Wildlife Orphanage
&
Rehabilitation Center

Wildlife we handle: All indigenous birds and mammals

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Pearl kite (Grampsonyx swainsonii) brought in with severed alula. Released in good condition 3 weeks later to join its southward migration.

Trinidad is unique among Caribbean Islands for the richness of its ecological resources, boasting the highest biological diversity in the region. Seven types of forest support more than 426 species of birds and hundreds of thousands of plants, over 100 species of mammals of which 58 species are bats, 70 species of reptiles, 600 species of butterflies, some of which are endemic, and a vast fauna of insects many of which are yet to be described by science.

The coastal areas include mangrove swamps of regional and global significance, offshore islets support breeding colonies of seabirds, and small but unique coral reefs are home to a variety of fish and other organisms.

The marine environment includes the cetaceans, whales and dolphins, and the West Indian manatee which travels between the Orinoco delta of the mainland and the East coast of Trinidad. Leatherback and green turtles nest on our beaches.

It is an oil producing country with well developed industrial infrastructure, an agriculture sector, sprawling urbanization and a rapidly expanding human population.

The Center has treated everything from land snails to frigate birds, bats to opossums and oiled land birds; rescued boas from under car hoods, caimans from backyards and factory sites, and owls from the sitting room. We have even been called out to treat and, sadly, euthanase, a Rough-toothed Dolphin.

W.O.R.C. is an incorporated non-profit company, staffed by volunteers and funded by private and corporate donations.

This tiny arboreal opossum came in with a spinal chord injury and 9 nursing infants so small we were unable to count them on entry. We maintained her happy but paralyzed until the babies were weaned and released.

W.O.R.C. is presently, the only registered wildlife rehabilitation facility on the island.

We are dedicated to providing care, medical treatment, recuperation and rehabilitation to orphaned, sick, displaced or injured native birds and animals, with the goal of returning them to their natural habitat.

In addition to treatment, the work of the Center generates valuable biological, behavioral and clinical data.

We work closely with the Governmental Wildlife Authority and Forestry Division and strive to set a standard in rehabilitation practice and management in Trinidad and Tobago.

WORC relies entirely on volunteers to meet its needs and donations to fund its work.

Veterinary support for the Center is provided by The Northwest Veterinary Clinic and the Mount Hope Veterinary School. The Center is still a back-yard facility, with hospital, flight cages and a live-food breeding programme, and provides round-the-clock care for its patients.

More space is needed for the rehabilitation and flight conditioning of large raptors. We're working on it!

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299 Queen Elizabeth Avenue
Petit Valley
Port of Spain
Trinidad & Tobago, Caribbean

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868-637-3842