Chaco Owl

It can be a bit of a challenge to find places, they all seem to be called something different. Animal rehab, sanctuary, refuge, etc. A lot are small and aren't really set up or funded enough to have visitors, but any place with a wildlife population is going to have a place for recovering animals or ones that can't be set free again.

There's one 15 minutes from me I've driven past for years I didn't know about because the sign is so darn small. They have an open house twice a year though so I still by to see all their critters.

And cities should have at least a small zoo. It's not as up close, but even small places can surprise you with what they have.

I just keep my eyes out when I travel to see if I can find something along the way. Most of these places aren't big enough to kill more than an hour at so it doesn't make sense to plan a trip to most of them. If you're passing through an area that's mostly forested, just Google animal rehabs/etc and you'll find them. I saw a sturgeon/caviar farm the other day on YouTube that I wish I knew about before and Facebook and r/Superbowl have names of places if you check comments.

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This looks like a really nice center. Wish I had something cool like this near me.
- It can be a bit of a challenge to find places, they all seem to be called something different. Animal rehab, sanctuary, refuge, etc. A lot are small and aren't really set up or funded enough to have visitors, but any place with a wildlife population is going to have a place for recovering animals or ones that can't be set free again.
  There's one 15 minutes from me I've driven past for years I didn't know about because the sign is so darn small. They have an open house twice a year though so I still by to see all their critters.
  And cities should have at least a small zoo. It's not as up close, but even small places can surprise you with what they have.
  I just keep my eyes out when I travel to see if I can find something along the way. Most of these places aren't big enough to kill more than an hour at so it doesn't make sense to plan a trip to most of them. If you're passing through an area that's mostly forested, just Google animal rehabs/etc and you'll find them. I saw a sturgeon/caviar farm the other day on YouTube that I wish I knew about before and Facebook and r/Superbowl have names of places if you check comments.
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