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
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…
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
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…
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!
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
JWM: Florida bears thrive with space and protection A population of bears on the state’s panhandle have bounced back in the last decade
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
Avian Disease After enjoying a mild winter with higher-than-normal temperatures and increased rainfall in the region, Tucson Wildlife Center is currently seeing an increase in the number of songbirds and…
