Upcoming Presentations and Programs at CROW
Today's Events
Patient Profiles: Birds of Prey
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 ...
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 ...
Why Animals Come to CROW
Do you wonder how and why animals become patients at CROW? Whether animals are sick, injured, or orphaned, CROW aims to lead in their recovery. From f ...
CROW Case of the Week
CROW’s teaching hospital offers externship, fellowship and internship opportunities for natural science and veterinary medicine students. While on sit ...
Press Releases from CROW
Mange is nothing to be taken lightly. It is defined as “a skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites and occasionally communicable to humans. It typically causes severe itching, hair loss and the formation of scabs and lesions.” more...
Shelldon, an adult male gopher tortoise, first arrived at CROW’s wildlife hospital on July 4, 2015 after being struck by a vehicle and dragged along the pavement for a short distance. As a result of the incident, Shelldon suffered carapace (upper she more...
This time of year, the room is filled with baby eastern gray squirrels. Unfortunately, most of these young squirrels have reportedly fallen from their nest or been dislodged during strong storms. In many of these cases, the immature mammals are in go 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.
Bashful
Bashful, a male 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.
Mina
Mina, a great horned owl (patient #16-3770) was brought to the clinic in December of 2016. She had suffered an injury and lost part of her wing. The amputation had completely healed before she was admitted to the hospital. She was otherwise in good health and it is suspected her mate had been caring for her in the wild.
Talon
Talon is a red-tailed hawk. When younger, Talon suffered a wing injury which was unable to be corrected rendering him unable to fly well enough to hunt on his own.
Billy
Billy the Armadillo (patient #17-1136) arrived at the clinic in April of 2017 after he was found as an orphan in Cape Coral, Florida. At the time, due to the classification of his species as a non-native species, Billy was unable to be released back into wild when he got older.
