About Us
City Wildlife protects and advocates for wildlife and wildlife habitat through rehabilitation for release, public education, and community engagement. City Wildlife was created to address the need for wildlife rescue and rehabilitation in Washington, DC. Over the past several decades, urban development has reduced local wildlife habitat and wild animals have had to adapt to living in close proximity with people. Each year, hundreds of wild animals in DC are unintentionally harmed by people and the urban environment. Our goals are to manage a rescue center to assist sick, orphaned, and injured wild animals and return them to the wild; to promote the enjoyment of native wildlife and harmonious co-existence with wild animals; and to protect the District of Columbia’s wild places for animal habitats. City Wildlife relies upon grants and personal donations to sponsor our work. We need the support of the local and national community to help keep our doors open and fund our outreach programs.