Peace River Wildlife Center
Peace River Wildlife Center
Happy vernal equinox! I trust all my loyal followers were dancing along with me (in their hearts,...
The honey-do lists around my house might be slightly different than most households. As a matter of...
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Wildlife patient admissionsA full tummy promotes peaceful slumber It was the best of weeks, it was the worst of...
Catching the osprey for release also read: How to (ex) fix a broken bone part 1 We have...
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Wildlife patient admissionsI can’t believe it’s almost here—my favourite day of the year. Next Friday marks the winter solstice...
PRWC resident sandhill crane Chickie Pants relies on the community for support Just a few years ago,...
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Wildlife patient admissionsAs Led Zeppelin did a few years ago (47, to be exact), I found myself going to...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A frog leaps up and snatches a hummingbird in...
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Wildlife patient admissionsSwallow tailed-kite on glove At least once every day, I swear off Facebook and threaten to cancel...
There is some dissention as to whether explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, the namesake of the park...
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Wildlife patient admissionsSunday, April 22, 2018 is Earth Day, the 48th anniversary of the celebration. In 1970 the event...
Peace River Wildlife Center is a wildlife rehabilitation facility. Our primary mission is to treat and release...
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Wildlife patient admissionsToday is the most important holiday of the year: Groundhog Day. While we don’t actually believe in...
Lesser scaups recovering from red tide[/caption]As reported previously, Peace River Wildlife Center admitted more than 40 lesser...
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Wildlife patient admissionsIt’s T-time again. No, not tea time—although with the cool mornings of late, a cup of hot...
No Margin, No Mission first Fast Pitch to potential donors raised over $20,000! Peace River Wildlife Center...
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Wildlife patient admissionsNo, this isn’t yet another column about my travel exploits. This week Peace River Wildlife Center admitted...
With all the hubbub over Hurricane Irma, how many of us missed the arrival of autumn? Here...
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Wildlife patient admissionsIn case you missed Fashion Week in Paris, do not despair. It’s time for Couture Week at...
“Have you tried turning it off and then back on again?” I’m sure the on-call technicians for...
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Wildlife patient admissionsPeace River Wildlife Center received a frantic call from a landscaper recently. A baby eagle had walked...
I am PRWC. I started volunteering at Peace River Wildlife Center as a cage cleaner in 2004. ...
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Wildlife patient admissionsPeace River Wildlife Center admitted an eastern screech owl this week when her nest was destroyed. The...
Peace River Wildlife Center took in our first young great horned owl of the year this week. ...
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Wildlife patient admissionsThe numbers are in and the winner is…Peace River Wildlife Center and the Charlotte Harbor community! Our...
My (doctor’s imposed) New Year’s Resolution is to modify my diet. During a recent check-up, I was...
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Wildlife patient admissionsMy tales of home care woe continue this week. In addition to my three raccoon babies, I...
A recent discovery is about to turn the science of genetics on its head. I’m pretty sure...
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Wildlife patient admissionsI will be out on the beach on Manasota Key this Saturday morning picking up trash. That...
Peace River Wildlife Center was the scene of an alien invasion recently. Not of the extraterrestrial variety,...
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Wildlife patient admissionsAt Peace River Wildlife Center, we have over 100 birds on display to the public seven days...
A few lucky Peace River Wildlife Center supporters and home renovation do-it-yourselfers got a sneak preview of...
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Wildlife patient admissionsFriday, April 22, 2016 is Earth Day, the 46th anniversary of the celebration. In 1970 the event...
Be careful what you wish for…you just might get it. Peace River Wildlife Center recently celebrated our...
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Wildlife patient admissionsI went a little crazy on a recent three-day weekend at the beach. After seeing the movie...
This year celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty, originally between the United States...
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Wildlife patient admissionsPeace River Wildlife Center is starting off the new year with a bang. Not the fireworks at...
Ah, New Year’s Eve. A time for reflection, revelry and resolutions. This year I am definitely going...
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Wildlife patient admissionsAn opossum walks into McDonald’s. That’s it. There is no punchline. This is not a joke. Especially...
Wildlife-1, Gun-Toting Troglodytes-0. I’m not even referring to the recent black bear hunt in Florida. I refuse...
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Wildlife patient admissionsI have the perfect job for someone who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Unfortunately I don’t think...
Wally’s family is back in the news. Peace River Wildlife Center’s faithful followers may remember a sandhill...
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Wildlife patient admissionsBetter lucky than good. Or, as in my case, neither of those apply, but you keep plugging...
If variety is the spice of life, at Peace River Wildlife Center things can get downright hot. ...
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Wildlife patient admissionsThe upcoming weekend of June 12-14, 2015 will be the Punta Gorda Blues, Brews & BBQ Fest. ...
Over the past few weeks Peace River Wildlife Center has been treating a juvenile bobcat. He came...
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Wildlife patient admissionsSnarled traffic on US-41 through Port Charlotte notwithstanding, life is starting to slow down here in southwest...
I am currently not on speaking terms with groundhogs from Pennsylvania or WaterLine publishers. I’m not sure...
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Wildlife patient admissionsPeace River Wildlife Center admitted an American White Pelican on January 5, 2015. He was brought to...
It is with a heavy heart that I must inform Peace River Wildlife Center’s supporters that our...
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Wildlife patient admissionsSometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you. No, we are not going to...
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Peace River Wildlife Center. From the underpaid staff, to the...
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Wildlife patient admissionsA big shout out to Josh Olive, the esteemed publisher of WaterLine, for looking out for me. ...
Once upon a time there was a sweet, innocent wildlife rehabilitation center that loved nothing more...
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Wildlife patient admissionsI realize the first breaths of a cool autumn breeze are weeks if not months away here...
Where were you during Charley? That is the question on everyone’s lips and minds this week...
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Wildlife patient admissionsI’m baaaack. For those of you who missed me, thanks for the well-wishes and for constantly interrupting...
Everyone handles Empty Nest Syndrome differently. My only child is a senior at Charlotte High School this...
