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Our Mission and Purposes
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Florida Wildlife Care is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to the care and conservation of native wildlife
and habitat in Florida through education, rehabilitation and study.
Dedicated to the care and conservation
of native wildlife and habitat we purpose to:.
educate the general public regarding natural Florida and its wildlife
and how to coexist for our mutual benefit; create greater community concern
and appreciation for wildlife, encouraging the protection of wildlife
ad their habitat; assist injured
and orphaned wildlife through rehabilitation and release; promote high
standards of animal care and unite people and agencies with shared interests
in wildlife conservation.
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| History
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| Florida Wildlife Care was founded in 1992 by rehabilitators LouRea Kenyon, Kris Williams, and Leslie Straub who handled wildlife problems for the Alachua County Humane Society in Gainesville, Florida. Because of the increasing specific demand for wildlife care, it became necessary to create an independent organization.
As urbanization and development encroach upon our wild lands, human contact
with wildlife increases. This contact frequently disrupts and damages wild
creatures, and intervention is necessary to try and restore a healthy natural
balance. Working from its new permanent facility at Boulware Springs Park,
FWC will continue to care for orphaned and injured Florida animals and educate
the public on how to live cooperatively with wildlife. |
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Licensing and Accreditation
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Florida Wildlife Care operates
in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and statutes, maintaining
permits issued by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Coservation Commission,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
These permits allow FWC to engage in all of its varied activities and projects.
FWC meets or exceeds these agencies' requirements on housing, medical care,
husbandry, and documentation. We are subject to inspections and must report
annually to both the Commission and the USFWS. FWC is working toward certification
by the Florida Wildlife Rehabilitators Association and accreditation by
the International Wildlife Rehabilitators Council and the National Rehabilitators
Association. |
