Wildlife and Other Stories

See how caregivers at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary bring joy to wildlife who can’t be released.

It was a race against time to save a young, distressed golden eagle found near a wildfire. Now he's getting the care he needs to survive and thrive.

When a hay truck accidentally loaded a nest of hatching owl eggs, Wild Friends staff feared the babies wouldn’t survive. Then something amazing happened.

When an injured osprey arrived at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, staff were worried; ospreys are often hard to rehab. Then, something miraculous happened.

Make-A-Wish visit to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is filled with dogs, cats, pigs, bunnies, tortoises, and more.

A piggy big sis, doting mares, a stuffed animal owl: These are a few special ‘bonus moms' we’re celebrating at Best Friends.

For orphaned and injured wildlife, Wild Friends is a place to recover before returning to the wild and a home for those who can’t; here’s how it started.

Kazoo came to Wild Friends at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary as a young crow who couldn’t fly, and now she’s an ambassador for wild birds.

Learn about Hip and Hup the cavies, two unique new residents at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

After a zoo in Puerto Rico closed, hundreds of animals needed new places to live — and help getting there.

Wild Friends welcomes two groups of baby barn owls who had been separated from their parents.

After being adopted, Ethel and Skylar are living in a pigeon paradise and getting comfortable snuggling up to their new people.

Wild Friends welcomes two tiger salamanders who need help after finding themselves in similar predicaments.

The water-loving reptile was found wandering in the desert, injured and alone, and while Cryptid’s identity is still unknown, she’s healing and thriving.

What do a crow, turkey vulture and Swainson’s hawk have in common? They’ll be teaching visitors the importance of wildlife rehabilitation and conservation.