Epoxied gopher tortoise and hooked royal tern
Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of von Arx Wildlife Hospital A gopher tortoise and a royal tern were among the sixty-one animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the…
Laughing gull attacked with shovel
By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital A laughing gull and a brown pelican were among the 71 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital…
A rare admission and rabbit nests
Three eastern cottontail rabbit nestlings and a sharp-shinned hawk were among the fifty-nine animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida this past week.…
Protecting our Pelicans: Responsible fishing helps save lives
By Joanna Fitzgerald | von Arx Wildlife Hospital Director Naples is a bird sanctuary that’s home to more than 170 species of birds, including the brown pelican. Frequently found along…
Six red-shouldered hawks admitted
A yellow-bellied slider and six red-shouldered hawks were among the fifty-three animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida this past week. Other admissions…
Six opossum joeys found without their mother and an ovenbird strikes store windows
An ovenbird and six Virginia opossums were among the fifty-four animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida this past week. Other admissions include…
Heron Injured From Fishing Hook
A concerned elderly resident in North Naples called the von Arx Wildlife Hospital after seeing a great blue heron sitting in two feet of water on the edge of a…
Keep Wildlife Wild
A raccoon was among the fifty-three animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida this past week. Other admissions include a red-bellied woodpecker, a…
