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 for–and successfully release–more injured and orphaned animals.
Wild & Free 2020 is Virtual!
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Event opens at 6:30pm | Auction starts at 7:00pm
Giving Nature a Helping Hand
Rescue
Rehabilitation
Release
Community Education
What’s New
You comfy there Jamison?
Haha what a silly cub!
Log lunging & naps were number one on the agenda today!
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What’s a porcupine’s favorite game to play?
Poker!
This was his reaction to the joke😂
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Right, straight, left 👀
One of the valley kittens just sitting on her stump keeping an eye on everything & of course looking STUNNING!
Those paws!
Those ears!
Those markings!
Wowza😍
Caring for a carnivore is very expensive, caring for a few carnivores is super expensive! So imagine how much it cost to care for up to 12+ carnivores ranging in size & species!
So to be able to get ALL our carnivores to healthy teens & release ready is a HUGE accomplishment! LTWC is incredibly thankful for the support we get from our Wildlife Heroes! Our mission is possible because of you!
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Andy💜
The smallest & shyest of the 5 bear cubs in LTWC care!
Andy was found up around Antelope Lake all alone with no sign of his mother. The Wildlife Heroes who found him waited a few days to see if she would show up but no luck.
Thankfully they knew what to do and who to call! LTWC!
Andy has been in our care now for two months! He is growing very slowly, but has a wonderful appetite & an ever growing curiosity!
He is a great climber & excellent napper! He keeps his distance from the bigger cubs but dosent seem to have any issues with them. Just cautious around them, and who wouldn’t be, they are HUGE!
Look at that face😍 absolutely precious!
We here at LTWC are incredibly lucky to be able to work with the very talented @wicked.wildlife .
Thanks to him we have stunning photos of these amazing creatures!
Check him out! —> @wicked.wildlife
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How do the bear cubs at LTWC spend their afternoons?
See for yourself!
Lounging around & preparing for winter!
How are the doing that?
Eating & eating A LOT!
Look at all those yummy apples!
Thank you to all the people donating apples from their yards! The bears are LOVING them!
Wait till the end & see Eloise stick her tongue out😂
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Eloise is healing wonderfully!
She was hit by a car a few weeks back. This caused a spiral fracture on her femur of her back right leg, she also needed some stitches on her hip!
She is healing properly, using the leg all the time & without a limp! Yay!
As you can see she is climbing and standing on the leg just fine!
We will continue to monitor her progress & help prepare her for her first winter!
She is such a beautiful bear!
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We have some very impressive nose wiggling going on!
Talent Tuesday? It could be a thing! Hahah
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Can you guess WHOOT this this?!
The Western Screech Owl from the North Complex Fire!
Look at him now! Fully recovered after being rescued & getting ready for RELEASE!!
We are just waiting to find a suitable habitat that hasn’t burned near his former home.
We couldn’t be happier at his progress & are very excited to get him back to the wild!
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Yesterday LTWC did a successful “soft release”!
This was these Grey Squirrels FIRST time outside!
Yay!
The little flap door you see open there? That’s so they can spend the next few days adjusting to the wild while having a safe place to return and sleep at! This is why its called a “soft release”.
Eventually, usually no more than a day or two, they will go off and be fully wild! A soft release just provide a safe area while adjusting to this big wild world!
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Ohhhh yeah! That’s the spot👌🏽
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Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care has some very exciting news to share!
For years LTWC has dreamed of having a space where we can have a multitude of wildlife educational programs.
This is so important to us because most of the animals needing our care are due to mistakes humans make, and those mistakes can be reduced with better understanding of wildlife!
The Outdoor Learning Center will be used for public educational events where we’ll show the community how beautiful our local wildlife is and how to coexist with them in their habitat – which we share with them.
The Outdoor Learning Center is being built thanks to a generous grant from the Tahoe Fund, Tahoe Blue Vodka, and the Mathman family with special donation support from our contractors, Lupe Estrada and Ron Fuller.
The photograph is of two of our incredible volunteers, Mike Kenney (left) and Bob Sweatt (right), installing the framing of the stage area.
We expect to start conducting public educational events next year just as soon as it’s safe, hopefully in the Spring!
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When you find the hidden camera....& don’t quite know what it is.
This video shows Jamison & Lucinda being curious about the camera before decided it was boring!
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Cause how else would you sit when you want a donut but all you have is an apple...
Just kidding!
Jamison has no idea what donuts are, but he sure does LOVE apples!
He is an absolute riot😂 such a big boy now & proud of it!
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LTWC has had a very VERY busy fall!
So many releases have happened!
Here are some of the most recent ones:
•3 Weasels
• 5 Barn Owls
•1 Mink
•3 Cooper’s Hawks
•1 Red Tailed Hawk
Not to mention quiet a few Ducks, lots of Ground & Grey Squirrels, and a handful of Chipmunks.
Woohooo!! Busy baby season & summer means a busy fall! We couldn’t be happier with all these successful releases! This is what it’s ALL about!
Thankful for everyone who made these Rescues, rehabbing processes & releases SUCCESSFUL!
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Umm excuse me...what are you three doing back there?!
Oh boy I see trouble x3!
The Twins & Jamison spent the morning collaborating on how to best flip over their pool😂...
As you can see they succeed....many times!
Curious cubs!!
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They sure are PURRfect!
Their little love nuzzle is the sweetest thing you’ll see all day!
(The one sitting is one of the Bobcats from the valley, and the kitten walking is one of the Twins)
Fun fact: ALL 4 Bobcats rehabilitating at LTWC are female!
Want to help support LTWC in our mission of rescuing, rehabbing & RELEASING amazing creatures like these Bobcats?
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What do The Bear cubs do with their day???
Well....
Haha snacking on apples & lounging around!
Wildwoods wiggle at the end! What a big boy!
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The Twins & Jamison
Happy, healthy, safe & growing into stunning WILD bears!
The Twins came in weighing around 4 lbs each & Jamison came in weighting 7 lbs....wow!
Look at them now!
Up next for the Bear cubs rehabbing with LTWC? Starting to learn how to hibernate!
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This is our first intake from the North Complex Fire near Quincy Ca. - a Western Screech Owl!
Found on the ground being attacked by Ravens. Most likely escaped the fire, it’s weak & thin due to lack of food source which most likely disappeared with the fire.
He smells of smoke but no visible injuries we can see. Ate a mouse last night & drank lots of water.
He’s sleeping in the photo- was probably out there for quite a long time before being rescued.
Thank you to everyone involved in getting this little guy to us!
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Watching & learning!
Andy is so adorable! Look at him warily watching Eloise as she demonstrates her athletic skills!
Sound on to hear him growl at her to stay away! (At the end of the video)
Andy is extremely fascinated by the four big bears! He is always watching what they do, at a distance of course!
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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.
