had been in rehab, some as long as five months. We can release gopher tortoises only when ... continue reading
Marsh rabbitSometimes when I read the newspaper, I get material for fun and jaunty columns. “Couple arrested for being nude on the beach.” “Woman charged with aggravated assault after passing gas near another customer in ... continue reading
Life is a roller coaster. I know I’m not the first person to recognize that, but as the years pass, that metaphor gets more and more real to me. It’s not just the ups and ... continue reading
Gopher tortoise with a strawberry smile. I hab a cold and by dose is stuffed ub. Ahem. Excuse me. Along with what seems like 90% of the population, I have been a little under the ... continue reading
I can’t believe it’s almost here—my favourite day of the year. Next Friday marks the winter solstice and I can hardly wait for all that it entails. No, I don’t plan to be dancing naked ... continue reading
PRWC resident sandhill crane Chickie Pants relies on the community for support Just a few years ago, Peace River Wildlife Center was floundering. We had a dwindling board of directors and frighteningly little money in ... continue reading
A juvenile and mature bald eagle “Some keep the Sabbath” by Emily Dickinson, one of my favourite childhood poems (thanks to Mr. Charles Sides, my junior high school English teacher), often echoes through my mind ... continue reading
Dr. Rose operates on the osprey’s wing The medical staff at Peace River Wildlife Center does amazing things on a daily basis. But the extent of the injuries we see and the number of species ... continue reading
Baby wood rat Mark Twain was first credited with the quip that “golf is a good walk spoiled” in the Saturday Evening Post in 1948. Oddly enough, Samuel Langhorne Clemens (his real name) died in ... continue reading
