Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center - December 27, 2022

The Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center was created in 1990 to care for animals that have been surrendered by owners, hurt and unable to care for themselves, or who have lost their mothers at a young age and cannot care for themselves. Most of the animals housed at the center will live out their lives there because of their injuries or because they have become accustomed to humans which could pose a danger to both humans and the animals. The Center is also currently working with the Arizona and New Mexico Fish and Wildlife Departments in a project to reintroduce the Mexican Wolf back into both states.
The Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center
Entrance to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center.
Hawk
Soot. A female hawk born in 2016.
Hawk
Mountain Lions
Mountain Lions. Also known cougars. Two of the four, Felix and Zia I believe, that are currently at the sanctuary are brother and sister who came from…
Mountain Lions
Mountain Lion
Mountain Lion
Coatimundi
Coatimundi. The name originated from the Tupian language of Brazil. It means "lone coati." I used to have a family of them living near my house when I lived…
Coatimundi
Coatimundis
Copper and Peanut.
Bobcats
Bobcats. Also known as Lynx in the northern states and Canada. Except for Rocket, the names of the other bobcats are from the locations in Arizona where they…
Bobcat
Bobcat
Bobcat
Mule Deer
Mule deer. The sanctuary has two mule deer, Lou and Clover, along with some white tail deer named Summer, Nalani, and John Deer. Lou starts getting his…
Mule Deer
Lou.
White Tail Deer
They are smaller than mule deer.
Javalina
Javalinas. also known as collared peccary, are medium-sized animals that look similar to a wild boar. They have mainly short coarse salt and pepper colored…
Javalina
This is Matilda the Javalina. I love the name as it is the same as my great grand-niece whom I absolutely adore.
Javalina
Matilda eating half a banana. She is a dainty eater and will spit out the banana peel when she is done. She eats similar to my 2-year-old great grand-niece……