Key West Wildlife Center

Key West Wildlife Center Helping ensure the future of our diverse native wildlife: Timely rescues, quality rehabilitation, and a return to the wild.
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The Key West Wildlife Center provides rescue and rehabilitative care to native wildlife from mile marker 0-30 (Key West to Big Pine Key). We work to return these animals to the wild to continue their lives. Our 24 hour wildlife rescue line is 305-292-1008. Mailing address: PO Box 2297, Key West FL 33045

This weak, dehydrated, and underweight first-year Brown Pelican was rescued down on Witters Lane, Big Pine Key. The pati...
12/29/2025

This weak, dehydrated, and underweight first-year Brown Pelican was rescued down on Witters Lane, Big Pine Key. The patient has been administered fluids and treated for parasites to begin rehabilitation in our clinic. www.keywestwildlifecenter.org

Just rescued a first-year Broad-winged Hawk down weak and dehydrated from migration from a backyard in the 1100 block of...
12/27/2025

Just rescued a first-year Broad-winged Hawk down weak and dehydrated from migration from a backyard in the 1100 block of Catherine. The Raptor is receiving fluids to begin rehabilitation in our clinic. www.keywestwildlifecenter.org

Thanks to security at Pier B for making the rescue of this Royal Tern this morning. The Tern is weak, underweight, and r...
12/27/2025

Thanks to security at Pier B for making the rescue of this Royal Tern this morning. The Tern is weak, underweight, and recovering from head trauma in our clinic now. www.keywestwildlifecenter.org

We are asking the Lower Keys Community to report any information regarding the intentional mutilation of Brown Pelicans ...
12/26/2025

We are asking the Lower Keys Community to report any information regarding the intentional mutilation of Brown Pelicans to FWC (1-888-404-3922 or myfwc.com). We have responded to four calls since December 6th in the Big Pine Key area. All four Pelicans had similar catastrophic wing and tissue damage consistent with intentional harm being done to the birds.The injuries were so severe that all four patients were euthanized. The injuries were documented and reported to FWC and an active investigation is underway.

Just rescued and released a Cooper's Hawk that had become trapped inside one of the batting cages at the Clayton Sterlin...
12/26/2025

Just rescued and released a Cooper's Hawk that had become trapped inside one of the batting cages at the Clayton Sterling Baseball Complex on Kennedy Drive. The Hawk was uninjured. Thanks to the caller who reported the Raptor! www.keywestwildlifecenter.org

The adult Brown Pelican rescued down Tuesday with impact related head trauma along the South Roosevelt Sea Wall has resp...
12/24/2025

The adult Brown Pelican rescued down Tuesday with impact related head trauma along the South Roosevelt Sea Wall has responded positively to treatment and is making recovery progress in our clinic. Thanks to everyone who reported this bird down in distress! www.keywestwildlifecenter.org

We have received multiple reports regarding a possible injured or deceased Manatee in the area of Key West Ferry Termina...
12/24/2025

We have received multiple reports regarding a possible injured or deceased Manatee in the area of Key West Ferry Terminal. Please report sightings/photo documentation to FWC dispatch at 1-888-404-3922 or through myfwc.com so they can coordinate response. MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife

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PO Box 2297
Key West, FL
33045

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+13052921008

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The Key West Wildlife Center is a non profit organization providing rescue and rehabilitative care to wildlife from mile marker 0-30 in the Florida Keys. We are a small rescue and rehabilitation facility operating as a trauma clinic and field hospital. Our main focus is rescuing and rehabilitating sick, injured or orphaned native birds and returning them to the wild. We are not a zoo. Our state and federal permits require that our avian patients be screened from public view while they are rehabilitating in our clinic and aviaries. We do have a very small number of avian educational abassadors that the public can see. We are located in the City of Key West Indigenous Park which is kept wild to attract many types of migratory raptors, shorebirds, warblers and songbirds. The Indigenous Park is a major birding spot and important migratory corridor greenspace. It is one of the last stands of upland scrub habitat left on the island. We are open every day of the week except Wednesday from 9-5. Admission is free but we always accept donations to help support our clinic and aviaries. Thanks for visiting and helping to support our mission of wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release!