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Education Corner – 8/28/26
New Transmission Line Improves Grid Resiliency and Supports Bird Habitat in New Mexico Audubon helped ensure protections for the state’s Lesser Prairie-Chicken population. A shout out to Audubon! https://www.audubon.org/southwest/news/new-transmission-line-improves-grid-resiliency-and-supports-bird-habitat-new-mexico
Patient of the Week: 8/28/2026
Turkey Vulture This week’s featured patient is a juvenile turkey vulture who arrived at Tucson Wildlife Center in early August after being found on the ground at a home. Upon…
Education Corner – 8/14/26
Great Salt Lake Conservation Gains Momentum with $1 Billion Federal Push and Renewed State Commitment This is so important! https://www.audubon.org/news/great-salt-lake-conservation-gains-momentum-1-billion-federal-push-and-renewed-state
Patient of the Week: 8/14/2026
Coyote Pups In May and June, we had three infant and juvenile coyotes brought into our Center from Three Points, Wilcox, and Tucson. All were orphaned with one having a…
Education Corner – 8/7/26
Why are porcupines disappearing? Even though state bounties ceased more than four decades ago, numbers have failed to rebound And yes, we do have porcupines in Arizona!
Patient of the Week: 8/7/2026
Storm and Heat Alert! This is the time of year where Southern Arizona can experience both violent monsoon storms and excessive heat – a combination that can have a significant…
Education Corner – 7/31/26
Vital Bird Habitat in the Colorado River Delta at Risk If the Colorado River issues haven’t made it to the top of your radar, it will soon. As officials from…
Patient of the Week: 7/31/2026
Seagull Release Just when you thought you’d seen it all, along came a seagull. Hard to believe, but this was the first seagull ever admitted to Tucson Wildlife Center. The…
Education Corner – 7/24/26
How to Help Birds Beat the Heat Extreme temperatures add stress to already-fragile ecosystems. Here’s how you can help birds stay cool. https://www.audubon.org/news/how-help-birds-beat-heat?ms=digital-eng-email-ea-x_20260721_nas-20260721-news-joy-of-birds&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_content=two_column_newsletter&utm_campaign=engagement_20260721_nas-20260721-news-joy-of-birds&contactdata=ZMPZn3upOfIlEIzr4AvzF7MSd+Zcjh3X13dBa5zsxiFuby43w14EZBdyxIPjelWmtp5w9CllDMEd%2fYjr55GsBeAqEcdPwdezhjNdN%2fFhAqatidOc4OZcargHfeWznQJM1es77NfdkQQG0pHtu87mg04W5BSVY6rQHYTKv43l0dBsLE9VfWwxIeR9kTeu%2fkK2Wl7u7Wqgk9Pn5QIFdrwXLeeoCmRQLLAUtjRFwoxwsZk9syQZD71u4xbp%2fnSHQ23oZEdR3miNqbzTH6HQFbsYjk1za4tPp1l49rRs9A9B4qg%3d&emci=92a876dd-0785-f111-b337-000d3a1558ce&emdi=e46d7045-3185-f111-b337-000d3a1558ce&ceid=2612508
Patient of the Week: 7/24/2026
University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine – Thank You! Tucson Wildlife Center would like to thank the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine for including us in their…
Education Corner – 7/17/26
JWM: Florida bears thrive with space and protection A population of bears on the state’s panhandle have bounced back in the last decade
Patient of the Week: 7/17/2026
Quail Release Ready… set… scatter! One moment they are all together, and the next they are racing in every direction (see video). While it may look like chaos, it is…
Education Corner – 7/10/26
Wildlife investments boost economy, jobs Investing in conservation isn’t just good for wildlife, it’s good for the economy. Something to cheer! See the article below.
Patient of the Week: 7/10/2026
Protecting Bats this Summer As the sun sets, one of the desert’s most important groups of wildlife begins it work. Bats emerge each evening to feed, with some helping control…
Patient of the Week: 7/3/2026
Fireworks PSA The Fourth of July has many traditions including parades, barbeques and firework displays. Before planning to celebrate with fireworks, Tucson Wildlife Center would like to remind you of…
Education Corner – 6/26/26
Turner’s legacy on wildlife will stretch far into the future Ted Turner could be seen as controversial, but we would like to honor his legacy of the good he did…
Patient of the Week: 6/26/2026
Raven Conspiracy In late May, Tucson Wildlife Center received a call about a raven nest built on top of an Arizona Generation and Transmission (AzGT) electrical substation. The location posed…
Education Corner – 6/19/26
How human footsteps reshape animal tracks Most people carry a miniature device in their pocket capable of pinpointing their location anywhere in the world. By pairing mobile location data with…
Patient of the Week: 6/19/2026
Gila Monster Release The Gila Monster is an icon of the desert Southwest, though spotting one in the wild is a rare treat. They spend about 95% of their time…
Education Corner – 6/12/26
25 Years of Jay Watch: People, Partnerships, and Florida Scrub-Jays Looking back at a quarter-century of scrub-jay conservation in the Sunshine State. Please see the article below. https://www.audubon.org/florida/news/25-years-of-jay-watch-people-partnerships-and-florida-scrub-jays