The museum’s most crucial animal-focused and environmental restoration work is done through the Batchelor Environmental Center (BEC). The center has operations currently spread among several facilities, including the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, and Batchelor Environmental Center at FIU. The development of a newly renovated Falcon Batchelor Bird of Prey Rehabilitation Center at Greynolds Park is also underway.
Batchelor Environmental Center at FIU
The Batchelor Environmental Center is located at Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus in North Miami. BEC is an aquatic and avian care and research facility in partnership with FIU, housing the continued operations of the aquatic animal quarantine for the museum, as well as a key location for the center’s MUVE coastal restoration program.
New wildlife clinic at Greynolds Park
The Falcon Batchelor Bird of Prey Rehabilitation Center will be a 75,000-square-foot facility with a classroom, veterinary clinic, and support space for student and faculty research and informal environmental science classes.
The raptor rehab area at the new center will upgrade our ability to help these beautiful animals. Notable assets include “positive” airflow to maintain an ultra-hygienic environment for the birds, special ICU cages, a comprehensive animal pharmacy, and cutting-edge X-ray equipment sensitive enough to read soft tissue and delicate bird bones. The new space will also improve the staff’s ability to conduct physical rehab, including using play objects such as snake skins and pumpkins, range-of-motion work, and eventually flight testing, so we can release the birds back into the wild.
MUVE (Museum Volunteers for the Environment)
MUVE, which organizes citizens to get out, get their hands dirty, and restore coastal habitats, is working to improve the natural habitats around south Florida. Key initiative areas include Virginia Key and Oleta River State Park. MUVE engages volunteers to participate in removing invasive plants and planting native vegetation such as mangrove and hardwood hammock species.
Museum Volunteers for the Environment
Museum Volunteers for the Environment, or MUVE, is the Phillip and Patricia Frost Science Museum's volunteer-led coastal habitat restoration and monitoring project.
Falcon Batchelor Raptor Rehabilitation Center
The Falcon Batchelor Raptor Rehabilitation Center is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of injured native and migratory birds and specializes in the care of Florida’s birds of prey.
Our Generous Sponsors
The Batchelor Foundation
In partnership with Florida International University