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Yemaya the diva bobcat! 👑 Not pictured for obvious

Yemaya the diva bobcat! 👑 Not pictured for obvious reasons: the very unlucky bird who wandered into her playtime…..

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Love is a Wild Thing! 💕 🐾 Join us for our Hearts

Love is a Wild Thing! 💕 🐾

Join us for our Hearts & Howls Date Night from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM on February 14th.

Sip wine or sparkling cider while exploring the sanctuary and seeing rescued wildlife such as mountain lions, Mexican gray wolves, coatis, foxes, and more. Enjoy Valentine-themed snacks and refreshments, snap a photo at our kissing booth, and take home a gift basket. A perfect date, friends’ outing, or feel-good adventure, all while supporting wildlife!

Tickets are $150 per couple. Space is limited.

💗 Purchase tickets online at https://southwestwildlife.org/event/hearts-howls-date-night/ or by using the link in our bio.

If you’ve ever caught a glimpse of a fox in the wi

If you’ve ever caught a glimpse of a fox in the wild, you know how special that moment is. They often go unnoticed, yet they share our landscapes everywhere. Let’s take a look at the three fox species you might encounter in Arizona.

Kit foxes are the smallest canids in North America, and their body to ear ratio is something else! They have large, oversized ears that help dissipate heat. They're mostly nocturnal and hunt rodents and insects at night and spend days tucked away in underground dens. They can survive without hardly drinking any water at all, getting moisture from their prey. At SWCC, we have one kit fox, Serrano, who prefers the quiet of his den, making sightings quite rare, but all the more special.

Gray foxes are the species you’re most likely to spot in Arizona. Bigger than a kit fox but smaller than a red fox, they have an impressive talent... climbing trees! Semi-retractable claws and flexible forearms let them scramble up trunks and move along branches with ease. They're not picky eaters either, going after small mammals, insects, grains, nuts, and fruit depending on what's available. On a SWCC tour, you’ll meet five gray foxes: Frankie, Boots, Cubby, Loki, and Freya, each with their own story.

Although the most common fox in Arizona is the gray fox, red foxes are the most widely distributed carnivore globally. You'll find them on every continent except Antarctica! Like gray foxes, they'll eat whatever works, small mammals, birds, insects, fruits, you name it, though rodents tend to make up a large portion of their diets. Along the tour route, you’ll find Tequila, Reggie, and Growler, plus two marble foxes, Michael J. Fox and Nahla. Marble foxes are a color variation of red foxes that do not occur naturally in the wild.

Who's seen a fox in the wild before?! If you have, let us know what species you've seen in the comments!

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Rufus soaking up the sunshine. ☀️ Rufus is one of

Rufus soaking up the sunshine. ☀️ Rufus is one of our beloved sanctuary residents, though you won’t see him on the tour route. He came to us after being kept as a pet and, sadly, was fully declawed. Without his claws and with his comfort around people, Rufus could never survive in the wild. Unfortunately, his story isn’t unique. Several of the bobcats in our care were former pets and never got the chance to live the wild lives they were meant for.

Rufus is an older fella now, around 11 or 12 years old, though his exact age is a bit of a mystery. While he’ll never know life in the wild, we make sure he has the best life possible here at SWCC.

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Meet our newest sanctuary resident, Alfie the spot

Meet our newest sanctuary resident, Alfie the spotted skunk! (Also known as Alfie Spotty Skunkel) 🦨

Alfie is an adult spotted skunk who was rescued after he was found near Desert Mountain with his leg caught in a trap. His leg was in bad shape, but thankfully, Dr. Driggers, one of our wonderful volunteer veterinarians, was able to do the surgery quickly, and even did it on his day off! His leg had to be fully amputated, but he's now recovering comfortably, eating and drinking well, and still manages to stomp his front leg as a warning signal, as skunks do.

We see so many animals that come in with injuries from traps. Snap traps, glue traps, and poison don’t discriminate, and can harm others than the intended target. Poison is the same way, and can even work its way up the food chain. Prevention is always the best method for rodent or wildlife control. A little extra effort on our part can mean fewer animals suffer avoidable injuries.

Because of the extent of his injury, Alfie won't be able to be released to the wild, but we’re going to give him the best life possible at SWCC. Welcome Alfie!

#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #wildlifesanctuary #wildliferescue #arizona #scottsdale #aznonprofit #wildliferehabilitation #spottedskunk

We’re starting the new year with plenty of tours a

We’re starting the new year with plenty of tours and events! 🐾

If you’re one of our loyal supporters, we have a 2026 challenge for you. Invite a friend who’s never been to SWCC to an event or tour and show them what makes this place so special. Help us connect more people with Arizona’s amazing wildlife! 🦨🐻🦊

All visits are by appointment only. All tours and events can be booked at southwestwildlife.org.

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