Mostly a volunteer operated nonprofit, the Alabama Wildlife Center was founded in 1977 and is Alabama’s oldest and largest wildlife rehabilitation organization. Alabama Wildlife Center annual treats approximately 1,800 native wild birds from more than 100 different species. The Center’s dual mission is to provide medical and rehabilitative care for Alabama’s injured and orphaned native wildlife in order to permit their return to the wild, and to educate people in order to heighten awareness and appreciation of Alabama’s native wildlife