The Wildlife Center only offers public tours once a year and it's very limited the number of people who get in. We registered to take the kids on a little field trip here several months in advance. I wasn't sure what it was going to be like, but it turned out really informative and the kids loved it. (except for Dallin, it was his nap time) They looked bored in the picture, but we were waiting for the tour to start. Once started, it was so fun.
We learned the history and purpose of the center inside the library.
Then we headed out to the encagements and saw all sort of birds and other animals. We were sad to learn how many birds are injured by vehicles and littering. Most of the birds at the center had eye damage, not wing damage!
We then headed inside and saw the kitchen where all the food is prepared. And then the operating room and admissions rooms. It's hard to tell due the the glare on the glass, but there is a bald eagle on the OR table recovering from leg surgery. Several days later we learned that the bird did not make it.
This was such a fun outing! We learned what to do if we ever saw an injured animal in the wild. I'm so glad we took the opportunity to learn more about our local wildlife and how we can better protect them.
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