New Mexico Wildlife Center

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New Mexico Wildlife Center is a wildlife rehabilitation center and education facility in Española, New Mexico. We work to connect people and wildlife through conservation education and rehabilitation, because a world with wildlife is a better world.

A blue songbird in an enclosure that is lined with a red cloth. The bird has a medical wrap and splint on his broken left wing.
City Nature Challenge, April 25-28, 2025. Santa Fe Area: Santa Fe County, Rio Arriba County, Los Alamos County. Step 1: Get outside and find wildlife! Look for native plants, animals, or any evidence of life found in your area. Step 2: Take photos and videos of what you find! Make sure you also record the location where the animal or plant was found. Step 3: Share your findings! Share what you've found using the iNaturalist app or website. Your observations can help scientists learn more about the wildlife found in our city! The background photo of this image is a wide view of the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico at sunset; the sky is pink and orange.
This image includes text on a white background with blue and green border. Underneath the text is an illustration of the Earth in the shape of a heart. The text reads: To celebrate Earth Day and Olympia's return to the wild, you can donate to NMWC through the link in this post or by mailing a check to us at 19 Wheat Street, Española, NM 87532. Your support makes it possible for us to care for our Ambassador Animals and hospital patients, return rehabilitated animals to the wild, and educate the next generation of environmental stewards.
This image includes text on a white background with blue and green border. Underneath the text there is a photo of a Peregrine Falcon, feathers slightly ruffled, with trees and pavement in the background. The text reads: With Dave, Olympia's flight skills improved and she showed herself to be a very capable hunter. She was able to chase and dive after prey, and she relearned how to fly with just as much agility as any other Peregrine Falcon. There was no sign of weakness in her formerly-injured wing. Finally, after 16 months, she was fully ready to return to the wild.
This image includes text on a white box with a blue and green border, as well as a photo of a Peregrine Falcon against a blue sky. Text reads: Happy Earth Day! What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with the release of a Peregrine Falcon back to the wild? This isn't just any Peregrine Falcon, though. Swipe (or click through) for the full story!
An American Barn Owl on a wooden ledge tries multiple times to swallow a large piece of rabbit pelt that is covered in white fur. The pelt is too big for her to swallow, so she adjusts it and tries again multiple times.
A tan lizard with grey and pink blotchy markings is sitting on a piece of wood. His head is raised up and he is looking forward and slightly to his left (or to the right, from the viewer's perspective).
A Great Horned Owl in the process of swallowing a piece of rat. Her right eye (left side of the image) is closed, her beak is open, and the rat tail is sticking out of her mouth.
Two video clips of American Kestrels picking apart green beans in little tiny bites, then throwing the pieces onto the ground.
A Ferruginous Hawk is standing in an ICU enclosure with green walls and a sheet covering the floor. There is a wooden perch behind the hawk. The hawk has a white and brown head, long feathered brown legs, and bright yellow feet. The hawk's beak is slightly open; this photo was taken extremely quickly after a routine medical treatment to keep the bird's stress minimal.
A small brown Northern Saw-whet Owl perched in a juniper tree. The owl is slightly below the center of the photo, looking over her right shoulder toward the camera.
An adult coyote in an outdoor pre-release enclosure. The coyote is facing the camera and standing with a wide stance and her tail tucked between her hind legs. There are two wooden stumps and chain-link fencing in the background.
A small handprint in some mud. There are five distinct fingerprints, each with a claw at the end. It is the print of a raccoon forepaw!
A Northern Saw-whet Owl perched on a log in an outdoor pre-release enclosure. The owl is about six inches tall, has brown and white feathers, and is looking directly at the camera with her yellow eyes.
Four photos of wild animals. From left to right: a North American porcupine balanced on a log, a male American Kestrel with a high desert landscape in the background, a Common Poorwill resting in a hospital enclosure with a wing wrap on, and a desert box turtle on rocky ground next to a cactus. Bonus info: The porcupine and poorwill were patients in NMWC's wildlife hospital in 2024. The kestrel is NMWC's non-releasable ambassador named Pancho, and the turtle is another non-releasable ambassador, named Patches.