Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge

About us

Located on 2.3 acres in Navarre, Florida, ECWR provides the community with a place to bring injured, sick or orphaned wildlife so that those animals can receive professional rehabilitative medical treatment and/or care before being released back into the wild. Our education center gives visitors and students of all ages an opportunity to learn about native Florida fauna, their habitats, and the chance to see and learn about our ambassador animals. ECWR also has a trained stranding team that responds to stranded, injured, entangled or deceased marine mammals from the Alabama state line into Walton county and sea turtles in Okaloosa county.