Avian Haven Competitors

The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a hospital for native wildlife, teaching the world to care about and to care for wildlife and the environment. The Wildlife Center of Virginia was formed in 1982 to provide quality healthcare, often on an emergency basis, to native wildlife. Since 1982, the Wildlife Center has: - treated more than 70,000 wild animals, representing more than 200 species of native birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. - shared the lessons learned from these cases with some 1.5 million school-children and adults across Virginia. - trained a corps of wildlife medicine practitioners, including veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and volunteer wildlife rehabilitators. Those who have benefited from the professional training programs offered by the Center may now be found on the cutting-edge of wildlife veterinary medicine around the world.

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota (WRC) is the busiest independent wildlife rehabilitation center in the world, admitting over 25,000 animals annually. WRC's mission is to rehabilitate and release our wild animal patients back into the wild. WRC is a non-profit organization that has a staff of 45 and relies greatly on the efforts of volunteers and interns during the busy summer months. Our opportunities provide hands-on experience working with wildlife as they heal and prepare to re-enter life in the wild.

Carolina Raptor Center is dedicated to the conservation of birds of prey. Our 3/4 mile Raptor Trail is home to over 25 species of birds and is visited by 40,000 people a year. Our environmental education programs reach over 25,000 students a year on site and in their classrooms. The Jim Arthur Raptor Medical Center treats 1.000 birds a year, more than any other raptor center in the country. Almost 70 percent of the injured birds that are admitted are released back into the wild after treatment.