Local hen adopts endangered crane chick and other avian news from the Wildlife Center

Laura Young news@greenepublishing.com When you're caring for 75 birds, representing 37 different species, there's almost always exciting avian news to share. That's the case for the North Florida Wildlife Center, which started up in Lamont, Fla., five years ago, with just a few birds as its first residents. The nonprofit's animal population now includes vulnerable mammals, amphibians and reptiles who, along with all the birds, are the living expression of the center's mission of “wildlife co