Our primary mission is to keep wildlife wild by providing quality, compassionate care to native Florida wildlife. We are also always happy to answer questions when anyone calls about the wildlife they have encountered and aren’t quite sure how to handle the situation. However, the Florida Wildlife Hospital also offers educational programs and outreach.

Our education programs are designed to inspire curiosity, foster appreciation, and promote conservation of the natural world. To help achieve these goals, people can meet our ambassador animals, including birds of prey, reptiles, and an opossum. Our education animals’ injuries and conditions prevent from them from being able to be released back into the wild, but they are amazing ambassadors for their wild counterparts.

Our Education and Outreach Team is composed of volunteers who devote their time to helping educate our community about the importance of wildlife and how to safely assess and handle common situations that can arise. We have been asked to speak at schools, scout meetings, women’s leagues, business events/ meetings, community festivals, nursing homes, and so many more.

We’re passionate about wildlife education and we hope you are too! We’ve compiled some resources such as online games, coloring books, and websites full of fun facts for people to use to help share their love of native ecosystems and animals.