December 6, 2024 OCHOPEE, Fla.—Today two four-year-old female Bengal tigers moved into an upgraded Animal Sanctuary at Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours. Ceyla (above) is orange, and Sashana (below) is white, a color rarely seen in the wild. The tigers, cared for by another sanctuary in the USA since birth, were moved to Wooten’s to avoid overpopulation at their former home. …
Friday December 13, 2024 OCHOPEE, Fla.–Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours regrets that a collision involving two airboats occurred this afternoon. We immediately contacted local area emergency authorities, who responded rapidly to the scene, providing care to the passengers. Following the accident, we began working with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the sheriff’s office to aid in their investigations, which …
We’re excited to announce Wooten’s Animal Sanctuary is undergoing its biggest remodeling to date! We’ll be spending more than a quarter of a million dollars over the next few months to improve the public areas and all animal habitats throughout the Sanctuary. The project will be managed by Juan Lara, a designer with 38 years of experience building chickee huts …
Updated November 28, 2022 Wooten’s is currently open and operating airboat and swamp buggy tours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our Alligator Show and Animal Sanctuary are open with the last alligator show starting at 4 p.m. Please see below for updates related to Hurricane Ian. We strongly encourage guests to follow local guidelines and updates. We thank you …
OCHOPEE, Fla.—A Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours employee received injuries to his hands and arms today while feeding tigers in the company’s animal sanctuary. He was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. The tigers were not injured and remain in their enclosure. Wooten’s is licensed to care for tigers by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the US …
After repairing the damage left by hurricane Irma, we’re happy to announce that Wooten’s will be reopening on Monday, October 2!
Family Days Out has added Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours to its international guide of activities that are great for families with children.
Recently at Wooten’s we were proud to host students studying biology at Ave Maria University in Florida.
Wooten’s was featured in the Spring 2016 issue of Student Group Tour Magazine. The article explains the benefits of Wooten’s as an educational and entertaining destination for students.
We’re excited to unveil our brand-new alligator show! It’s the most popular attraction along with our airboat tours, so we upgraded it this summer. Here’s what’s new.