It may be baby season, but we are still here for injured adult wild animals who need help too! Mountain Bluebird 25-93 was admitted to our hospital recently with a fractured carpometacarpus (similar to the bones in our hands), which is now stabilized with a tiny splint and wrap to allow it to heal.

Today's the last day of the 2025 #CityNatureChallenge! We hope you're able to get outside today and discover what kinds of plants, animals, fungi, and other natural items are out there in the #SantaFe area! Snap photos or take videos of what you see and upload them to iNaturalist.org.

We have a really exciting story to share for #EarthDay today! It's well past the character limit, so click or swipe through the images to read it all. Alt text is included. Happy Earth Day! 1/3 #peregrinefalcon #falcoperegrinus #releaseday #wildliferehabilitation #falconry #newmexico #raptors #birds

Happy 7th hatch-day to Corazón, our #AmericanBarnOwl Ambassador Animal! Cora recently got a fresh piece of rabbit pelt for #enrichment, and in true owl form, tried to swallow it whole instead of plucking it. Enrichment encourages animals to engage in natural behaviors, and Cora did exactly that!

Introducing our new common chuckwalla Ambassador Animal, who officially received his name this weekend: Say hello to Mojave! Mojave's species is native to parts of the American Southwest, including the Mojave Desert. There's a lot more than dust out there in the desert - it's a whole ecosystem!

If you've ever wondered what feeling the "😜" emoji is supposed to represent, Ambassador Animal Bubo the #greathornedowl has an answer for you. In her defense, it's probably not easy to look graceful and demure in the middle of swallowing a big chunk of rat!

Our American Kestrel Ambassador Animals are...vegan? Ahhh, you got us good, Pancho and Amelia. Turns out they're just shredding some green beans, not eating them! Kudos to the education team for this fun enrichment idea! #aprilfoolsday #americankestrel #thinkinboutthosbeans

Late last week, this injured Ferruginous Hawk arrived at NMWC via the Navajo Nation Zoo. The hawk has two fractures in their left wing, one in the radius and one in the ulna, which were surgically stabilized last weekend.

After suffering a fractured femur and scapula back in December, then making it through three months of recovery in our hospital, Northern Saw-whet Owl 24-988 is officially back out in the wild! She was released this week in the same location where she was rescued. 🥳

Coyote 25-32 has moved outside to our largest pre-release mammal enclosure and she's doing great! Because one of her injuries affected her spine at the base of her tail, we have been keeping an eye on her tail positioning and movement to assess if there are lasting effects from the injury.

The art...and the artist! Ambassador Animal Pepper the raccoon left a perfect little handprint in some mud after running around a bit in his home. Raccoons have extremely sensitive and dexterous hands that help them navigate their environment with ease. 🦝🙌

Northern Saw-whet Owl 24-988 was admitted to our hospital in December with a fractured femur and scapula. Both bones have now healed well, and now it's time for 24-988 to rebuild muscle tone and work toward getting strong enough to go back out into the wild!

We're happy to be on Bluesky! New Mexico Wildlife Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit in Española, New Mexico. Our center is home to a wildlife hospital that treats native New Mexico wildlife, as well as a nature center and outdoor trail with 20+ non-releasable Ambassador Animals. ☺️🌲🪺🐾🪶