Great organization doing really important work saving animals impacted by us humans. At their facility everything is well cared for and even happy (as happy as they can be in captivity).
The only thing that disappoints me is that their wishlist for supplies has tons of toxic items on it. Bad for people and animals. Saving wildlife begins with natural products that don’t harm the earth.
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- EIN 86-0765249
- (480) 471-9109
- 27026 N 156th St Scottsdale AZ 85262-9524 USA
- www.southwestwildlife.org
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Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals, Wildlife Preservation & Protection, Wildlife Sanctuaries
Mission: Southwest wildlife conservation center (swcc) rescues native wild animals that have lost their homes to development, or are found injured, orphaned, or abandoned. When possible, the animals in our care are rehabilitated and released - healthy and wild - back where they belong. Those animals that could not survive in the wild can live out their lives at our accredited sanctuary. Southwest wildlife shares its knowledge and passion about animals through education. We hope not only to educate, but also to inspire people to learn about and respect our wildlife and conserve its habitat.
Programs: Swcc has rehabilitated thousands of sick, injured, orphaned or displaced wild animals. Swcc operates a veterinary clinic that allows animals to be treated at the center. More than 70 percent have been successfully released back into the wild. There are animals that come through our doors that could not survive in the wild. Some have injuries that prevent them from being released, while others were kept as pets and have imprinted on or habituated to humans. Non-releasable animals will live out their lives at our accredited sanctuary. Swcc is the only sanctuary in arizona capable of caring for large mammals such as black bears, mountain lions and mexican gray wolves.
swcc shares its knowledge and passion about animals through education. We hope not only to educate, but also to inspire people to learn about and respect our wildlife and conserve its habitat. Swcc offers educational onsite programs at their sanctuary in northeast scottsdale. These programs include walk with wildlife, sunrise nature tour, full moon tour, discovery day, and wild workshops. We also offer various options for outreach programs within our community. We frequent schools, trailheads, community centers, and libraries throughout scottsdale and the phoenix area. Currently, we offer two different kinds of outreach programs. The first program, paws on is specifically for third and fourth grade students. For paws on, we bring interactive stations, field guides, and wildlife directly into the classroom. The second program is our outreach presentations. These presentations are lecture-based programs supplemented by our ambassador animals.