Soaring to New Heights: Invest in Wildlife and SFWA's Future

2024 Has Been a Year of Transformation and Growth at St. Francis Wildlife

St. Francis Wildlife has undergone significant improvements in 2024. Essential facility upgrades, including new laundry equipment, a modernized porch, and a repaired access road, have enhanced the center's operations. Additionally, investments in technology, like a new payment system and clock-in system, have streamlined processes. The center has also prioritized staff well-being by providing raises and addressing basic needs like HVAC and septic systems. Constant upgrades were necessary as a result of continued wear and tear of an old rehab hospital.

Our Challenges and Future Goals

Despite these advancements, St. Francis Wildlife faces ongoing challenges. Aging enclosures, particularly the critical eagle flight enclosure, require urgent attention.

Hurricanes have continued to make maintaining all of our wooden outdoor enclosures difficult, with falling trees and wood rot making them unusable.

Our dream is to construct new, state-of-the-art enclosures for raptors and other wildlife, which means a complete overhaul and removal of the old wooden enclosures that are now deteriorating. Once concrete is poured, new, modernized metal enclosures--that will stand the test of time--can replace them.

Furthermore, the costs of rehabilitating various species, especially songbirds and raptors, remain substantial--a much-needed eagle flight enclosure, alone, is $110,000.

We Need Your Support

Our needs are significant. To realize these ambitious goals, St. Francis Wildlife needs your support. Your donations will directly fund essential repairs, new enclosures, and ongoing wildlife care. By contributing, you'll help ensure a brighter future for the region's wildlife and the dedicated team at St. Francis Wildlife.

Every dollar and share help us reach our goal. Thank you for helping us continue to save our native wildlife.