Alabama Outreach Knows What It Sounds Like When Doves Cry

By Erin Harney

Nestled atop a ridge in Oak Mountain State Park, the Alabama Wildlife Center (AWC) cares for almost 2,000 avian patients from over 100 species each year. That is a far cry from its humble, homegrown beginnings.

“The AWC grew from literally the front porch, and vision, of our founder and founding executive director, Anne Miller, to where we are today,” said Doug Adair, current executive director.

For the first decade, Miller operated the center out of her home, but the number of animals that needed care began to outgrow the space.In 1987, the AWC partnered with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) and Alabama State Parks to move into AWC’s current location.

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