The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife

Wildlife Rehabilitation Servicescrowclinic.org

Company typePrivate
Founded1968
HeadquartersSanibel, United States
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife firmographics

Firmographics

Name: The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife
Legal name: Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife
Website: https://crowclinic.org
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1968
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
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The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife industry classification

Industry

Product category: Wildlife Rehabilitation Services
NAICS: Veterinary Services (541940), Zoos and Botanical Gardens (71213)
akta.pro industry: PRIMARYBPAGAIAC
Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation & Release
Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Animal Welfare & Wildlife Rescue
SECONDARYBPAGAGAB
Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection
Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations
SECONDARYHLAMAJAM
Wildlife Health & Conservation Disease Management
Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Animal Health Public Health, Regulators & Disease Control
SECONDARYBPAGAIAD
Veterinary Charity Clinics & Medical Aid
Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Animal Welfare & Wildlife Rescue
SECONDARYEDAIAGAE
Wildlife & Animal Care Volunteering
Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Service Learning, Volunteering & Gap Year Programs

Keywords

Wildlife rehabilitation services
Wildlife veterinary care
Conservation education programs
Wildlife hospital operations
Animal rescue services

Where The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Sanibel
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

Visitor Education Center Admissions: Admission fees for the Visitor Education Center ($12/person for 13+, $7/person for 4-12, free for children 3 and under and active members) generate revenue while educating the public about wildlife rehabilitation.
Campus Tours: Guided hospital tours at $25 per person, limited to ages 10+, with 12-person maximum. Revenue supports hospital operations and patient care.
Gift Shop Sales: On-site gift shop selling merchandise including apparel, jewelry, adopt-a-species kits, and CROW branded items. All proceeds support CROW's mission to save wildlife.
Membership Program: Annual membership program offering free admission to the Visitor Education Center and other member benefits. Promotes donor retention and recurring revenue.
Donations and Fundraising: One-time donations, monthly pledges, honor/memory gifts, vehicle donations, legacy/planned giving, and community partnership sponsorships. Annual fundraising events include Taste of the Islands and Wild About CROW gala.
Summer Camp Programs: Conservation summer camps for K-12 grades with program fees. Includes scholarships available for participants. Camps teach wildlife conservation, medicine, and One World One Health concepts.
Student Program Fees: Fees for veterinary and wildlife rehabilitation student programs including externships and internships. Includes $125 program fee and on-site housing fees.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Visitor Education Center Admission - General
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Campus Tour
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Gift Shop Items
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Summer Conservation Camp

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife product offering

Product offering

Core offering

CROW is a nonprofit teaching hospital and visitor education center that rescues, rehabilitates, and releases sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife in Southwest Florida, treating over 6,000 patients of more than 200 species each year. The organization pairs direct veterinary and rehabilitation services with public education through its Visitor Education Center, campus tours, summer camps, student externship and internship programs, and a gift shop. It also conducts conservation medicine research in collaboration with universities and government agencies.

Product overview

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) operates as a nonprofit teaching hospital and visitor education center with a unified portfolio of services centered on wildlife rehabilitation, education, and conservation medicine. The core offering is the Wildlife Hospital, a 4,800-square-foot veterinary facility providing medical care to over 6,000 wildlife patients annually of more than 200 species. Complementing the hospital is the Visitor Education Center (VEC) featuring interactive exhibits and live camera feeds. CROW offers educational programming through Student Programs (externships and internships for veterinary and wildlife students), Campus Tours, and an annual Conservation Summer Camp. The organization operates a Gift Shop supporting the mission, maintains an Animal Ambassadors Program for educational presentations, and conducts Research and Conservation Projects in collaboration with universities and conservation organizations. The hospital's services include critical care, surgery, diagnostics, and 17 outdoor rehabilitation enclosures, with a new Harkey Sea Turtle Complex opening in 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Wildlife Hospital A 4,800-square-foot fully equipped state-of-the-art veterinary facility providing medical treatment and rehabilitative care to sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife with on-site critical care, surgery, diagnostics, neonatal care units, and 17 outdoor rehabilitation enclosures; serves the public 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Visitor Education Center (VEC) A 4,800-square-foot education center featuring interactive exhibits, live animal displays, live camera feeds of the hospital intake room and surgical suite, and daily presentations on wildlife topics; open Monday–Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with admission fees of $12/person (13+), $7/person (4-12), and free for children 3 and under and active members.
Campus Tours and Wildlife Walks
Student Programs (Externships and Internships) Educational fellowship and externship programs for undergraduate students and internship programs for veterinarian graduates including Wildlife & Conservation Medicine Internship, Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship, and Veterinary Medicine Externship; 45-50 students accepted annually from around the world with a $125 program fee plus on-site housing fees.
CROW Conservation Summer Camp Seasonal educational camp program for students K-12 focusing on wildlife conservation, aquatic wildlife with sea turtle focus, wildlife medicine, and One World One Health concepts through hands-on activities and dissections; single-day camp for grades K-1 and 4-day camp for grades 2-12 with optional aftercare available for an additional $15; scholarships available.
CROW Gift Shop On-site and online gift shop offering merchandise including apparel, jewelry, Adopt-A-Species kits, CROW swag, hats, local art, and sea bags with all proceeds supporting CROW's wildlife mission; products range from $4.99 (Sanibel Wild Mile Bag) to $55 (Adopt-A-Species Full Kit).
Animal Ambassadors Program Educational program featuring non-releasable animals used in presentations including Mina the Great Horned Owl, Wallace and Gromit Eastern Screech Owls, Cobb the Corn Snake, LC the Ball Python, and Red Fred the Eastern Indigo snake; Animal Ambassadors moved into permanent enclosures in 2019.
Research and Conservation Projects Clinical research in conservation medicine conducted in collaboration with universities and organizations on wildlife health studies including red tide poisoning treatments (brevetoxicosis), avian health surveys, sea turtle rehabilitation research, and coyote population management.
Membership Program Annual membership program offering free admission to the Visitor Education Center and other member benefits, with pricing available on the website; promotes donor retention and recurring revenue to support the wildlife rehabilitation mission.

Quantifiable outcome

Over 6,000 wildlife patients treated annually
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Companies that use The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on sea turtle stranding data, interactive stranding maps, and conservation projects. SCCF and CROW share data and coordinate on coastal wildlife monitoring in the Sanibel-Captiva area.
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge and Wildlife SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated adjacent to the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Collaboration on wildlife education, conservation awareness, and species protection in Southwest Florida.
University of FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partner in Comprehensive Coastal Observing Network (CompCon) and wildlife health studies. Hosts veterinary students from UF College of Veterinary Medicine.
University of GeorgiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partner in white ibis behavior and pathogen dynamics studies. CROW participates in collaborative residency programs with UGA and Zoo Atlanta.
Loggerhead MarineLife CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative study on use of intravenous lipid emulsion for treatment of brevetoxicosis (red tide poisoning) in sea turtles. Joint research advancing marine wildlife rehabilitation.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)Strategic or Co-development PartnerRegulatory partner and licensor. CROW operates under FWC Regulation 68A-9.006 governing wildlife rehabilitation facilities. FWC provides oversight and authorization for wildlife patient care.
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on coyote population studies on Sanibel and trichomonas parasite surveys in bald eagles. Disease surveillance and wildlife health monitoring partnership.
Sanibel Sea SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal marine education organization collaborating on wildlife and conservation education programs for the Sanibel-Captiva community.
City of SanibelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner providing city approvals, land use, and community support. CROW is located on Sanibel Island within city jurisdiction.
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecipient of NOAA grants for red tide research and Comprehensive Coastal Observing Network (CompCon) collaboration. Study on seabirds as sentinels for early warning of red tides.
Tufts UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner hosting veterinary students and externs. Collaboration on wildlife medicine education and research programs.
University of California-DavisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for veterinary education. UC Davis students participate in CROW's externship and internship programs.
South Florida Wildlife CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional wildlife rehabilitation partner in Florida. Collaboration on wildlife care standards and referral services.
Blue Pearl Pet HospitalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor24/7 drop-off location for injured wildlife at Daniels Parkway and I-75 in Fort Myers. Accepts all wildlife except bats or raccoons with open eyes (juveniles/adults). One of 7 partner hospitals serving as wildlife intake points.
VEG (Veterinary Emergency Group)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor24/7 drop-off location for injured wildlife at 5010 S Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers. One of CROW's primary partner hospitals for emergency wildlife intake after hours.
Animal Medical CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDrop-off partner at 2920 Lee Boulevard, Lehigh Acres, FL 33971. Open Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.-12 p.m.
Chiquita Animal HospitalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDrop-off partner at 3714 Chiquita Blvd South, Cape Coral, FL 33914. Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Coral Veterinary Care CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDrop-off partner at 9450 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33919. Open Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
East West Veterinary Care CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDrop-off partner at 3625 Del Prado Blvd South, Cape Coral, FL 33904. Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 7 days a week.
Edison Park Animal HospitalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDrop-off partner at 2035 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33901. Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Amazon WishlistminorOthersAmazon and Chewy wishlists enable donors to purchase medical supplies, food, habitat enrichment items, and equipment directly for CROW's wildlife patients.
Florida Trust Wealth ManagementminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of 2026 Taste of the Islands event benefiting CROW. Event is one of CROW's major annual fundraising initiatives.
Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrant recipient for research on intravenous lipid emulsion treatment for brevetoxicosis in double-crested cormorants. Professional veterinary association supporting wildlife medicine research.
Sanibel Wild Mile PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCROW participates in Sanibel's Wild Mile initiative alongside Shell Museum, Ding Darling Society, and SCCF. Joint marketing effort promoting Sanibel's conservation organizations and wildlife experiences.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

South Florida Wildlife Center: Fort Lauderdale-based nonprofit wildlife hospital treating sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife. CROW lists it as a regional partner and referral source; the two operate parallel wildlife rehabilitation models serving different Florida regions.
Loggerhead MarineLife Center: Juno Beach-based nonprofit focused on sea turtle and marine wildlife rehabilitation, research, and education. Direct research collaborator with CROW on brevetoxicosis treatment studies and a peer in sea turtle rehabilitation services.
Sea Turtle Inc. South Padre Island, Texas nonprofit sea turtle hospital, rehabilitation, and conservation education center. Both organizations share the sea turtle rehabilitation mission, employ ACZM-trained veterinarians, and operate public education centers.
Wildlife Center of Virginia: Waynesboro, VA-based teaching hospital and wildlife rehabilitation center, similar nonprofit model treating thousands of native wildlife patients annually. Comparable in mission, training programs, and education center operation.
Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research: Newark, DE-based nonprofit specializing in avian rehabilitation, research, and oiled wildlife response. Closely comparable model: teaching hospital, research, public education, and federal/state agency partnerships.
California Wildlife Center: Malibu, CA-based wildlife hospital and education center. Operates a similar intake-hospital-release model, drop-off network, public education programs, and volunteer-driven nonprofit structure.
Center for Wildlife (Cape Neddick, Maine): Southern Maine wildlife hospital treating native wildlife with an education center and volunteer-driven model. Referenced in CROW staff bios as a comparable apprenticeship destination; similar size and operating philosophy.
WildCare Oklahoma: Oklahoma City-based wildlife hospital and education center. Comparable nonprofit rehabilitation model with 6,000+ patients annually scale, volunteer-driven operation, and education programming.
The Raptor Trust: Millington, NJ-based raptor-focused wildlife rehabilitation and education center. Comparable teaching hospital model with strong public education component, although narrower species focus than CROW.

Regional players

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF): Adjacent Sanibel-based conservation organization. While focused more on habitat/water quality than rehabilitation, SCCF collaborates with CROW on sea turtle stranding data, coastal monitoring, and joint marketing (Wild Mile).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife financial estimates

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The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife funding detail

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife M&A and investment

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Frequently asked questions about The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife

What does The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife do?

Is The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife a public or private company?

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife founded?

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife was founded in 1968. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife based?

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is headquartered in Sanibel, United States, in the North America region.

How does The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife make money?

Seven revenue lines are on record. Visitor Education Center Admissions are the primary driver. The others are campus Tours, gift Shop Sales, membership Program, donations and Fundraising, summer Camp Programs and student Program Fees.

Who are The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are South Florida Wildlife Center, Loggerhead MarineLife Center, Sea Turtle Inc., Wildlife Center of Virginia, Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, California Wildlife Center, Center for Wildlife (Cape Neddick, Maine), WildCare Oklahoma and The Raptor Trust. Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) is listed as a regional player.

Does The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife have an API?

No public API is recorded for The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife.

What industry is The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife in?

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife's product category is Wildlife Rehabilitation Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAGAIAC, Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation & Release, with a secondary code of BPAGAGAB, Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection. Its NAICS code is 541940.