The Think Wild Blog aims to help you consider wildlife in your day to day choices and take actions to promote native wildlife success.
This blog works to help our Central Oregon community:
- Deepen their understanding of wildlife and their habitats
- Care for and protect these lands for wildlife with increased urbanization pressures
- Get involved with local and regional advocacy efforts
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The winter season is among us, bringing along frigid temperatures and possibly snow! During the winter months, many Central Oregonians feel disconnected from nature and the wildlife around us. Still, … Read more
During these frigid winter months, you may be asking how you can help our local wildlife. Though many species are tucked away during the snowy season, you can still contribute … Read more
Let’s get birdy. One of the easiest ways to get close to nature is to learn to appreciate birds. Who doesn’t look at a bird and feel envy or a … Read more