Month: September 2018

Ohio Wildlife Center’s 2017 Annual Report Ohio Wildlife Center’s 2017 Annual Report is now available. This special report highlights our partnerships, volunteers, and wildlife rescue and recovery services, along with a complete list of the 5,260 animals we treated at our Wildlife Hospital in 2017. It was the highest number of animal patients assessed and treated […]... Read More

Congratulations, Jack! Congratulations to Ohio Wildlife Center Honorary Trustee Jack Hanna for 40 years of incredible work supporting wildlife here in Ohio and across the globe. He has been an advocate for wildlife in wild places for decades, but he has never forgotten that the wildlife in our own backyards is vitally important. Hanna has […]... Read More

 Returning an Eagle to the Wild   2018 has been a remarkable year for bald eagle patients at Ohio Wildlife Center’s hospital.  As of August, we have had four eagles arrive for treatment. In 2017, we treated zero eagles and during each of the previous three years, we cared for two eagles per year. […]... Read More

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Fund has approved two grants to Ohio Wildlife Center to save Neotropical migratory birds through two projects. One grant is focused on awareness building of human-linked causes injuring migratory birds as well as songbird rescue and rehabilitation. The second is a data gathering and tracking project for the 2019 […]... Read More

An American Bald Eagle once treated at the Wildlife Hospital has joined Ohio Wildlife Center as a new Animal Ambassador. Named Burton, to honor the late Dr. Don Burton who founded Ohio Wildlife Center, the Bald Eagle now occupies a new permanent raptor exhibit at Cook Road built through funds donated by the Barbara and […]... Read More

Wildlife photographer Chris Brinkman has traveled the globe documenting breathtaking landscapes and the animals that inhabit them for publications such as Smithsonian, Africa Geographic, and Outdoor Photographer Magazine. This spring, however, he didn’t have to go far to find memorable photos. His local Columbus neighborhood near Whetstone Park delivered a wildlife story about recovery, community […]... Read More