NEW Fundraising Event: Summer Sips & Feathered Friends!

Freedom Center for Wildlife is celebrating 20 years of service!Come join us at Autumn Lake Winery, raise a glass and enjoy delicious food from Island Eats. We'll be bringing along our animal ambassadors to help educate friends new and old about the importance of protecting our local wildlife! Where:Autumn Lake Winery870 W Malaga RoadWilliamstown, NJ 08094 When:June 13, 202612pm to 3 pm (with animal ambassadors Red the screech owl and Phantom the bar...

Fall Flight Night is just around the corner!

Join us for our 2025 Freedom Center for Wildlife Fall fundraiser on Sunday, November 16th! Support a great cause while having fun, enjoying beer from Dr. Brewlittle’s Beer Co. and food from Red's Rolling Restaurant! Meet our animal ambassadors and team of volunteers, and bid in our annual silent auction for special gift baskets! Where:Dr. Brewlittle’s Beer Co.108 E Main StreetMaple Shade, NJ 08052 When:Sunday, November 16, 20244:00 to 8:00 pm ...

Join us for our 2024 Freedom Center for Wildlife Fall fundraiser!

Fall Flight Night 2024 is almost here!Support a great cause while having fun, enjoying beer from Dr. Brewlittle’s Beer Co. and food from Red's Rolling Restaurant! Meet our animal ambassadors and team of volunteers, and bid in our annual silent auction for special gift baskets! Where:Dr. Brewlittle’s Beer Co.108 E Main StreetMaple Shade, NJ 08052 When:November 16, 20245:00 to 9:00 pm (with food available from 3pm-8pm) We will have FCW merchandise ...

An Important Update —  About Avian Influenza in 2024

An Important Update —  About Avian Influenza in 2024By Dr. Susan Tyson & Ashlan Petrillo Edited by Katie CzekajYou may have heard talk of “bird flu,” “H5N1” or “avian influenza” in the past. Unfortunately, this virus is still active and affecting not only wild birds, but also livestock, wild mammals, and domestic cats and dogs. Your pets and backyard flocks may be at risk. But what is this disease, and how can its spread be prevented? Avian Influen...

Making Your Yard A Wildlife Paradise

Making Your Yard A Wildlife ParadiseBy Katherine Czekaj There are countless ways to help support your native ecosystem, but they all rely on four guiding principles: better water management, better soil quality, increase biodiversity of native species, and decrease environmental poisons. Which are you already engaged in, and which areas need work in your yard? 1) Better Water ManagementHow often do you water your lawn and gardens, and where does the...

Migratory Bird Day!

Freedom Center for Wildlife will be attending Cherry Hill Township's annual Migratory & Endangered Species Day with our animal ambassadors!Where: Croft Farm100 Bortons Mill Road(off Brace Road)Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 When:Saturday, May 11th 20241:00 PM - 3:00 PMFor more information, visit www.chnj.gov/birds ...

Join us at the 2023 Freedom Center for Wildlife Oktoberfest fundraiser!

Oktoberfest 2023 is almost here!Support a great cause while having fun, enjoying beer from Dr. Brewlittle's Beer Co. and food from Cockadoodle Dan's, and meeting our animal ambassadors and team of volunteers! Where:Dr. Brewlittle's Beer Co.108 E Main StreetMaple Shade, NJ 08052 When:October 7, 20235:00 to 10:00 pm (with our hawk and owl animal ambassadors attending from 6 - 9 pm) We will have FCW merchandise available for purchase and a silent a...

A Biological Invasion

A Biological Invasion By Linda & Dmitry Cherkassky Photo credit Scotty Lisenbe There are aliens among us.  (No, not from outer space).  They sleep in our beds, rub against our legs, and often have something called ‘the zoomies’ upon exiting the litter box.  They are bizarre and beguiling, but we love them anyway. Felis catus, the domestic cat, is an alien or introduced invasive species.  Domestic cats are not i...