Forest Animal Rescue in Silver Springs provides for the safe release of native wildlife on protected land it owns. They also rehabilitate and release black bear cubs for authorities in Florida and surrounding states.
In addition to the nonprofit’s campus in Marion County, founders Lisa and Kurt Stoner recently purchased a 60-acre island in the St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve in Crystal River, which provides shelter and nesting areas to a large number of water birds.
FAR was able to acquire the island through “the late Maria Molnar, who was a beloved supporter of the sanctuary for 15 years,” Lisa Stoner said…