For more than a decade, Sue Arnold has been rehabilitating and caring for native and exotic wildlife at Arnold’s Wildlife. With a group of dedicated volunteers, she handles more than 700 animals a year through the complex, and some have become permanent residents, including Florida panthers rescued from overpopulated zoos; hurricane victims like Dolly and Casper, a pair of cockatoos; lemurs without a home; and dozens of other raptors, marsupials, and felines. Guinea hens squawk as a panther paces a few feet away, and native deer roam through the garden. More than 720,000 children visit the center each year. But it’s more than a wildlife rehab center with the addition of Arnold’s Butterfly Haven, an integral part of the outdoor experience on this family ranch. Step through the arbor and into a world where hundreds of butterflies flit about, entirely free-roaming,... »