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Wildlife, Inc. Education & Rehabilitation Center is a volunteer run non-profit wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organization located in Bradenton Beach, Florida. Founded in 1988, we were treating over 3,000 birds, mammals, and reptiles by 1998. The number has since grown to over 4,000, and continues to increase as we are now the largest wildlife rehabilitation and rescue center in Manatee County. 

With a annual budget approaching $100,000, we are funded solely by donations and private grants. NO funding is received by local, state or federal governments. Please make a donation to help us continue our work of saving our precious Florida wildlife. Your support helps to pay for medicine, food, surgeries and rescue gear to save more animals. Donations can be made by clicking the Paypal donation button on our Facebook homepage or by visiting our website at www.wildlifeinc.org. You can also send donations by mail to:

P.O. Box 1449

Anna Maria ,FL 34216

Visit our wildlife sanctuary located on the property of Mixon Fruit Farms at 2525 27th Street East Bradenton, FL. Daily tours are at 11am, 1pm, 3pm. Summer tours 11am, 1pm. visit www.mixon.com for more info.

Wildlife Inc and Florida Farm Rescue joins together to rescue more animals.

Wildlife Inc. rehabilitates native wildlife and Florida Farm Rescue rescues domestic farm animals.

Help both of us to help more animals by donating during the Giving Challenge 2018..

On Tuesday, May 1st at Noon through Wednesday, May 2nd at Noon, on-line donors using CREDIT CARDS only can donate to Wildlife Inc., Education & Rehabilitation Center and Florida Farm Rescue .
Donations $25 to $100 will be MATCHED by a donation from The Patterson Foundation.

The 2018 Giving Challenge is presented by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County with the giving strengthened by The Patterson Foundation.GC logo with all animals

Replacing Baby Birds

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Replacing Baby Birds

 There is a common myth that if one finds baby birds fallen out of nests they must be “rescued” because the parents will not feed them if they have human odor on them. This is not true! Bird parents do not detect, or ignore foreign smells on their young. They respond to their cries and visual cues such as their open mouths.

If you find birds that have fallen out of the nest, gently place them back in the nest if you can do so without risking injury to you or the babies. If you cannot reach the nest safely, place the birds in a small, cloth-lined box and place in the branches as near to the nest as you can reach. The parents will continue to care for them when they return. As much as we love to tend our charges, birds are much better at raising birds than we are!

 David Sadkin Ph.D. Director of Education