room and, in the busy spring and summer
seasons, we have patients lined up inside the
room and out in the halls, with predators and
prey right next to each other, which isn’t good
for them. We’ll move into a 36,000-square-foot
space with an existing concrete block barrack
and mess hall that will be renovated for our
new hospital, classrooms and offices, but we’ll
expand the space to build a great hall. There
will also be a Ter williger Discovery Center,
which is an interactive space for children and
their families; expanded, naturalistic habitats for our ambassador animals that can’t be
released; and better opportunities for the public to interact with them. We will have the space
to run three simultaneous summer camps or
hold a lecture or big event. And we’ll have a
much better hospital for the animals.
What can visitors expect to see? It will be a
real destination where they can spend the day.
They can explore the discovery center for a
few hours, buy a pre-made sandwich or bring
their own picnic, browse the gift shop, participate in interactive programs with the animals,
and see animal patients in foster care. This
is our legacy. There hasn’t been anything like
this and we want WildCare to be around for
generations to come and to make a positive
difference for people and wildlife. m
Kele, an American kestrel,
arrived at Wild Care in 2011.
