Liberty Wildlife

05/28/2026

Find the "Plan Your Visit" section on our website for the Tour Request Form or click here: https://libertywildlife.org/about-us/plan-your-visit/

05/27/2026

"Kelvin" the great horned owl hasn't had too much to drink!

Volunteer Patti just happened to snap a picture at the right second to catch a glimpse of the NICTITATING MEMBRANE

This is a transparent third eyelid that many animals have to protect and moisten their eyes while still allowing them to see.

05/25/2026

My, what big eyes you have!!

"Darwin", the great horned owl, is currently fostering this set of babies until they are old enough to survive on their own in the wild

05/22/2026

This beautiful little swift came to us today not feeling so great but still willing to grace us with it's beautiful song!

05/19/2026

Our education ambassador "Beetlejuice" the kingsnake wanted to ask if you were planning a trip to Liberty Wildlife anytime soon?

We are open to the public Wed, Sat and Sun from 9am-11am! Cost is $5 for everyone 5+ (4 and under get in free)...

It's still "cool" in the mornings so come sssssssssseeeeee 🐍 us



📷: Ceci

05/17/2026

We hope you find a way to stay cool as the temperatures rise!!

Liberty Wildlife is lucky enough to have volunteers that come in on those extraordinarily hot days to shower down all our animals, like this juvenile great horned owl



📷: Jen C

05/15/2026

And THIS is why the Liberty Wildlife Non-Eagle Feather Repository is so important.
The Federal Repository handles all eagle feathers and parts, but at Liberty Wildlife, our team handles the rest of the protected species under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Native Americans are able to submit applications for feathers, parts or who carcasses and receive them free of charge so they can use them for religious and personal purposes.

This helps put a damper on the black market and the illegal killing of our protected wildlife!!!

Killing our national symbol to sell on the black market? Not on our watch.

A Washington man admitted to killing bald and golden eagles on and around the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market, part of an illegal operation that slaughtered thousands of birds. Since then, a coconspirator in Texas, who recently pleaded guilty to buying the illegally taken eagle parts, admitted to purchasing those parts and having them shipped to his home.

This wasn’t an accidental poaching incident. This was part of an organized, profit driven wildlife crime carried out over years by multiple conspirators.

And it was stopped by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement and partners, who uncovered the crime, followed the money, and built the cases that brought these traffickers to justice.

This National Police Week, we recognize the law enforcement professionals who protect wildlife and safeguard the public every day.



Photo of the feet and feathers of a golden eagle that were seized by USFWS law enforcement. Photo by USFWS

05/13/2026

Wishes for Wildlife is an annual event to support the mission of Liberty Wildlife and help support the approximately 10,000 animals that come to our hospital each year!

05/13/2026

We're up over 60% from our intakes at this time last year! 😰

We couldn't do that amount of care without our
HOTLINE VOLUNTEERS ❤
RESCUE/TRANSPORT VOLUNTEERS ❤
INTAKE VOLUNTEERS ❤
ORPHAN CARE VOLUNTEERS ❤
DAILY CARE VOLUNTEERS ❤
MEDICAL SERVICES VOLUNTEERS ❤
OWL TEAM VOLUNTEERS ❤

and

🌟YOU!!!!!!!! 🌟🎉
We depend on the kindness of the general public to find these creatures and get them to us - sometimes harboring the animal overnight in a box in their bathroom etc!!!! 🙏

We cannot thank you enough for all you do to help wildlife!! You can call yourselves animal rescuers!!!! 🐦🐍🐣🐀🐇🐢🦅🐉

05/12/2026

This little ladder-backed woodpecker is a chatterbox!! But already showing how they are able to perch on the sides of trees - and buildings.

He'll get great care from our Orphan Care team and be released once he's fully grown!


📸: Darbie