The Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s von Arx Wildlife Hospital will remain open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the temporary closure of the Conservancy’s Nature Center. The Nature Center will be closed for maintenance work on buildings and grounds through Sept. 30.

Administrative offices are open for business as usual during the Nature Center closure. Normal operating hours at the Nature Center are expected to resume at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1. 

Over 4,000 injured, sick and orphaned native animals are admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital each year. Most of those injuries stem from interactions that involve humans — including car strikes, domestic pet attacks, window collisions, fishing line and hook injuries, gunshots and toxicosis, a condition caused by exposure to a poison or toxin.

If you find sick, injured or orphaned native wildlife, contact the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at 239-262-2273 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., seven days a week.

Check www.Conservancy.org for additional Nature Center updates.

About the Conservancy of Southwest Florida:
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is a not-for-profit environmental protection organization with a 60-year history focused on the issues impacting the water, land, wildlife and future of Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties. The Conservancy accomplishes this mission through the combined efforts of its experts in environmental science, policy, education and wildlife rehabilitation. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida, world-class Nature Center and von Arx Wildlife Hospital are headquartered in Naples, Florida at 1495 Smith Preserve Way, south of the Naples Zoo off Goodlette-Frank Road. Learn more about the Conservancy’s work and how to support the quality of life in Southwest Florida at www.conservancy.org.