Treasure Coast Wildlife Center Needs Your Help
and Here’s How You Can!
By Heather McLaren | Owner of Advanced Animal Transport

First, guess how many fish the animals are fed, per day!

Was your answer between 100 and 250?

Because it’s definitely between 100 to 250 fish, every day!

To give a quick background, Treasure Coast Wildlife Center is a “501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation, dedicated to the preservation of wildlife and the conservation on natural habitats. We are not a government agency. All funding for our efforts comes from public and private grants and from concerned citizens throughout our community.”

This means all their funding and volunteer help comes from YOU!

What does Treasure Coast Wildlife Center do with these funds and volunteer help?

They “rehabilitate and return injured, ill, and orphaned animals to the wild, as well as offer educational services to the public at large.”

Here’s Where You Come In And How You Can Help The Native Animals!

Most of these residents are fish-eating creatures. Treasure Coast Wildlife Center needs help from the community with legally caught, fresh fish to feed their birds of prey, pelicans, alligators, and turtles. Fresh fish is the most nutritious because frozen and cooked eliminate excess vitamins, thus resulting in supplementation (which can also get expensive). BUT frozen is always super helpful!

Finger mullet, thread herring, and smelt are the most commonly used fish to feed everything on site.

Last week, a request for fish was posted with over 200 shares and many comments, but not much fish came through. They really need the help of having more fish donations! Advanced Animal Transport can also help with this. Have a boat and all the fish, but no transport? We can help! We can personally meet you at the dock!

If you’re looking to drop fish off personally, especially tilapia, drive on up to the wildlife drop off area. There is a large freezer that excess fish can safely be kept in for future use, since they consume 100-250 fish a day!

Did you know visiting Treasure Coast Wildlife Center is FREE to the public?

YES! Thursday through Sunday 11am-3pm. Based in Palm City, it’s about a 30 minute walk around the facility to see the rehabilitation residents. Our favorite was the Blue Jays! They are so beautiful up close!

There is a paid tour also available that runs about $5 for kids and $10 for adults (prices may vary). This is a more personalized tour, provided by the staff and will go into detail about the wildlife residents. Schedule about a half hour to an hour based on questions and group size. These will have to be planned in advance too.

Contact Information:

Treasure Coast Wildlife Center

8626 SW Citrus Blvd, Palm City, FL, 34990

772-286-6200

info@tcwild.org

If you see an injured, ill, or orphaned wildlife, please contact

Martin County Animal Services

772-463-3211

References: https://www.tcwild.org/. About Us. Retreived June 6, 2024

To view some of our most recent visit, check out the photos below!

If you’ve read this far, ask them what’s different about their white pelican!