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Wildlife center, animal rescue facility advances on $2.5M expansion

The Sarasota County project is underway while also raising funds to finish it.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 5:00 a.m. November 17, 2023
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Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida Executive Director Pamela DeFouw says many of the new spaces at the Venice facility are designed with animals’ natural habitats in mind.
Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida Executive Director Pamela DeFouw says many of the new spaces at the Venice facility are designed with animals’ natural habitats in mind.
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The Venice-based Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida has embarked on a four-phase, $2.5 million expansion that will allow the nonprofit facility to develop a plethora of species-specific habitats and significantly improve its ability to rescue and rehabilitate injured animals. 

 

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