City Wildlife Inc

Wildlife Rehabilitation Center: City Wildlifes Rehabilitation Center cared for more than 1,800 sick, injured, and orphaned wild animals in 2024. Patients included wild birds - raptors, waterfowl, and songbirds - small mammals, and native reptiles and amphibians. Many were Species of Greatest Conservation Need in the District of Columbia. City Wildlifes goal is to release healthy animals back to the wild. The Center, open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., is staffed by a full-time wildlife veterinarian with the assistance of licensed wildlife rehabilitators. Protecting wildlife: Most of our patients injuries are caused directly or indirectly by human activities. We work to heal the animals in our clinic, but also to connect with people in a way that advances understanding and compassion for wildlife. With each patient intake and phone call, we share helpful information about our wildlife neighbors, build understanding, promote compassion, and dispel concerns. Protecting people: Our wildlife rehabilitation program serves as a sentinel for detecting zoonotic disease in wildlife. It also provides a place for people to bring distressed wild animals whom they might otherwise try to care for at home, risking possible disease or injury to themselves or others. Protecting the environment: In addition to its primary mission, City Wildlife reviews and comments on local actions proposed by governments and private developers that might have impacts on wildlife. Our comments and advocacy support the protection of the Districts wildlife as well as actions that conserve habitat.

Education Programs: City Wildlife educates and supports the community in furtherance of our mission. In 2025, we received more than 5,000 calls and emails requesting advice with animals. We also provided wildlife education in local schools, held regular online seminars, and maintained active educational social media accounts.