Dawn Barbone, founder of Samadhi Wildlife—an “E.R. for wildlife” in Ormond Beach—chronicles her lifelong calling to heal animals

Dawn Barbone, founder of Samadhi Wildlife—an “E.R. for wildlife” in Ormond Beach—chronicles her lifelong calling to heal animals

Dawn Barbone–founder of Samadhi Wildlife, a nonprofit refuge in Ormond Beach that rehabilitates sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife native to Florida—explains that she hasn’t merely loved animals since she was a child but has also loved healing them since then. It’s not uncommon in the animal welfare world to encounter someone who was that kid in the neighborhood, tending to sick or injured critters. But it’s exceptionally rare to meet someone …