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About Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Center in Iron Station, NC
Since 2019, Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center (CWCC) has cared for injured, orphaned, and sick native wildlife from the Greater Charlotte region and across North Carolina. Our wildlife hospital and rehabilitation center sit on 140 acres of preserved land in Iron Station.
We bring medical treatment, daily rehabilitation, and preparation for release together, with each animal’s return to the wild in mind.
Orphaned Bobcat Kittens
1,500+
Animals Rescued Annually
Nearly 10,000
Wildlife calls answered per year
140 Acres
Preserved Wildlife Land
A wildlife hospital built for recovery
Our team of licensed wildlife rehabilitators, veterinarians, and trained volunteers provides care based on each animal’s species, age, and condition. Our care includes:
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Triage and medical treatment
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Quarantine and vaccinations
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Full surgical capabilities and on-site X-rays
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Blood analysis and laboratory testing
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On-site diagnostics
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Nutrition and housing tailored to each animal
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Specialized outdoor rehabilitation enclosures
Care grounded in experience and research
Our approach combines wildlife rehabilitation experience, research, and continued education. We attend the national wildlife rehabilitation symposium and exchange knowledge with centers across the country, staying connected to new findings and specialized care techniques.
These connections support the thoughtful decisions we make about each animal’s treatment, recovery, and preparation for release.
Care with life after release in mind.
We think about an animal’s life in the wild throughout its care. Our large outdoor enclosures provide space to build strength, explore, forage, and practice natural behaviors while keeping human contact limited. We consider where each animal came from and, when safe and appropriate, return it to that area. Each release is planned around the animal’s needs, suitable habitat, and readiness to live independently.
Focused on native wildlife and conservation
We care exclusively for native wildlife, including raccoons, foxes, otters, beavers, opossums, bats, squirrels, turtles, and nonvenomous snakes. We do not take domestic animals or rehabilitate birds, deer, or fawns.
From bats and box turtles to beavers, our work connects care for individual animals with a commitment to native wildlife and habitat.
We help people understand these animals and find ways to live alongside them.
Wildlife help that reaches beyond our hospital
Our hotline volunteers receive focused training to guide people through wildlife concerns. Across thousands of calls, they help callers understand when an animal needs care and what to do next, including for animals that never enter our hospital. We have even helped callers as far away as Idaho!
Found an animal? Call (980) 389-1133 before bringing wildlife to the center.
Hotline: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Drop-off: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.