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Zuma had his annual exam last week! Born in 2020,

Zuma had his annual exam last week! Born in 2020, Zuma came to us that same year after he was separated from his mother during wildfires. He was dehydrated, malnourished, and far too young to survive on his own in the wild. He's grown up alongside Felix and Zia, who are around the same age, and Poppy, a female lion in sanctuary care.

When it’s time for exams for our largest animals, mountain lions, bears, and wolves, rather than bringing them to the clinic, we bring the clinic to them, equipment, veterinarians, techs, and all. Exam days are always big days for our team, as you can imagine. It’s truly all hands on deck.

Every sanctuary resident gets a full checkup each year, which makes the start of the year a busy time for our vet team, scheduling all of the exams. It’s worth every moment to make sure Zuma and the others stay healthy and strong. We’re grateful for this big, beautiful fella, and our vet clinic team!!

#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #wildliferehab #wildlifesanctuary #arizonawildlife #wildlifeveterinarian #Arizona #wildliferescue #scottsdale #WildlifeMoments #SouthwestWildlife

Cocoa with Coatis was a success! ☕️ Days like this

Cocoa with Coatis was a success! ☕️ Days like this remind us how lucky we are to have such a wonderful wildlife loving community. See you next time!

#wildlifesanctuary #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #southwestwildlife #arizonawildlife #wildliferehab #arizona #azevents

January and February mark coyote mating season! As

January and February mark coyote mating season! As they search for mates, you may notice more of them out and about, even if you live in suburban and urban areas. You might hear more howls, yips, and barks as they mark territory and search for partners. They tend to be more active at dawn and dusk, but it's not uncommon, or a sign that anything is necessarily wrong if they're out and about during the day as well.

Coyotes have a more loyal and vibrant love life than most people realize! They’re part of the small group of mammals, just 3 to 5 percent, that are considered monogamous. In a 2012 study published in the Journal of Mammalogy on urban coyotes in Chicago, researchers analyzed DNA from 18 litters and 96 individual coyote pups and found no evidence of “cheating” (in human terms). Every pup belonged to its parents, and pairs stayed together year after year, even in a city full of other coyotes and abundant food. Quite remarkable!

Here are some simple tips to help you coexist safely with coyotes as they search for mates!

-Never feed coyotes or other wildlife. Ask neighbors to do the same.
-Secure food sources like pet food, garbage, and fallen fruit.
-Supervise pets outdoors and keep them on a leash during walks.
-Don’t let dogs chase or play with coyotes.
-If walking a small dog at dawn or dusk, keep the leash short, do not use retractable leashes, and stay alert.

#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #wildliferehab #wildlifesanctuary #arizonawildlife #coyotes #Arizona #wildliferescue #scottsdale #WildlifeMoments

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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