Liberty Wildlife

"Pluto" the western screech owl seems shocked by the weekend forecast!!

But Liberty Wildlife will be open Saturday and Sunday from 9-11 to beat the heat 😃



📷: Ken

Happy 4th of July from "Laddie" the bald eagle with her handler Wendy at the Verde Canyon Railroad today



📷: Doris

Liberty Wildlife is happy to announce that we have been selected as a recipient of the Buffalo Exchange Tokens for Bags® program from July through December 2024. You can now donate to Liberty Wildlife just by shopping at Buffalo Exchange (Phoenix Midtown).

Instead of a plastic bag, the Tokens for Bags® program offers every customer who makes a purchase one “token” valued at five cents (the cost to produce a bag) to donate to one of several local charities selected by the store.

The program has generated over $962,840 for hundreds of local nonprofit organizations since 1994 and has saved over 19.25 million plastic bags from the landfill.

Buffalo Exchange

"Bodhi" the Harris' hawk is excited about monsoon season!!!
Did you get any rain yet?????



📷: Ceci H.

Good job Florida!!! Let's keep adding to the list of states ...

Why This State Just Banned Balloon Releases - Videos from The Weather Channel Balloon releases are popular at gender reveal parties and memorial events but Florida has joined a growing list of places that are banning them. Watch the video to learn why and find out who will be exempt from the new law. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com

https://libertywildlife.org/about-us/join-our-team/

If you find a baby bird (or other animal) on the ground and it's not injured, attempt to return it to the nest and step back to observe it the parents return to care for it.

(If the whole nest fell down, if you have a small basket you can attempt to secure it back in the tree and observe)

If the animal is injured, you cannot find it's nest/home, or cannot reach the nest to get it back, please bring it to Liberty Wildlife between 8am and 6pm
2600 E Elwood St, Phoenix AZ 85040
(24th St and Broadway)

We do not have enough people to pick up small babies so we do depend on you to bring them to us.

If the animal has dangerous talons, teeth, claw or needs to be physically rescued, we have some volunteers with limited availability.
Please call our hotline at 480-998-5550
Press 1 for an animal emergency and then 2 for an animal that cannot be contained.

Other general questions should be sent to [email protected]
Also check out our website www.libertywildlife.org under our "Emergencies" section

(Do not post time sensitive questions on our social media)

THANK YOU

With the heat wave continuing, you may still be finding Cooper's hawk and other birds of prey on the ground ...
Watch this video to learn more about what you can do

Our hotline is manned daily from 8am until 8:30pm
480-998-5550
Press 1 for an animal emergency and then 2 to leave a message for our team to call you back and help with the situation.

Heat having an effect on Cooper's Hawks, what to do if you find one In three days, more than 350 animals were brought into Liberty Wildlife.

Happy First Day of Summer AND National American Eagle Day!!!
Thank you Eagle Joe and Aurora for visiting to talk about our magnificent national symbol

For further info and FAQ: https://libertywildlife.org/wildlife-emergencies/

Do you ever get that feeling that you're being watched?

Golden eagle "Anasazi" peeks out at camerawoman Kelly V

Caption this!!

What are these two tiny-but-mighty great horned owl kids saying here??

📷: Ceci

Did you find a hawk in your backyard this weekend? You are not alone!
Watch this clip from FOX 10 Phoenix this morning to learn more about what to do if you find wildlife needing assistance

Hotline from 8am-8:30pm 480-998-5550
Please allow 10-30 minutes for our team to call you back! They are BUSY!!

Speaking of, we need volunteers in many different departments so go online to submit an application for our next orientation!

Record number of hawks taken in amid hot temps The hot weather in Arizona is not only impacting people, as officials with Liberty Wildlife say they took in a record number of hawks over the weekend as a result of the heat. FOX 10's Desiree Fluellen has more.

Today was the busiest day of the season so far . over 100 animals have been brought to Liberty Wildlife's hospital for help.
More than 15% of those were these white poof-balls!! Cooper's hawk nestlins are big enough right now that they are feeling cramped in their nests and the high temperatures just give them an extra boost to jump out for a cooler location.
Most of them land well and parents can keep an eye on them until they are fully flighted...
But many of the ones that have come to us aren't feeling great. Being bird- eaters, they tend to come down with a highly contagious Avian disease called trichomoniasis.
They can be treated and cured at Liberty.

If you find these birds on the ground, call our Hotline between 8am and 830pm daily to get suggestions about what should be done in each case

480-998-5550
Press 1 for an animal emergency then press 2 to leave a message for our team to call you back with help.

Do you know what species of bird these three are??
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UPDATE: see the video on our Facebook/IG/TikTok to see these cute OSPREY nestling get fed
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We will post the answer and an adorable video later this afternoon

This great blue heron was spotted at the Lakeside Suites at Ocotillo in Chandler.
It currently is healthy and strong enough to fly so we cannot send rescue out for it but we want people to be aware of this bird and help us keep tabs on it.
If it gets to a point where it is weak enough to not fly, please call our hotline so we can get a rescuer out. Do not attempt to rescue this on your own at herons' beaks are very dangerous.

Our hotline is 480-998-5550 and you can press 1 for an animal emergency and then press 2 for an uncontained animal needing help. Then you can leave a message for our team to respond.

Thank you!

Foster mom "Maggie" the great horned owl has raised quite a gorgeous group of orphans so far this season.

Good job, Momma



📷: Leslie A

Join us at the Desert Botanical Gardens Thurs 5/23 from 6-9:30pm
Tickets at www.dbg.org

The Liberty Wildlife Non-Eagle Feather Repository Team and the Education Team have enjoyed participating in the Casa Grande Union High School Graduation Powwow for the past few years.
Here, Ken shows a few participants one of our Swainson's hawks "Cassidy"

Help MET Professional Academy students win the People's Choice Award!

Vote for Wildlife Superheroes today!

A MET Professional Academy team submitted an entry for the National Geographic Slingshot Challenge, which is a global competition focused on empowering students from across the globe to leverage their passion and creativity to address the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges. MET's submission highlighted the work they are doing for LIBERTY WILDLIFE to build an immersive hashtag Experience to educate youth about conservation and sustainability.

National Geographic announced that the Wildlife Superheroes was a 2024 Top Honors Recipient and was recognized with a Significant Achievement Award. As a result of their accomplishments the team will receive $1000 and one member of the team will get to go to Washington DC for the recognition ceremony and to attend the iconic National Geographic Society Explorers Festival!

Additionally, National Geographic is also hosting a People's Choice Award competition for the Top Honors Recipients which will run through the end of the month.

https://slingshot.videosforchange.org/showcase/voting

Videos for Change

Perfect pose for the family holiday card!

Some of "Maggie"'s foster children

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📷: Ceci

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ORDERED?!??!!!!!?!!

This hatchling American kestrel was found with a wing injury while someone was heading to Barnes and Noble. They contained it in this cup and thankfully, our rescue/transport volunteer Erin was on hand to put the cup in her cup holder and get it to Liberty Wildlife immediately.

Definitely a new way to travel!!
Thanks for sharing a safe soft spot for this baby so it could get to our hospital!

We had a lovely evening hosting Arizona Forward, Salt River Project and the National Forest Foundation ! What a gorgeous evening for networking and celebrating such great partnerships and stewards for our environment.

Thank you for choosing Liberty Wildlife as your setting for the event!

Click the link in our bio or https://libertywildlife.salsalabs.org/memberships/index.html