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Behind every “perfect” photo are 10 like these. Th

Behind every “perfect” photo are 10 like these. The unposted outtakes of 2025- Southwest Wildlife Style. 🌟🐻🦨✨

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Thank you, Whitfill Nursery! 🌲Your Christmas tree

Thank you, Whitfill Nursery! 🌲Your Christmas tree donations brought so much joy to the animals!! This releasable bear cub is growing fast, and loving every minute of her enrichment. Our animal care team hid nuts in the branches for her to find, and just look at that adorable chubby tummy! 💙 With all the bear cubs we’re caring for, that’s a LOT of enrichment to keep up with, and your support makes it possible.

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This holiday season, give a gift to wildlife!❄️🐻

This holiday season, give a gift to wildlife!❄️🐻

As we close out 2025, we're grateful for the support that makes our work possible. This year, we welcomed more than 500 animals in need, one of our busiest years ever. Each one received the care and compassion they deserved because of the support from our wonderful community and people like you.

As development across the Greater Phoenix area continues to grow, our services are more important than ever. Your generosity makes rescues, medical treatment, rehabilitation, releases, and lifelong sanctuary possible for Arizona's wild neighbors. Every donation saves lives.

Your gift today helps us continue this vital work into 2026. Happy holidays from the Southwest Wildlife team!

Donate today using the link in our bio, or by visiting www.southwestwildlife.org.

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Nocona was discovered up a tree in a residential n

Nocona was discovered up a tree in a residential neighborhood outside of Phoenix in the summer of 2020. He was around 18 months old – the age when young mountain lions leave their mothers and strike out on their own. Perhaps he was overwhelmed when he found himself surrounded by homes and people; perhaps he had wandered into another male’s territory. Either way, he had taken refuge in a bad spot.

His presence drew a crowd of curious neighbors, so the homeowners called Arizona Game & Fish for guidance. The area was cleared of onlookers and the young lion was given hours to come down and make his way back toward the mountains. He never did.

There were few options for Nocona. A mountain lion frequenting a populated area is a huge safety concern. Arizona has a robust population of mountain lions and relocating him would likely only move him into the established territory of a larger adult male, where he might not survive. His best option was to find a permanent home and Southwest Wildlife offered him sanctuary for life.

Nocona isn’t often seen by visitors to the sanctuary as his enclosure is behind the area where our youngest lions, Echo and Dash, live. All three lions can often be found sleeping beside each other, with only the fence between them. We hope that in the future, they might be able to live together, but the introductions will take time.

Now 6 years old, Nocona is our oldest resident mountain lion and by far the wildest. He has a complicated relationship with his caregivers – most often observing from a distance, occasionally hissing and threatening, and other times eagerly accepting treats from his favorite people.

Regardless, we’ll meet Nocona on his terms and no doubt he’ll remind us daily what a privilege it is to care for such a wild life!

~Kris, Animal Care

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In this episode, we respond to a call about a skun

In this episode, we respond to a call about a skunk that got its head trapped in a dumpster drain! The ultimate challenge will be to safely remove the skunk AND avoid getting sprayed...

Watch the full video! https://youtu.be/2MLQI6DdvkM?si=RKe1Gz6LULRF-hOv

Found an injured, sick, or displaced wildlife? Call our 24/7 Wildlife Emergency Line: 480-433-5656

Come join us for our Cocoa With Coatis event! He

Come join us for our Cocoa With Coatis event!

Help place treats and enrichment throughout the coati's enclosure (they won't be there, don't worry!) Then settle in with your own hot cocoa and watch as they discover all the goodies you've hidden. Our volunteers will share the stories about our sanctuary resident coatis while you enjoy the show, followed by a guided one-hour tour of the sanctuary.

Limited spots available. Reserve yours now using the URL below or in our bio. We can't wait to see you there!
https://southwestwildlife.org/event/cocoa-with-coatis/

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