Think Wild and Bend Animal Emergency and Specialty Center Partner to Save Golden Eagle Click here to donate to the Golden Eagle’s Care. Last Sunday, Think Wild staff met at … Read more
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Osprey Fledglings Face Uncertain Future As They Battle Injuries from Garbage Bend, Oregon — A pair of osprey fledglings are being treated for injuries sustained due to entanglement in hay … Read more
How Wildfires and Heat Waves Affect Oregon Wildlife
Extreme heat and wildfires throughout the state of Oregon have a lot of people wondering how wildlife is affected. Think Wild in Bend, Oregon, hasn’t seen any injured or orphaned … Read more
Think Wild Receives Oregon Community Foundation K-12 Summer Learning Fund Grant
Bend, Ore. – Think Wild, Bend Wildlife Hospital and Conservation Center, announced today that it has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) K-12 Summer Learning … Read more
Tips for a Wildlife Friendly Backyard this Summer
Local Wildlife Hospital and Conservation Center, Think Wild, has tips for Central Oregon residents to make their backyards wildlife friendly. Through native plant gardening, implementing water features and rock piles, … Read more
What to do – or not do – if you find baby wildlife
Bend, Oregon — Springtime gives birth to an abundance of baby wildlife here in Central Oregon, which means residents are more likely to have wildlife encounters. And while coming across … Read more
Facts about Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus-2 (RHDV-2) in Oregon
RHDV-2 was first seen in a Portland area neighborhood Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are working on … Read more
Rare Great Gray Owl Returned to the Wild
Local Wildlife Hospital and Conservation Center, Think Wild, has released a great gray owl back into the wild after the successful rehabilitation and treatment of its injuries following a window … Read more
Local Bike Shop Helps Saves Raptors with Upcycled Bike Tires
Spring in Central Oregon brings abundant wildlife and human visitors, and with them an increase in the number of injured or orphaned birds in need of help. At local bicycle … Read more
Help Keep Wild Birds Safe from Salmonella
Central Oregon has seen an increase in the number of wild, seed eating birds suffering from an outbreak of salmonella. Such outbreaks commonly occur during the winter months and can … Read more