Healing wild lives, wild land, and human spirits.

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Providing professional wildlife rescue,
medical treatment and rehabilitation
of native wildlife in central Iowa

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Healing Wild Lives

Iowa Wildlife Center focuses on the medical treatment, rehabilitation, conditioning, and release of native wildlife. The organization places a strategic focus on native birds, bats, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals of conservation concern.

Our Patients
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Healing Wild Land

Good stewardship and land conservation are central to Iowa Wildlife Center's mission. Protecting these natural habitats ensures local wildlife populations remain healthy by securing vital food, water, shelter, and nesting spaces.

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Healing the Human Spirit

Generosity comes in all forms. The wild animals we treat may not be aware of it, but they give us an incredible gift each time we connect. They grant us a rare, intimate moment with the wild—a profound experience that can heal the human spirit.

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As a nonprofit independent of public funding, Iowa Wildlife Center relies on caring people like you. Your support makes it possible for us to protect native wildlife, sustain our local ecosystems, and heal the human spirit.

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