Center for Wildlife
Strengthening our community's overall health through conservation medicine & nature-based education
Our vision is to instill a sense of understanding, responsibility, and compassion for our natural world leading to a society connected to nature and empowered to take action. We do this through conservation medicine, environmental education, community empowerment, and advocacy.
​​Welcome to Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick, Maine! Nestled at the base of Mount Agamenticus, for 39 years our facility has treated over 90,000 injured and orphaned wild animals and presented nature-based education programming to hundreds of thousands of community members.
Center for Wildlife provides medical care to New England wild animals at no cost to the rescuers or taxpayers.
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CFW treats 2,500+ patients annually
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Treats 190 different species
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Fields 15,000 phone calls through our wildlife assistance hotline
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Offers 25 internships and 4 apprenticeships annually
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Provides 500 educational programs every year for schools, senior centers, and the general public
CFW recognizes the interconnectedness and interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health for optimal physical, mental and emotional wellbeing in humans and our community. We also recognize the impacts wildlife and environmental health has on economic drivers including tourism, agriculture, and forestry. We promote communication, coordination, and collaboration across disciplines and sectors, including human and veterinary medicine, environmental science, wildlife ecology, government, academia, and nonprofits, to address regional and national challenges to human and ecosystem health, such as emerging infectious diseases, habitat degradation, and climate change.
Wildlife Medical Center
Center for Wildlife proudly serves the New England region typically managing 2,500 patients each year (native wildlife injured because of vehicle collisions, domestic pets, pollution, fishing lines, oil spills, and other human-related causes), representing more than 190 species of birds, reptiles, and mammals. The goal of our wildlife clinic is to not only medically treat and provide rehabilitation to injured wild animals so that they can be released back to the wild but also use data collected to better support broad systemic change.
Nature-Based Education
Center for Wildlife's mission extends to educating our community about wildlife ecology, human impacts on wildlife and critical ecosystems, and stewardship in a region facing intense pressure from development and population growth.
Our education and outreach programs offer an opportunity for Project WILD educators, live animal ambassadors, hands-on materials, and displays to foster the natural connection between people and wildlife, inspiring the conservationist within.
Center for Wildlife’s exciting team of live, non-releasable wildlife “ambassadors” trained for presentation to audiences and our Environmental Educators offer a unique opportunity to bring lessons to life and see local wildlife up close and personal.
