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Upcoming Presentations and Programs at CROW
Today's Events
Wildlife Walk with Rehabilitators and Staff (*Advance registration required)
Southwest Florida is filled with fascinating wildlife, and CROW provides a unique opportunity to look into wildlife rehabilitation and meet the staff ...
Opossums at CROW
Virginia Opossums are the only marsupial, or pouched mammal, native to the United States. They are highly adaptable animals and can live in a variety ...
Upcoming Events
Wildlife Walk with Rehabilitators and Staff (*Advance registration required)
Southwest Florida is filled with fascinating wildlife, and CROW provides a unique opportunity to look into wildlife rehabilitation and meet the staff ...
Birds of Prey presented by CROW Staff
Raptors are birds that prey on other animals in the wild to survive. Their specialized beaks and talons make them some of the most effective hunters. ...
Wildlife Walk with Rehabilitators and Staff (*Advance registration required)
Southwest Florida is filled with fascinating wildlife, and CROW provides a unique opportunity to look into wildlife rehabilitation and meet the staff ...
Press Releases from CROW
The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) recognizes that lead is a potent toxin to humans and wildlife (especially birds) that can have individual and population-level effects. Lead is a toxic metal, yet tons of lead are deposited into ou more...
If you are feeding wild animals, you may be killing them with kindness. There are many reasons not to feed wildlife, including some that may affect your own health! At the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW), we frequently see wildlife c more...
Every year wildlife hospitals, like the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) on Sanibel, are flooded with young animals that are abducted away from their parents by well-intentioned people who believe these babies to be orphaned. In fact, more...
Meet Our Animal Ambassadors
Each of our Animal Ambassadors has a unique story and important place in our programs. Bringing guests closer to our ambassadors is just one way we will help others gain an appreciation for local wildlife.
Shelldon
Shelldon (patient #15-2068) is a gopher tortoise that was hit by a vehicle and sustained permanent damage to his plastron and right forearm. As a result, he cannot dig burrows or protect himself. When he is not educating visitors in CROW's Visitor Education Center you can find him helping with landscaping and enjoying edible native plants.
Sneezy
Sneezy (patient #14-3324) is a Virginia opossum that was hit by a vehicle and sustained damage to his face and tail. CROW's veterinary staff was able to fix his jaw but had to amputate his tail.
Bashful
Bashful, a female opossum (patient #16-1741) was found by residence who noticed the opossum wandering around the neighborhood leaning slightly to the left and continually falling on its side.
