PUBLIC VISITS & TOURS AVAILABLE!
The PRWC Education Center located at 3400 Ponce de Leon Parkway is now open daily to the public from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.
We do ask that large groups requesting a guided tour call the office at 941-637-3830 to set up a reservation. Click here to learn more
Guests are no longer required to wear facial coverings while touring the facility. There are hand sterilization stations available and social distancing will be encouraged.
We are open for animal intake at 223 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Wildlife patient admissions
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Mission of the Peace River Wildlife Center is to contribute to the survival of native Florida wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation and education.
Phone: (941) 637-3830
Peace River Wildlife Center (PRWC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and education center tucked neatly into the mangroves overlooking Charlotte Harbor at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda Isles, Florida.
The Center and our gift shop is open to the public for tours every day from 11a – 4p and our hospital accepts wildlife intakes from 8a – 5p every day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year including all holidays.
We do not charge an admission fee but donations are greatly appreciated and needed to support our mission. Your donations and gift store purchases go directly to the care of our wildlife patients and residents.
The PRWC does not receive any federal government support. The costs involved in maintaining these educational displays and to feed over 120 permanent residents and more than 2,500 patient admissions annually is nearly $80,000 per year. All of the Peace River Wildlife Center’s expenses are met through your donations, our recycling program, gift shop sales and small grants. PRWC’s mission is carried out primarily by volunteers.
If a bird or small animal cannot be returned to its native habitat after treatment and recovery but is otherwise healthy, it could become a permanent resident of the Center or another federally and state approved facility.
The Center typically has over 100 permanent wildlife residents on educational display.
All of the permanent residents are available for viewing by the public in attractive, spacious aviaries and habitats, suggestive of their native environments.
Among the birds available for viewing are Bald Eagles, Hawks, Owls, Ospreys, Crested CaraCara, Sandhill Cranes, Pelicans, Herons, Shorebirds, Cormorants, Songbirds, Crows and Vultures.
We also have Tortoises and Turtles. The Mammals you will see are Opossums and Rabbits.
Our Ambassadors are on public display when they are not out working for wildlife. Luna the Leucistic Screech Owl, Bella the Great Horned Owl and Orion the Barred Owl.
Injured Wildlife Emergency Information Click here.
Peace River Wildlife Center
223 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Punta Gorda
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Phone: (941) 637-3830
Email: info@peaceriverwildlifecenter.org
Fax: (941) 637-3857
