Since 1989, our River Otter breeding program has produced 42 otter pups, most which have gone to other breeding programs or have been released to the wild. It’s Breed-and-Release Program is one of the most successful in the country. The Free-Flight Aviary alone boasts over 250 birds representing over 45 species, with the distinction of being the largest collection of Florida wading birds in the country. Most of the birds and animals in the sanctuary are permanently injured or non-releasable, and unable to live in the wild. The Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary is home to over 98 species of Florida native birds and animals, including Alligators, a Black Bear, Bobcats, Eagles, Otters, Owls, Panthers, Peacocks, and of course Flamingos. The Gardens also contains a unique Hammock of 200-year-old Live Oak trees and some of the last tropical hardwood forest growths in South Florida. The Wray Botanical Collection contains 15 Champion Trees certified as the largest trees of their species by the Florida Division of Forestry, including the largest tree in the state, a Cluster fig with a trunk that measures 649 inches with a crown span of 95 feet. The 60-acre not-for-profit botanical garden and wildlife sanctuary contains over 3000 tropical and sub-tropical species of plants and trees and is home to the largest collection of Florida native wildlife in the state. Flamingo Gardens was founded in 1927 by Floyd and Jane Wray as an orchard and citrus laboratory.
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