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Botanical Gardens & EVERGLADES Wildlife Sanctuary

WILDLIFE ADOPTIONS

Become a wildlife guardian at Flamingo Gardens! Your $50 donation to our Adoption Program makes you a guardian to any of our wildlife residents. Your adopted animal remains here in its naturalistic habitat receiving the very best of care.  You will receive a personalized adoption certificate, fact sheet about your adopted wildlife species, and two free passes to Flamingo Gardens. 

Wildlife Adoptions make great gifts too! The certificate will arrive with a letter telling who the gift is from and the occasion. Perfect for a birthday, anniversary, Sweet 16, Quinceañera, Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah gift!

Wildlife adoption Program

Choose from the sampling of the wildlife available for adoption:

  • African Spurred Tortoise
  • American Alligator
  • American Kestral
  • Bald Eagle
  • Barn Owl
  • Black Bear
  • Box Turtle
  • Brown Pelican
  • Burrowing Owl
  • Cooper's Hawk
  • Crested Caracara
  • Flamingo
  • Florida Bobcat
  • Florida Box Turtle
  • Florida King Snake
  • Florida Panther
  • Golden Eagle
  • Great Horned Owl
  • Osprey
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Red-Tailed Hawk
  • River Otter
  • Roseate Spoonbill
  • Sandhill Crane
  • Screech Owl
  • Snowy Egret
  • Turkey Vulture
  • Wood Stork

When you have selected your favorite wildlife child please click the button below:​


Last day for guaranteed Christmas delivery for gift adoptions is Tuesday, December 18, 2018.

You may also click here to print the adoption form to mail, fax, or drop off at the Gift Shop next time you visit.​

Donations may be mailed to:
Flamingo Gardens
3750 S Flamingo Road
Davie, FL 33330

Donations may also be made by phone at 954.473.2955 
or faxed to 954.473.1738. Email admin@flamingogardens.org for more information about Wildlife Adoptions.



Flamingo Gardens, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Your contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumers Services by calling toll-free (800.435.7352) within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. Registration #CH41680