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Teeny Tiny House Has Moved Into the Conservation Kiosk

Our Teeny Tiny House will provide a unique way to learn how to reduce your carbon footprint in your daily life – especially at home.

A Florida black bear cub.

Caring for Florida Black Bear Cubs

We’ve started providing temporary medical and nutritional care to Florida black bear cubs in need in an effort to help them on their rehabilitation journey with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.  

A green sea turtle is held by a Sea Turtle Healing Center staff member

Releasing Green Sea Turtle Popsicle

Green sea turtle Popsicle went home to the ocean this week at a private release in New Smyrna Beach after a nearly 3-month rehabilitation stay at our Sea Turtle Healing Center.

A crested caracara tilts her head

Meet the Animals: Camilla the Crested Caracara

Get to know our crested caracara Camilla in this month’s Meet the Animals blogpost! Camilla lives in our Wild Florida section.

Giraffe standing in a clump of trees.

Offering Our Animal Residents Meaningful Choice and Control

We believe meaningful choices and control is essential to our animal resident’s wellbeing. Learn more about how we provide this to them!

A sedated ring-tailed lemur receives gold bead acupuncture.

Providing Gold Bead Acupuncture to Aging Animals

Two of our older animal residents recently received gold bead implants, a permanent type of acupuncture, as our animal care team works to help them age comfortably with us.  

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