Ohio Wildlife Center

1. Wildlife rehabilitationa. Caring for ill, injured, and orphaned Wildlife with the ultimate goal of their healthy release back into the wild is the core of Ohio Wildlife Center's service. In 2022, we admitted 7,905 animals for care, with peaks of 80-100 animals admitted per day in may and june. About one quarter of all admissions are orphaned baby animals who require intensive care from our team of volunteers to grow enough to be released. This is the leading cause of animals being presented to the animal hospital. Other significant patient admissions are a result of some conflict such as interactions with domestic animals, collisions, and/or inappropriate possession. B. Our professional rehabilitators and volunteer team provide a variety of care from blood diagnostics and x-rays to medications and bone splints. Every animal receives a comprehensive evaluation to determine its best care plan, although its journey from our hospital to the wild can take many different paths.we partner with our team of volunteers as well as local correctional institutions to provide care for admitted animals offsite. Patients require regular ongoing feeding, quiet surroundings, and care. The Center's pre-release facility replicates natural environments for animals on the last leg of their journey. Volunteers provide basic needs like food and monitor animals for key behaviors to ensure they are healthy and capable to be released back to the wild.c. The Center accepts Wildlife of all species, but the unfortunate truth is that many cases are too severe to succeed. This is why we're so thankful for the support of our growing community of donors and volunteers - their help ensures that we do everything possible for our animals.2. Scram! Wildlife controla. Scram! Wildlife control was established as a social enterprise program of Ohio Wildlife Center to both provide the community with a humane alternative to conventional animal control services and bolster funds available to support our Wildlife hospital. Scram! Focuses on non-lethal solutions to unwanted wild animals in residential and business properties, relying on long-term exclusion rather than trapping and euthanasia. B. The scram! Team responds to hundreds of service calls each year, plus provides routine service through six agreements with local corporations and municipalities. Exclusion services were tailored to thirteen distinct species, with the top 3 most-prevalent species being eastern gray squirrels, raccoons, and bats.c. Scram! Can provide an immediate response for clients willing to pay a fee rather than wait for an available volunteer. Scram! Service calls included rescues for ill or injured animals, all of which were brought to the hospital for further care.3. Wildlife & conservation education programsa. Ohio Wildlife Center strives to instill a greater appreciation and understanding of wild animals and can help prevent harmful interactions thus reducing the number of animals admitted to its free animal hospital.b. Ohio Wildlife Center offers education programs for all ages. Programs range from summer day camps and onsite events to conservation talks held with professional clubs and associations.c. All programs are supported by over 60 animals ambassadors representing many of Ohio's native species. All of our ambassadors were patients of our hospital and became ambassadors when they were diagnosed as non-releasable, either due to a permanent injury that affects their ability to hunt successfully or because they had already habituated to human care. These animals are permanent residents of Ohio Wildlife Center and are cared for every day by our education staff as well as rotating interns from our partnership with otterbein university.