Renesting of Great Horned Owlets A team of wildlife care specialists from Tucson Wildlife Center recently renested two healthy great horned owl babies (owlets). Caring residents had brought them to…

Renesting of Great Horned Owlets A team of wildlife care specialists from Tucson Wildlife Center recently renested two healthy great horned owl babies (owlets). Caring residents had brought them to…
April 2, 2024 Arizona Gives Day is tomorrow, April 2 But you can start donating today! What is Arizona Gives Day? This is where you can help make a difference…
Baby Season at Tucson Wildlife Center From the gentle twitching noses of baby bunnies to the hungry chirping of sparrow nestlings, baby season has officially arrived at Tucson Wildlife Center!…
Team KHIT 107.5 participated in the Apple Annie’s Maze for Charity. This was the fourth year that Team KHIT 107.5, which consisted of DJ Kricket and her nephew Daemien, picked…
Rock Squirrel This resilient rock squirrel is cautiously peeking out, assessing if the weather is warm enough to be released. Found in a chicken coop with severe soft tissue wounds…
Baby Bunny / Herbicide It is not uncommon this time of the year in Tucson to see some unusual landscaping … lawns scattered throughout neighborhoods that are blue in color….
Coyote Active Season If you have been seeing or hearing more coyotes lately, you are not alone. Late January through early March is the mating season for coyotes in Arizona….
Mexican Free-tailed Bats These two Mexican free-tailed bats have been warming up this week at Tucson Wildlife Center. Plummeting temperatures during the second week of January caused these winged mammals…
Verdin This verdin, with distinctive yellow plumage, found himself in a sticky situation … trapped in grape jelly meant to attract larger birds such as orioles. Luckily for him, he…
Muscovy Duck Every year, Tucson Wildlife Center admits quite a few wildlife patients with injuries due to entrapment in, or ingestion of, fishing tackle. The latest was this curious Muscovy…
Turkey Vulture Tucson Wildlife Center’s care team has been treating a turkey vulture for lead poisoning. Most likely, it began when he ate a dead animal that had been shot…
Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving! Here at Tucson Wildlife Center, we are thankful for our dedicated staff and volunteers who care for our patients and sanctuary animals, and for the generosity…
Newborn Javelinas These orphaned javelinas (from different locations) were less than a week old when they arrived at Tucson Wildlife Center. Sometimes called “reds” because of the color of their…
Keeping the Wildlife Wild! When Tucson Wildlife Center admits a neonate orphaned wild animal, they put them on an automatic bottle feeder, wearing camouflage, don’t speak around the babies, and…
Wildlife Enrichment Activities Caring for the wild animals at Tucson Wildlife Center involves more than just medical care, feeding, and cleaning. Regular physical and mental stimulation (enrichment) is a vital…
Tucson Wildlife Center’s (TWC) open house is only three days away! Is everyone excited? Our staff and volunteers are extremely excited. Besides the crafts, another thing that we are excited…
Great Horned Owl with Embedded Pellets This great horned owl, found lying on her back and in distress, is now undergoing observation and rehabilitation on her way to recovery. After…
Tucson Wildlife Center’s (TWC) open house is ten days away! Our staff and volunteers have been busy getting the crafts ready. The children will get to make cute crafts while…
Halloween Decorations / Bats With Halloween right around the corner, spooky decorations are popping up all over Tucson. However, it is not the ghosts and black cats giving Tucson Wildlife…