Who We Are
Ohio Wildlife Center (OWC) is a leader in wildlife rehabilitation and conservation education. We treat nearly 5,000 animals in our wildlife hospital every year and reach thousands of adults and children through education programs.
OWC is a private, non-profit organization. We rely almost entirely on the generosity of individual and corporate donors, private grants, endowments and service fees. Thank you for your support!
On behalf of OWC's staff and volunteers, please join us in extending our deepest condolences to the Swanagan family on the loss of Jeff Swanagan, Director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. He was a great partner and advocate for all wildlife and for the Ohio Wildlife Center. He will be greatly missed. Click here for additional information.
Current Animal Issues
A recent press release from the Ohio Division of Wildlife reiterates the need for people who want to help native wildlife to ask questions prior to intervening. The goal is to keep the "wild" in wildlife. Click here for more info.
In related news, the Ohio Division of Wildlife has also stated that wildlife rehabilitators cannot rehabilitate injured or orphaned fawns. Healthy fawns should be left alone. Injured fawns can be admitted for euthanasia only. For further information, click here, or contact the Ohio Division of Wildlife.
2009 WildNite for Wildlife
Thank you to everyone who made the 2009 WildNite for Wildlife such a wonderful success! We want to thank the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for hosting the event, and we want to thank our keynote speaker, Jack Hanna, for a wonderfully entertaining evening.
The event raised nearly $50,000 for OWC. We appreciate the continued support from our corporate and individual sponsors, auction donors and winners, attendees and volunteers. It is because of your continued support that we are celebrating our 25th year!
The feedback from the evening was very positive! Everyone had a wonderful time during the evening; from watching the flamingos and other animals parade through the room, to participating in the silent and live auctions, to celebrating Sue Anderson’s volunteer achievements, and especially listening to the passionate speeches made by Dr. Burton and Jack Hanna.
Click here for a full list of our Auction Item Donors. See photos below and on our Events page!
Donor Privacy Policy
Ohio Wildlife Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All charitable donations are tax-deductible.
Our most important asset is our donors’ trust, and we are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our current, former and prospective donors. We respect donor privacy by keeping personal and gift information secure, and using it only as our donors and members would want us to. Anyone who contributes to Ohio Wildlife Center will:
- Be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
- Receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition, unless the donor requests that their gift be anonymous.
- Be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality.
- Be assured that we permit only a limited number of authorized employees, who are trained in the proper handling of donor information and who understand the confidential nature of said information, to have access to donor information. Employees who violate our Donor Privacy Policy are subject to disciplinary action.
- Receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers to any questions relative to their donation.
- Be assured that Ohio Wildlife Center does not sell, lease or rent its member lists, and will not do so in the future.
For more infomation or if you have questions, please contact our development department at 614-734-9453.
Ohio Wildlife Center never sells, rents, trades or otherwise shares our supporters’ names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, or other personal information with any other organization. Ohio Wildlife Center also never sends out mailings on behalf of other organizations.
Red-Tailed Hawk Release photos






