Category: Hospital

Among the hundreds of waterbirds brought to the Wildlife Hospital for care this summer, two species with permanent disabilities have made their way west to enter conservation programs. A female juvenile Green Heron and a female Trumpeter Swan were transported to Seattle, Washington on September 16 after both had been assessed and treated at the […]... Read More

For veterinary student Clarice Souza, a summer internship at Ohio Wildlife Center’s Wildlife Hospital offered not only the chance to expand her skills in animal care, it also provided a unique window to build on baseline research about the impact of domestic animal interactions on wildlife populations.  Souza, a New Jersey native, will complete her […]... Read More

It Was Rescued by Lights Out Columbus Volunteers After a Downtown Collision  A migrating Wood Thrush injured in a downtown window collision was rescued by Lights Out volunteers April 27 and later fitted with a nanotag to track its journey to summer habitats. The Wood Thrush was only the second bird rescued in several years […]... Read More

Wildlife Hospital Provides Care Before April Release Back to the Wild It had been a hectic morning for Chris and Connie Copeland at their Upper Arlington home on April 10 as they stayed by the phone to hear updates about the imminent arrival of their new grandchild. In the midst of the action, they heard […]... Read More

Project Designed to Mimic Natural Conditions for Bats Brought to the Wildlife Hospital After five months of caring for 27 big brown bats hibernating in two wine coolers in her basement, Ann Wookey cheered as they took flight back to the wild May 1 in a grassy field in northeast Columbus.  As a long-time volunteer […]... Read More

With more Ohioans requesting help from the Wildlife Hospital as pandemic restrictions continue into 2021, the hospital is streamlining the outdoor patient intake process it implemented last year.  With the onset of COVID-19 lockdowns and safety precautions in early 2020, the Wildlife Hospital pivoted to accepting all patients outside the hospital building at 2661 Billingsley […]... Read More

A recent lunch break for a Westerville resident turned into a rescue mission to save a silver-haired bat that had missed its migration window in the fall and managed to survive into central Ohio’s harsh winter. While walking along Nationwide Boulevard in downtown Columbus on February 1, Jessica Michell  spotted a small, gray form on […]... Read More

New grants awarded to Ohio Wildlife Center will be supporting Wildlife Hospital improvements, additional animal enclosures and red fox care. The Summerlee Foundation of Texas awarded a grant to Ohio Wildlife Center to support the rescue and rehabilitation of foxes with mange in Central Ohio. This project will add special caging at the Wildlife Hospital during acute […]... Read More

Ohio Wildlife Center’s free Wildlife Hospital has grown to be a regional expert in wildlife rehabilitation during the past 36 years. Center veterinarians and the animal care team have developed specialized care and surgical procedures for a wide range of conditions —  broken wings and limbs, cracked turtle shells and fishing tackle that is eaten […]... Read More

After mid-March storms displaced a great horned owl nestling in Southwest Franklin County, a team from Ohio Wildlife Center successfully reunited the young bird with its mother just a day after it was brought to the Wildlife Hospital by a Galloway family.  The family has observed a nesting pair of great horned owls for several […]... Read More