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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.
Golf for Wildlife Returns
to Loblolly! This is your opportunity to play a world class golf course,
and benefit a world class charity.
Our
tremendously successful Golf
for Wildlife Tournament returns to Loblolly on Friday, May 16th.
Sponsored by the Vicki Hess Foundation, the field for this special
Tournament will be limited to 18 foursomes, to ensure a quality golf
experience. These opportunities will sell out fast! Ensure your place
by making your reservation now. Click for details 
Eagles Soared and Scored at the Ginn Sur Mer Classic
PGA Tournament
Birdies, bogeys, and eagles were in abundance at the inaugural Ginn
Sur Mer Classic PGA Tournament. But by far the most impressive was
Gracie, a bald eagle resident at the Treasure Coast Wildlife
Center.
Gracie and the wildlife center brought a vibrant and unique addition
to the tournament festivities. Thousands of onlookers stopped by and
enjoyed the center’s informative booth, which offered insight
into the center’s storied history, a peek at the coming facility,
and the chance to meet alligators, owls, and falcons.
Ginn sur Mer Classic winner Daniel Chopra 
appears
on the 18th green accepting the winner's trophy of an eagle
with Gracie
the Bald Eagle in attendance
Gracie shined during an interview with Mike Ritz of the
Golf Channel. Airing on Oct. 28, the interview also featured Bobby Ginn,
chairman and
CEO of Ginn Resorts. Gracie’s media blitz continued the next day
when she appeared before news photographers with tournament winner Daniel
Chopra as he received his check for $810,000 and—appropriately—an
eagle trophy.
Gracie’s 15 minutes of fame are far from over. Check out Gracie
and other wildlife center patients here. You can also learn more
about
how to help support the Treasure Coast Wildlife Center toward building
its much-needed new facility in Palm City.
Hallelujah!
Permits Granted! (Only a few more to go) Details-
Bald Eagle Released
after Recovery - see video 6.8
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An
adult female bald eagle was received in October after being hit by
a vehicle on a roadside outside of Sebring, Florida. The bird sustained
abrasions and bruises to its right wrist, but luckily the injuries
were not serious. After treatment and rehabilitation here at TCWC,
the bird was returned to the wild near its home area on November 29th.
Watch the video of its release!
Baby Season 2006 - Representative
Cases
- 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
other 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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