We give mother nature a helping hand by raising and rehabilitating orphaned and injured wildlife so they may be released back to the wild. Our 27-acre site includes a state-of-the-art animal care facility as well as sophisticated enclosures, allowing us to care forβand successfully releaseβmore injured and orphaned animals.
Our Mission: Rescue, Rehabilitate, and Release
Our work is not possible without your support.
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In its 40-year history, LTWC has rehabilitated and released over 15,000 wild birds and animals! π Our Wild & Free event is our largest fundraiser and helps offset the ongoing costs of feeding, caring for, and meeting any medical needs of the injured and orphaned animals who come through our doors.
Tickets for this fantastic evening are on sale & going fast: ltwc.org/wildandfree
The Triplets' B1, B2, and B3 are content and have assimilated into their surroundings. It is never a dull moment with these three, rough and tumble but happy. The swing is their favorite place to play. We will start to add enrichment toys as soon as they appear to have become bored. Not sure boredom is possible with these three
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We love rehabilitating our raccoons. Happy International Raccoon Day!
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Fun Fact: Bearsβ day vision is similar to ours and they can see in color too
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Hereβs an update on the porcupine weβve been rehabilitating. Note, this is not Porky, our ambassador porcupine
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The bears are very comfortable in their new environment
#tule #oak #pine #LTWC #laketahoe #tahoe #bearlife #rescuerehabrelease #LakeTahoeWildLifeCenter #blackbears #wildlifeprotection #bearrescue
Fun Facts: Cubs love to play in the water, and playing chase is almost like a game of tag
#bears #LTWC #laketahoe #rescuerehabrelease #LakeTahoeWildLifeCenter #sugar #oak #bearlifeπ» #wildlifeprotection
This bunny was successfully rehabilitated and has hopped off into a new Tahoe adventure. Thank you to all of the #wildlifeheroes that made this happen!
#LTWC #rescuerehabrelease #LakeTahoeWildLifeCenter #laketahoe #bunnylife #cottontailrabbit #bunnylove #wildlifeprotection #wecare
Oak and Tule's friendship continues to develop. They are often spied playing with just each other. Bear cubs can create special bonds and become close, these two have created an especially close bond
#Tule #Oak #LTWC #bears #LakeTahoeWildLifeCenter #LakeTahoe #rescuerehabrelease #playtime #TimelineCleanse
Please drop any interesting tree cuttings off at the center
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Sugar enjoys her new environment and friends
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To the many people that have dropped off freshly caught fish, thank you! Live fish allows us to prey test the raptors, raccoons, and bears. Our animals prefer close to the surface fish, which is what they would find in the wild. We are grateful to these #wildlifeheroes
#LTWC #laketahoe #fishers #sportfishing #raptors #bears #raccoons #wildlifeconservation #rescuerehabrelease #thanksforthefish
β¨Prepare to Party! Wild & Free is back at @valhallatahoe!β¨ Our annual fundraising dinner features a delicious meal by South Lake Tahoe favorite, @thecorkandmore, custom drinks and a live auction at a gorgeous location!
Tickets are on sale now! https://ltwc.org/event/wildandfree/
Valhalla photo: Justine Lureva Photography
Sugar finally gets to meet Tule, Pine, and Oak, it seems to be going very well!
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Thanks to several Wildlife Heroes a chipmunk was rescued from a glue trap
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Over the summer, LTWC rehabilitated this Pileated Woodpecker
Fun Fact: The Pileated is the largest woodpecker in North America
#LakeTahoeWildLifeCenter #LakeTahoe #wildlifeconservation #RescueRehabRelease #birdlovers #LTWC #birdsofinstagram #Woodpeckers #pileatedwoodpecker
The triplets continue to eat and eat and eat, times three! Healthy appetites make for healthy bear cubs, healthy bear cubs are happy bear cubs
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Happy 1st Day of Fall! π
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Wild & Free tickets are on sale now β weβre excited to welcome you back to our in-person Wild & Free fundraising dinner at @valhallatahoe!
Tickets include custom drinks and a delicious dinner catered by @thecorkandmore. Proceeds support the feeding, care and medical needs of the hundreds of wild animals and birds that pass through our doors every year! π¦π»π¦π¦π¦
Tickets are available on our website: LTWC.org/WildAndFree (link in bio).
The triplets' adventure continues, we opened both enclosures so both groups of bears could see each other, as they definitely can smell each other
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Coexisting
Living with Wildlife in the Tahoe Basin
The Lake Tahoe region is known as being one of the most beautiful places on earth, known for its stunning natural splendor. It’s no surprise that so many people chose to live and visit here! Wildlife are a fundamental part of our region’s environment, and knowing that we are sharing the area with so many beautiful animals is part of what makes this area so special for many of us. Yet, sharing our space with wildlife can bring its own set of challenges. Our bears are adept at getting human food from trash containers, woodpeckers can become house-peckers, and your dog may just come home with a face full of quills if she gets too close to a porcupine. Click below to learn more about the most common human-wildlife conflicts in our area and what you can do to avoid or address these issues yourself.
