ABOUT BWRC

Vision & Mission

Our Vision

Wildlife Conservation and Sustainable Development through Collaboration.

Our Mission

To support wildlife conservation; animal health and welfare; and the veterinary profession in Belize through medical services, education, research, and collaboration.

Our Objectives

To establish and manage a state of the art veterinary clinic for wildlife and domestic referral patients.
To provide educational opportunities and training for students, professionals and interested individuals.
To encourage, engage in and support collaboration among wildlife and veterinary professionals.
To increase health and welfare of captive wildlife in an effort to decrease pressure on wild populations.
To support research in areas related to wildlife conservation and conservation medicine.
To address human-wildlife conflict and assist with conflict resolution and emergency response in the field.
To support the Belize Forest Department in carrying out its mandate in wildlife management by providing care and advice for injured, ill and captive wildlife.

About BWRC

The Belize Wildlife and Referral Clinic (BWRC) is a Belizean non-profit organization founded in 2011 with the help of a host of wildlife partners and friends. BWRC’s founder, Dr. Isabelle Paquet-Durand, had for many years provided free medical care to wildlife centers and in the field without a clinic facility and only basic medical equipment. That was before a very special and severely injured monkey named Spartacus provided the impetus to seek funding to establish BWRC. BWRC is now a modern, fully staffed veterinary clinic with x-ray and gas anesthesia; for both wildlife and domestics. As of 2018, BWRC has provided free veterinary care to over 2,000 animals. BWRC continues to grow in scope while remaining focused on its core mission.

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