Month: June 2019

It was an innovative idea nearly 25 years ago that first brought Ohio Wildlife Center together with the Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW). The Center needed extra hands in its early days to help care for infant and orphaned wildlife. The ORW offered their resources to assist in the daily care for the animals to […]... Read More

Plastic Free July Start small and let your passion grow as you learn, get involved, and lead the way…You Can Do It! The results of global plastic consumption are plain to see in the now famous photographs of a wild seahorse clinging to a plastic cotton swab, a sea turtle with a plastic straw lodged […]... Read More

The Lights Out Columbus spring migration monitoring program that launched on March 15 concluded May 30, with more than 672 hours logged by 57 volunteers on city streets in the downtown corridor. According to Stormy Gibson, director of education and Lights Out Columbus project director, 35 species of birds, including two different kinds of bats, […]... Read More

Two vultures have joined the Animal Ambassador team at Ohio Wildlife Center, helping to expand people’s awareness about these often misunderstood scavenger birds built for their unique role in the ecosystem.  A Black Vulture named Ranger and a Turkey Vulture named Chase each arrived at the Education Center through different paths, but they now share […]... Read More

Saving Our Songbirds with Better Together This summer Ohio Wildlife Center is partnering with the The Columbus Foundation through Better Together, their online fundraising campaign, to help save our songbirds. Our Better Together project will be featured on the Foundation’s giving store to raise $5,000 for nutrition and veterinary care for songbirds rescued during the […]... Read More

It’s turtle nesting season in Ohio, and with both large and small species on the move, the Wildlife Hospital has assessed nearly 40 turtles in the last two months.  Many are injured from car collisions or other impacts as they cross roadways seeking prime nesting sites. Ten of Ohio’s turtle species are aquatic or semi-aquatic, […]... Read More

Presentations are available to clubs, organizations, and other community gatherings Rebecca Rose recently joined the Ohio Wildlife Center team as the conservation liaison, a role that will extend the Center’s outreach into the Central Ohio community and raise awareness about critical conservation issues.  Rose, who previously was the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s field conservation manager, […]... Read More