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A week inside the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Blog written each week by von Arx Wildlife Hospital Director Joanna Fitzgerald
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Virtual Wildlife Hospital Baby Shower a Success — Thank you!!
Virtual Wildlife Hospital Baby Shower a Success — Thank you!!
Thank you to everyone who donated to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital’s virtual Wildlife Baby Shower!
Conservancy of SWFL
Jun 17, 2021
Killdeer parents successfully reunited with chicks
Killdeer parents successfully reunited with chicks
Four killdeer and an osprey were among the 119 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida…
Conservancy of SWFL
Jun 15, 2021
Pier patrol rescues royal tern with fishing hook injury
Pier patrol rescues royal tern with fishing hook injury
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
Jun 11, 2021
Baby bird found inside work truck surprises driver
Baby bird found inside work truck surprises driver
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
Jun 11, 2021
Do not try to care for injured wildlife on your own
Do not try to care for injured wildlife on your own
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
Jun 4, 2021
Sibling armadillos admitted to wildlife hospital
Sibling armadillos admitted to wildlife hospital
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
May 14, 2021
Pregnant bat gives birth at von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Pregnant bat gives birth at von Arx Wildlife Hospital
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
May 7, 2021
Gravid gopher tortoise admitted to wildlife hospital
Gravid gopher tortoise admitted to wildlife hospital
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
Apr 29, 2021
Nestling hawks rescued from side of I-75
Nestling hawks rescued from side of I-75
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
Apr 29, 2021
Rare patient recovering at von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Rare patient recovering at von Arx Wildlife Hospital
A northern harrier and two Virginia opossums were among the 96 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildilfe Hospital at the Conservancy of…
Conservancy of SWFL
Apr 16, 2021
Osprey renesting a success
Osprey renesting a success
An osprey and an eastern cottontail were among the 136 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest…
Conservancy of SWFL
Apr 8, 2021
Bald eagle fledgling recovering in von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Bald eagle fledgling recovering in von Arx Wildlife Hospital
A bald eagle fledgling and two mourning dove nestlings and were among the 110 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the…
Conservancy of SWFL
Mar 25, 2021
Support the von Arx Wildlife Hospital — Feed the Eagles
Support the von Arx Wildlife Hospital — Feed the Eagles
Over the last few months the von Arx Wildlife Hospital has been caring for TWO long term adult bald eagle patients. One is recovering from…
Conservancy of SWFL
Mar 19, 2021
Turtle found entangled in fishing line
Turtle found entangled in fishing line
A peninsula cooter and 11 brown pelicans were among the 89 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of…
Conservancy of SWFL
Mar 11, 2021
Eastern screech owl admitted after foam insulation incident
Eastern screech owl admitted after foam insulation incident
An eastern screech owl and an eastern spotted skunk were among the 82 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy…
Conservancy of SWFL
Mar 3, 2021
Influx of baby rabbits admitted after suffering injuries from domestic pets
Influx of baby rabbits admitted after suffering injuries from domestic pets
A burrowing owl and 26 eastern cottontail rabbits were among the 86 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy…
Conservancy of SWFL
Feb 25, 2021
Great horned owlet successfully renested
Great horned owlet successfully renested
A great horned owlet and a banded watersnake were among the 162 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of…
Conservancy of SWFL
Feb 19, 2021
Orphaned baby river otters recovering at von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Orphaned baby river otters recovering at von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Two river otters and eight royal terns were among the 75 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest…
Conservancy of SWFL
Feb 12, 2021
Surge of Tern Admissions
Surge of Tern Admissions
Two river otters and eight royal terns were among the 75 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest…
Conservancy of SWFL
Feb 12, 2021
Eastern screech owl and active nest admitted after tree removal
Eastern screech owl and active nest admitted after tree removal
An eastern screech owl and an American kestrel were among the 75 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of…
Conservancy of SWFL
Feb 5, 2021
Rare patient at the von Arx Wildlife Hospital survives two pet attacks
Rare patient at the von Arx Wildlife Hospital survives two pet attacks
An eastern mole and a fox squirrel were among the 55 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest…
Conservancy of SWFL
Jan 28, 2021
Glue traps ‘inhumane & indiscriminate killers’
Glue traps ‘inhumane & indiscriminate killers’
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
Jan 15, 2021
2020 von Arx Wildlife Hospital Admissions
2020 von Arx Wildlife Hospital Admissions
Thank you for your support as our von Arx Wildlife Hospital team continues to care for injured, sick and orphaned native wildlife. To…
Conservancy of SWFL
Jan 8, 2021
Conservancy, FWC team up to rescue hanging pelican on Christmas Eve
Conservancy, FWC team up to rescue hanging pelican on Christmas Eve
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
Dec 30, 2020
Pelican & osprey both found wrapped in fishing line
Pelican & osprey both found wrapped in fishing line
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
Dec 28, 2020
Royal tern found with treble hook in its mouth
Royal tern found with treble hook in its mouth
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
Dec 11, 2020
Flying squirrel rehabbed & released!
Flying squirrel rehabbed & released!
The flying squirrel release was exciting since they are a rare admission to the hospital.
Conservancy of SWFL
Dec 4, 2020
Several patients suffer from fishing hook injuries
Several patients suffer from fishing hook injuries
A double crested cormorant and a Florida softshell turtle were among the 73 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the…
Conservancy of SWFL
Nov 20, 2020
Flying squirrel admitted to hospital
Flying squirrel admitted to hospital
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
Nov 13, 2020
Two pelicans found wrapped in fishing line in just one week
Two pelicans found wrapped in fishing line in just one week
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital
Conservancy of SWFL
Nov 13, 2020
Northern mockingbird stuck between lanai screens
Northern mockingbird stuck between lanai screens
A northern mockingbird was among the sixty-two animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida…
Conservancy of SWFL
Nov 6, 2020
Florida red-bellied turtle suffers from vehicle strike
Florida red-bellied turtle suffers from vehicle strike
A Florida red-bellied turtle and a northern mockingbird were among the 62 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the…
Conservancy of SWFL
Nov 6, 2020
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