After a very quiet winter with very few, sick and injured wildlife to care for, spring has started off with a bang.

Our first eagle of the year 2013 came in from Richfield Utah on March 21^st with a severe respiratory infection and some neurological issues as well. At first we thought this was going to be a reasonably simple process flushing its system with a liquid diet and then solid food. We hoped for a speedy recovery.

After a few days the eagle took a turn for the worst and refused every attempt to feed it, so we had to go to a pure liquid diet. Even that more often than not was being regurgitated. After more than three weeks of tube feeding four times a day the eagle started to hold down his food and we are now starting to see very slow improvement. He is a long ways “from out of the woods”, but there is no way I am going to let this beautiful creature die.

I would like to thank everyone who has been so kind and generous to the Southwest Wildlife Foundation both finically and with in-kind donations. We could not possible do the work we do without the tremendous kindness of so many friends. With our freezer full, rehab chambers cleaned we are hopefully ready for anything that this spring and summer will bring us.

Barn owl released after it recovered from being shot with a blow dart.

To view more wildlife releases and care please visit our video library page.

If you come across any injured or orphaned wildlife please do not take them home!

Wild animal mothers leave their babies alone for their protection and return to feed them when it’s safe, so don’t assume a baby alone is orphaned. Mother is usually close by waiting for you to leave. (Hares and rabbits usually only feed their babies at night time.)

If you are concerned about wildlife that have been injured or orphaned please contact your State’s Wildlife Resources or Fish and Game. They can safely transport injured wildlife to the appropriate licensed wildlife rehabilitators. If its weekends or after-hours you can contact your city or county dispatch and they can contact a game warden to help; but DO NOT call 911