Services Provided

CWC provides these services:

Medical and recuperative care for sick and injured wildlife.

College internship program offering students hands-on rehabilitation experience with wildlife.

Educational outreach program presenting case histories of CWC wildlife patients. Our slide presentations graphically illustrate the human impact on wildlife and wildlife habitat.

Monitoring wildlife health and habitat, which is an indicator of environmental health for humans.

Hand-rearing orphaned wildlife until release time.

Distribution of educational literature regarding wildlife damage control, nesting-box plans, scouting and youth projects, landscaping for wildlife, and orphaned wildlife care instructions.

Wildlife emergency Help Hotline and telephone assistance to answer general wildlife questions and to provide humane solutions to common wildlife problems, wildlife damage control, wildlife identification, natural history of wildlife, wildlife diseases, and zoonoses information.

Sharing CWC's animal care standards, procedures, and findings with other professionals active in wildlife medicine and captive propagation.

Sponsoring beginning and advanced wildlife rehabilitation courses on the state and regional levels.

Active involvement with local, state, and national conservation organizations in efforts to preserve, protect, and engender respect for the natural environment and wildlife.

Maintainance of a wildlife reference library.

Publication of a twice-yearly newsletter / journal.

Informational brochures.