Our Mission

Every day in Washington, DC, wild animals are navigating a city built for people. Birds collide with glass buildings, baby animals are orphaned during construction, and wildlife is injured by cars, poisons, and human activity.

When that happens, there is one place they can go.

City Wildlife is the District’s only wildlife rehabilitation center, providing lifesaving medical care to 1,500–2,000 sick, injured, and orphaned animals each year with the goal of returning them to the wild where they belong.

With the help of licensed wildlife veterinarians, dedicated staff, and passionate volunteers, City Wildlife gives these animals a second chance.

But rescue and rehabilitation are only part of the mission.

City Wildlife also works to protect the future of wildlife in our city through education, community engagement, and innovative programs such as Lights Out DC and Duck Watch, which help reduce the risks that animals face in an urban environment.

Why the Annual Garden Party Matters

The Annual Garden Party brings together friends, neighbors, and supporters who believe wildlife deserves a place in our city. Set in a beautiful garden setting, the evening celebrates the work City Wildlife does every day to rescue, rehabilitate, and protect the animals that share our urban environment.

But this event is more than a celebration; it is one of City Wildlife’s most important fundraisers of the year.

Because City Wildlife is a nonprofit, community support is what makes this work possible. Funds raised through the Garden Party help provide:

Emergency medical care for injured wildlife
Food and rehabilitation supplies for recovering animals
Specialized equipment and veterinary treatment
Education programs that help people coexist with wildlife
Community initiatives that make Washington, DC safer for wildlife

Every gift helps ensure that when someone finds an injured animal in our city, there is somewhere to call, and somewhere that animal can receive care.

How You Can Help

By supporting the Annual Garden Party, you are helping City Wildlife continue its lifesaving work and ensuring that wildlife in Washington, DC has a chance to recover, return to nature, and thrive.

Your donation directly supports the care of animals in need and helps protect the wildlife that makes our city such a special place.

Thank you for being part of this important work.

Celebrate Wildlife at the Annual Garden Party

Support City Wildlife’s lifesaving work while enjoying an unforgettable evening in the gardens of the historic Cosmos Club.

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