SWCC Spring 2015 Newsletter

A DAY IN THE LIFE AT SWCC Just when you think it is safe to go home

THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF

Diversity study of the remaining few Introducing

SWCC Discovery Corner

For the future stewards of our wildlife

Living with Wildlife Series

Javelina: The Ghost of the Desert

Spring-2015

Tocho

From Our Founder

Changes Dear Friends and Supporters of SWCC: For more than two decades, Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center (SWCC) has worked to rescue, rehabilitate, offer sanctuary to, and provide education about Arizona’s unique wildlife at our Rio Verde F oothills location. During that time, we have partnered with federal, state, county, and municipal agencies to rescue injured, displaced, and orphaned wildlife, assisted in wildlife law enforcement, and have been a valued partner in the Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program.

These agencies, and the community, depend on SWCC to be here for our wildlife.

We believe Southwest Wildlife is uniquely positioned to continue to make valuable contributions to the environmental sciences as we g row into the future. However, the reality is that we will soon outgrow our 10-­‐acre facility. To continue to grow—and to reach our full potential!—we need a much larger facility. Our objective is to perpetuate the existence and mission of SWCC for the benefit of Arizonans and native wildlife species by relocating the majority of our existing services to a new property.

In addition, changes in the Maricopa County zoning code and complaints by one neighbor (despite the friendship and support of all our other neighbors!) mean SWCC will need to refocus its programs at our Rio Verde Foothills location.

We want our friends and supporters to know that SWCC will continue its important work, even if we may change the menu of activities at our current location or add satellite locations and programs.

If you want to support SWCC, you can h elp us in two important ways: • Stayed tuned to our social media and sign up to receive our Wildlife Weekly emails. You can be among the first to know of new SWCC developments, and how you can help.

• Be patient as we work with our federal, state, and municipal partners to determine how we will continue our work protecting Arizona’s wildlife.

SWCC is extremely gratified by the overwhelming support we have received from so many friends and neighbors. We thank all of our patrons, including our Rio Verde Foothills neighbors, who love and enjoy SWCC and all the wildlife here.

We appreciate all your support.

It is my dream, as founder, that Southwest Wildlife will outlive all of u s, and continue its work well into the future. I ask all of you to help us achieve that dream!

Warm Regards:

Linda Searles

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paperwork, e mails, and p worthwhile.

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up close with our wildlife, they will develop a respect for and

It’s not.” -­‐Dr. Seuss.

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Animal Care-­‐Kim Carr, Senior Keeper

Just When you Think it is Safe to go Home…

There’s just no such thing as a “typical day” w hen you w ork at a busy wildlife center. Each morning begins with good intentions and a to-­‐do list: plant a tree, hang a bobcat hammock, clean out the shed… Then the phone rings.

The list will have to wait. A litter of 5 newborn coyote pups will be arriving within the next few hours. We start by mixing formula and collecting blankets, heating pads, bottles, and other baby supplies. While we wait for the orphaned pups, our next p riority is to prepare and administer morning medications.

From a b obcat with thyroid issues to a wolf with cancer, we sometimes devote an hour making sure animals get what they need. All our clinic patients anxiously await breakfast, as each diet is carefully prepared. With the number of animals that

The reward for hard work is seeing animals released back into the wild where they belong.

A raccoon release is scheduled for the afternoon. This means we’ll need to catch these wild buggers and get them ready to go. Easier said than done. They are not at all cooperative as we attempt to net each one and place them into crates. At last, we capture all six and wish them luck as volunteers escort them to their new wild home.

Staff and volunteers will work hard to ensure these babies are not imprinted and will be releasable.

come through our doors, it’s no wonder we wash 5-­‐10 loads of laundry and stacks of dirty dishes each day. After the clinic chores are done, it’s time to head outside to clean and feed.

Five tiny coyote pups finally arrive and are assessed at our clinic. After they’ve been given fluids for dehydration and warmed up a bit, we attempt to feed them their first meal since being away from mom. These orphans are merely days old and will require around-­‐the-­‐clock care and bottle feeding.

We draw straws to see which one of us will take the overnight duties.

Is it lunchtime yet? On days like this, there’s hardly time to take a break. That’s when we rely on the abundance of chocolate stocked in the “people fridge” to keep us going.

‘Baby Season’ seems to come earlier every year.

We call 3pm the “bewitching hour.” This is about the time when everything happens at once and multi-­‐tasking skills are a necessity: a call comes in about an injured animal, the meat delivery truck shows up, UPS needs a signature for a p ackage, a water line breaks, animals n eed their afternoon meds and meals, time to b ottle feed the coyote pups…again.

Did anything get checked off my to do list? Not on this particular day. The animals have all been fed, medicated, cleaned and cared for, and at the end of the day that’s what truly matters!

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Veterinary Medicine-­‐Dr. Nick Robl All Animals Great and Small

Every day is different on the veterinary side of things. There are, however, a few consistencies I have identified in daily veterinary work at Southwest Wildlife: a bit of humility, a bit of risk, and the animals all end up hating us.

Our duties at SWCC include: dental procedures, physical exams, vaccinations, dietary consultation and, unfortunately, emergency surgeries. As you can imagine, practicing veterinary medicine on wild animals requires creativity, research, and a lot of intuition.

An adolescent bear under sedation for physical exam and transportation to h er new h ome Vets preparing patient for surgery at SWCC fully equipped clinic

The job is constantly h umbling. Not humbling like that contrived modesty of a newly elected politician where he says “I’m humbled by this position,” when he really means “thanks for the ego boost,” but that real, visceral humbling feeling of always not-­‐knowing despite endless years of scholastic monotony. It’s not that I didn’t pay attention in vet school, it’s just that it’s impossible to cram that much information into my cranium in that amount of time.

Furthermore, vet school doesn’t really cover the species we work with here. Thus, there is a lot of research that happens.

For most of the work we do, there is no standard operating procedure, so we have to hit the books and extrapolate.

Many of the conditions we see are the first reported in the species and are worthy of scientific publications…if only I had the time to sit down and write them up.

To be a wildlife vet, you need to enjoy the occasional adrenaline rush. There’s a lot of unpredictability, and yes, a bit of risk.

Not really a lot of risk in say, bottle feeding a baby raccoon, but when we work with the larger individuals, like the bears and the mountain lions, there’s always the possibility of serious injury (especially if the sedation is inadequate). While we take every effort to minimize safety hazards, those situations periodically present themselves. It’s definitely a risk-­‐reward balance. I may periodically find myself in risky situations, but it also allows me the opportunity to h ave major impact on an animal’s life.

Sometimes it’s only a matter of improving the relative comfort of a geriatric individual. Other times, it’s a life-­‐saving intervention on an endangered species.

In spite of the positive impact we can have on the health of an animal, most of the time, we walk away with the animal hating us. Something about the chronic poking and prodding or even just the way that we stare at them so intently d oesn’t sit well with most wildlife. After all is said and d one and we see them recover, they tend to have a generally negative opinion of the veterinarians. That’s okay with me, though, because even if they hate me, at least I know I did something positive for them and I Dr. Robl with one of his kinder/gentler patients think that’s reward enough.

Bookkeeping-­‐Barb Anderson

Our Amazing Donors

The duties of the bookkeeper are probably the least exciting job at SWCC. But, contrary to the obvious, in many ways it is very rewarding. We do not receive any state or federal funding and rely solely on the generosity of our wonderful donors. Each time our appeal letters or newsletters are mailed and our donors respond, I am overwhelmed by their kindness and support. Although our staff may be few in numbers, with our dedicated volunteers and our remarkable donors, we feel like we have a staff of thousands! Without you we could not continue with our timeless mission of saving our wildlife, one animal at a time.

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OUR PART IN IN PRESERVING AN AN OUR PART PRESERVING OUR PART IN PRESERVING AN ENDANGERED SPECIES ENDANGERED ENDANGERED SPECIES SPECIES

ably, all Mexican wolves alive today descended from ven Remarkably, animals from a3ll lM ineages Molves cBride, Ghost Ranch exican -­‐w alive today descended fThe rom Master Plan goes on to state “Each year the Mexican ably, a ll M exican w olves a live t oday d escended f rom Wolf Survival bi national lanning The Master PPlan lan pgrogram oes on itn o as tate “Each ypear the Mexican agon.

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b i n ational planning These recommendations include the collection of scemen effort makes recommendations for the aptive from population.

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some male wolves and the collection of eggs from some ely iinbreeding. mportant to Ssince ave tict’s heir genetic tm future impossible breed every animal, oit’s pulation is carefully ontrolled o taterial ao void tfor he influence f “Males female are selected based advances a re m ade i n r eproductive p hysiology. extremely i mportant t o s ave t heir g enetic m aterial f or f uture olves. on their representation in the ing. Since it’s impossible to breed every animal, it’s bank, the value w o f t heir s emen based on m ean rkepresentation inship within in the “Males a re s elected their as advances are made in reproductive physiology. ely iuse mportant to save their genetic material for future the bank, tbank, heir capability roviding quality sperm, and ktinship he within the value for of ptheir semen based on mean “Males are selected based on their representation in the advances are made in reproductive physiology. logistics for the collecting semen during ftor he pnroviding arrow seasonal bank, their capability quality sperm, and the bank, the evach of atnd heir semen based n mean seasonal kinship within collecting plogistics eriod the availability othe f o skilled falue or ycear ollecting semen during narrow the collecting capability for providing quality collectors. bank, their period each year and the availability of ssperm, killed and the logistics f or c ollecting s emen d uring t he n arrow seasonal collectors.

“Female wolves are selected based primarily on aavailability dvancing of skilled collecting period each year and the age, because t he c ollection p rocess i nvolves r emoving the “Female wolves are selected based primarily on advancing collectors. ovaries of tage, he female resulting in the ppermanent sterilization because the collection rocess involves removing the of that wolf.

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years of age or older may receive this recommendation. The procedure is normally n o more risky than a typical sterilization process for female dogs.”

xican Wolf Species S urvival Plan (SSP) for 2014 s that “the bi national rogram [involving the U.S. for and The Mexican Wolf Sppecies S urvival Plan (SSP) 2014 ] for the conservation he Mexican wolf [dinvolving ecided the U.S. and explains that “the boi f ntational program 1 han Mexico] twenty yfears aago to staff tart satarts g amete M bank for w the or the conservation of the the exican olf decided Brio is cautious s the procedures 1 ation of etggs sperm of M exican wolves.

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Efach echniques can gareatly slow the laoss of g enetic diversity maturation nd fertilization t some time in the uture. ed e gg o r s perm a llows t he p otential c ontinued very These long pteriod of time, eriod sm uch greater echniques can ag preatly low the loss otf han g enetic diversity cnontribution rom pteriod hat after ts natural h atural and w n life pans. he dgeath. over ar eproduction very lfong oatural f olf time, a piseriod m Tuch reater than y b ank vitally important for the long natural reproduction and tnerm atural life spans. The bthrough e ais ccomplished through assistive reproductive uation o f t he M exican w olf, n ot o nly i n c aptivity btut gamete b ank i s v itally i mportant f or t he l ong erm ogies such as artificial insemination or in vitro Dr. Stokka and Dr. Egar preparing for medical exam ly in perpetuation tahe of the aMt exican olf, nin ot tohe nly future. in captivity tion nd wfild.” ertilization some w time but Dr. Stokka and Dr. Egar preparing for medical exam primarily cian n the wild.”slow the loss of g enetic diversity echniques g reatly

very long period of time, a period much greater than

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This year, the Mexican Wolf SSP recommended semen This year, the Mexican Wolf SSP recommended semen 2 2 collection on ofn our male wolves and spays for oocyte collection four male wolves and spays for oocyte

collection collection on otn wo two female female wolves wolves at aSt outhwest Southwest WW ildlife. ildlife.

In JIn anuary, January, Leo Leo W. WEgar, . Egar, VMD VMD assisted assisted by bBy eth Beth Jones, Jones, volunteered volunteered their their skills skills to tpo erform perform the the female female wolf wolf spays. spays.

These These spays spays require require a caarefully carefully timed, timed, same-­‐day same-­‐day shipment shipment of of the the female’s female’s ovaries ovaries to tto he the g amete g amete bank bank in iSn aint Saint Louis.

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The banks in Sin aint Louis and Mexico City now hold genetic The banks Saint Louis and Mexico City now hold genetic material collected from over 30 3f0 emale MM exican wolves.

material collected from over female exican wolves.

Cheryl Asa, Ph.D., Director of oRf esearch at att he Saint Louis Cheryl Asa, Ph.D., Director Research the Saint Louis Zoo, and her assistant Karen Bauman, arrived at at Zoo, and her assistant Karen Bauman, arrived Southwest Wildlife in iFn ebruary to tlo ead the collection of of Southwest Wildlife February lead the collection genetic material from the male wolves.

Dr. Dawn genetic material from the male wolves.

DEr. gar, Egar, Dawn Stokka, DVM, Linda M oore, our Assistant Director at at Stokka, DVM, Linda M oore, our Assistant Director Southwest Wildlife and Secretary of othe Mexican WW olf olf Southwest Wildlife and Secretary f the Mexican SSP, and Lynne Cataldo, our Clinic Manager, assisted in in SSP, and Lynne Cataldo, our Clinic Manager, assisted the day-­‐long procedure which involved captures, health the day-­‐long procedure which involved captures, health exams and routine medical procedures, in ian ddition to tto he exams and routine medical procedures, addition the collection and preservation of osf perm.

collection and preservation sperm.

Under Under Dr. DA r. sa Asa supervision, supervision, the the team team works works together together during during a ap rocedure. procedure.

Southwest Wildlife continues its its work as aas paartner in itn he Southwest Wildlife continues work partner the preservation of othe endangered M exican gray wolf as ais t it preservation f the endangered M exican gray wolf has for for more than 20 2y0 ears.

W e’re proud of othe skills that has more than years.

We’re proud f the skills that our staff and associated volunteer veterinarians and our staff and associated volunteer veterinarians and technicians contribute allowing us uts o tao ssist in itn hese technicians contribute allowing assist these valuable procedures, which ensure that there will b e b e valuable procedures, which ensure that there will Mexican wolves for for many years to tco ome.

Mexican wolves many years come.

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Discovery Corner Corner Discovery When we are handling baby animals, we take certain precautions

Southwest Wildlife is proud to present a new to prevent the baby from becoming imprinted on cuertain s. This pincludes When we are handling baby animals, we take recautions addition t o o ur n ewsletters: D iscovery C orner!

T his not t alking a round t he y oung a nimal, n ot h andling t he animal uthwest Wildlife is proud to present a new to prevent the baby from becoming imprinted on us. This includes unless we are feeding or d oing an exam on it, and playing space is reserved for interesting wildlife facts and dition to our newsletters: Discovery Corner! This not talking around the young animal, not handling the animal recordings of its own species so it relates to the animal that it information geared toward children. Each SWCC unless we are feeding or d oing an exam on it, and playing ce is newsletter reserved fw or ill interesting wildlife facts and contain an important wildlife concept actually is! We want the animal to imprint on its own species, not recordings of its own species so it relates to the animal that it ormation geared to toward children.

SWCC for children learn about.

A fun Eaach ctivity goes along a human! actually is! We want the animal to imprint on its own species, n ot wsletter wtill an important ildlife concept with he ciontain nformative text. So let tw he learning begin! as the uman! definition suggests, “to fix indelibly or permanently,” children to learn about. A fun activity goes along a hJust

h the informative text. SImprinting o let the learning begin!

imprinting is p ermanent and cannot be undone. So, we must be very to make ssure that w“hen windelibly ild animal oimprints, it Just as ctareful he definition uggests, to faix r permanently,” imprints on its mother or father.

imprinting is p ermanent and cannot be undone. So, we must be This time of year baby animals are b usy frolicking, Imprinting foraging, and exploring in their exciting new world! It is very careful to make sure that when a wild animal imprints, it very enjoyable to see these youngsters in the wild, b ut it imprints o n its mother or father. s time is ovf ery year baby animals usy frolicking, important that we adre o b not approach, touch, or aging, handle and exploring in their eis xciting waorld! is them. Imprinting when an yew oung nimal It realizes what k ind o f a nimal i t i s, a nd w hat b ehaviors a re t ypical y enjoyable to see these youngsters in the wild, b ut it for its species. baby animals itmprint ery important that N wormally, e do not approach, ouch, onto r a parent a nd l earn t o a ct j ust l ike t hat p arent a t a

v ery dle them. Imprinting is when a young animal realizes young age. it is, and what behaviors are typical at kind of animal

its species. Normally, baby animals imprint onto a When humans pick up baby animals, we drastically ent and learn to alct just like atnimals hat parent at haandled very change their ives.

Most that are ng age.

frequently by people at an early age become imprinted

on humans. This means that the animal no longer sees itself as wild ut as a hw uman!

These animals en humans paick up abnimal, aby abnimals, e drastically won’t k now h ow t o a ct a s t he w ild a nimal they actually nge their lives. Most animals that are handled are, a nd a re i ncapable o f s urviving i n t he w ild. quently by people at an early age become imprinted

humans. This means that the animal no longer sees Being dependent on people does not mean the animal lf as a wild animal, but as a human! These animals will make a good pet. First, it is illegal in Arizona to have n’t know how to act he wild animal they Second, actually a wild animal as a a s ptet (without a permit). and aimprinted re incapable o f s urviving i n t he w ild.

wild animals are not domesticated like a dog

or cat. They are still wild animals and belong in the wild!

They want otn o proam and be free, kept in an enclosure ng dependent eople does not nmot ean the nimal or c age f or t he e ntirety o f t heir l ives.

make a good pet. First, it is illegal in Arizona to have ild animal as a pet (without a permit). Second, So, f you happen to fnind orphaned, injured, rinted wiild animals are ot adn omesticated like a odr og displaced wild animal p lease do not touch him/her. Let at. They are still wild animals and belong in the wild! an adult know about the situation. M any times, the y want to roam and bae free, ot kept tio n caare n efnclosure mother is nearby nd will cnontinue or the baby. age for he animal entirety their lives. or hurt, then urge an If tthe is in off act orphaned adult to call us or another wildlife rescue organization in

area. t o find an orphaned, injured, o r if you your happen placed wild animal p lease do not touch him/her. Let adult know about the situation. M any times, the

A very important initiative for Southwest Wildlife is to educate future generations on how they can sustain a healthy ecosystem. We hope not only to educate, but also to inspire people to learn about and respect our wildlife and A very important initiative for Southwest Wildlife is to educate future generations on how they can sustain a healthy conserve its habitat. ecosystem. We hope not only to educate, but also to inspire people to learn about and respect our wildlife and conserve habitat.

We have bits een working hard to develop a hands-­‐on, station-­‐based outreach program that brings the ‘wild’ in wildlife directly to the classroom. We believe inquiry-­‐based learning, coupled with tactile exercises in a small classroom We have orking ard to doevelop a hands-­‐ on, station-­‐based outreach program that brings the ‘wild’ in wildlife setting, is bteen he bw est way tho reach ur youth.

directly to the classroom. We believe inquiry-­‐based learning, coupled with tactile exercises in a small classroom setting, s te he best ay to reach youth.

Initially, iw will be w directing our opur rogram to 3rd and 4th grade classes. However, we plan on expanding to other grades as we grow. Please stay tuned to our social media, our website and newsletters for information regarding how you th grade lasses.

However, w will e pblan on expanding to tohe ther Initially, wae nd/or will be directing owur program to 3rd and can assist participate ith our educational m4ission, as cm ore information e forthcoming over grades as w e g row.

P lease s tay t uned t o o ur s ocial m edia, o ur w ebsite a nd n ewsletters f or i nformation r egarding h ow you upcoming months. can assist and/or participate with our educational mission, as more information will be forthcoming over the upcoming months.

Crossword Answers

Coyote Puppy Formula Answers

4+4+4+4+4+4= 24 or 4 oz. formula x 2 64 feedings = 24 ounces of formula 4+4+4+4+4+4= or 4 oz. formula x 6 feedings = 24 ounces of formula

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CC –Living with Wildlife Series

SWCC ––Living Living w with ith W Wildlife ildlife SSeries eries SWCC

Javelina Javelina “Ghost “Ghostof of the the Desert” Desert” The Sonoran Desert is experiencing unprecedented growth in

The Sonoran esert is experiencing unprecedented growth Sonoran Desert Dis experiencing unprecedented growth in in both p opulation a nd d evelopment a nd w ild a nimals a re both population and development and wild animals are h population development and wild aanimals adapting ta to o nd hese hanges. G Golf olf ourses re ggood ood ahhre unting adapting tthese cchanges. ccourses are unting pting t o t hese c hanges.

G olf c ourses a re g ood h unting and ffeeding eeding ggrounds. rounds. G Garbage arbage ccans ans aand nd ppicnic icnic aareas reas aare re eeasy asy and feeding g rounds.

G arbage c ans a nd p icnic a reas a re e asy access t o f ree f ood.

O ur d esert i s c rossed w ith c ountless access to free food. Our desert is crossed with countless washes, which hich re w ildlife h ighways. ools, onds, ffountains, ountains, ess to free food.

Oaaur dwesert ihs ighways. crossed PPw ith cppountless washes, w re ildlife ools, onds, and prinklers rovide water ater iin n aan n arid rid ddesert, esert, reating ases. hes, and which are wildlife hw ighways.

Paools, p onds, fountains, ssprinklers pprovide ccreating ooases.

All o f t hese f actors i ncrease t he c hance o f w ildlife e ncounters All of these factors increase the chance of wcildlife encounters sprinklers provide water in an arid desert, reating oases. for h umans a nd f or o ur p ets.

I t’s i mportant t o k now w hat yyou ou for h umans a nd f or o ur p ets.

I t’s i mportant t o k now w hat of these factors increase the chance of wildlife encounters can ddo o tto o m minimize inimize oor r pprevent revent tthese hese eencounters. ncounters. can humans and for our pets. It’s important to know what you do to minimize or prevent these encounters.

The jjavelina avelina ((collared collared ppeccary) eccary) iis s oone ne oof f oour ur nneighbors eighbors tthat hat The seem tto o gget et aa llot ot oof f aattention. ttention. W When hen w we e hhear ear tthe he nname ame seem javelina, w e o ften t hink j avelin, w hich i s t he S panish ame ffor or javelina, we often think javelin, which is the Spanish nname spear.

T heir n ame m ay h ave c ome f rom t he s pear-­‐like s hape spear. Their name may have come from the spear-­‐like shape of ttheir heir harp ccanine anine eeth. n aadult dult avelina will ill sstand tand bout of ssharp tteeth.

AAn avelina w aabout javelina (collared peccary) is o ne of ojjur neighbors that nineteen i nches t all a nd t hree f eet l ong a nd w ill w eigh f orty tall and three feet ong and the will nwame eigh forty m to nineteen get a lot inches of attention.

When wle hear to ssixty ixty ppounds. ounds. TThey hey hhave ave 22 oor r 33 bbabies abies aannually, nnually, ssometimes ometimes to lina, we often think javelin, which is the Spanish name for called ““reds”, reds”, aas s tthey hey aare re llight ight bbrown rown or r rred ed iin n ccolor. olor. ar. Tcalled heir name m ay have tchey ome from tohe somestic pear-­‐like shape Although a t f irst g lance r esemble a

d ig, Although at first glance they resemble a domestic ppig, heir sjavelina harp canine teeth.

An related adult javelina will stand aDbout re m more ore losely o aa hhippopotamus. ippopotamus. ue tto o javelina aare cclosely related tto Due eteen i nches t all a nd t hree f eet l ong a nd w ill w eigh f orty their uunique nique aanatomical natomical ddifferences, ifferences, tthey hey hhave ave ttheir heir oown wn their scientific f amily c lassification: T ayassuidae, c ommon n ame ixty p ounds.

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b abies a nnually, s ometimes scientific family classification: Tayassuidae, common name peccary. ed “reds”, as they are light brown or red in color. peccary.

ough at first glance they resemble a domestic pig, lina are more closely related to a hippopotamus. Due to r unique anatomical differences, they have their own

These desert dwellers are often misunderstood and

These ddesert are often misunderstood and and These esert ddwellers wellers are often misunderstood considered a ggressive a nd d angerous w hen, i n f act, tthey hey ccan an considered aggressive and dangerous when, in fact, considered aasily ggressive and dBangerous w hen, in efact, they can be s hy a nd e f rightened. ecause o f t heir p oor ye s ite be shy and easily frightened. Because of their poor eye site be shy aay nd easily frightened.

Bhen ecause of their oor eye site they may ppear o e ccharging harging w w hen aactually ctually hey p re ttrying rying they m aappear tto bbe tthey aare they may appear to be charging when actually they are trying to eescape. scape. to to escape.

Javelina aare re ssocial ocial aanimals nimals aand nd pprefer refer tto o llive ive iin n llarge arge ggroups roups oor r Javelina herds.

T hey’re n earsighted a nd l ive i n a

w orld o f s cent nd herds. They’re nearsighted and live in a wtorld of sin cent aand Javelina are social animals and prefer o live large groups o sound.

A s t hey f orage f or f ood, t hey’re c onstantly sound.

A s t hey f orage f or f ood, t hey’re c onstantly herds. They’re nearsighted and live in a world of scent and communicating tthrough hrough grunts, bbarks, arks, aand nd aa uunique nique sscent cent tthat hat communicating sound.

As they forage gfrunts, or food, they’re constantly is p articular t o t heir s pecific h erd.

J avelina h ave a

s cent g land is particular to their specific herd. Javelina have a scent gland communicating through grunts, obf arks, and rub a unique at tthe he bbase ase oof f ttheir heir ail. M Members embers he hherd erd ead tto o sttcent ail, tha at ttail. of tthe rub hhead ail, is particular o their specific erd.

Javelina ave a nique scent gland sharing heir tiindividual ndividual cents aahnd nd iving ach hhherd erd sharing ttheir sscents ggiving eeach aa uunique at the ccballed ase tothe f tH heir Members of the hfferd rub ead scent alled he Herd erd tPPail. erfume. hey ggenerally enerally orage n h arly to tai scent erfume.

TThey orage iin eearly mornings a nd e venings b ut a lso a t n ight, e specially i n u rban sharing their scents annd giving each ihn erd a unique mornings and iendividual venings but also at ight, especially urban areas. scent c alled t he H erd P erfume.

T hey g enerally f orage in early areas.

mornings and evenings but also at night, especially in urban In tthe he ddesert, esert, jjavelina avelina eeat at ccactus actus aand nd ssucculent ucculent pplants lants aand nd aare re In areas.

particularly ffond ond oof f pprickly rickly ppear ear ccactus. actus. TThey hey aalso lso ggraze raze oon n particularly seeds, m esquite b eans, P alo V erde p ods, f ruits, r oots a nd seeds, mesquite beans, Palo Verde pods, fruits, roots and In the desert, javelina eat cactus ato nd road-­‐leaf succulent plants and are grasses nd aare re specially ttracted lowering grasses aand eespecially aattracted to bbroad-­‐leaf fflowering particularly fond o AAf s s pw rickly cactus.

They also raze plants aand nd sshrubs. hrubs. w ith aall ll paaear nimals, avelina eek ut gw w ater on plants ith nimals, jjavelina sseek oout ater seeds, esquite beans, Palo Vaand erde prods, ruits, roles oots and during m he ot ssummer ummer months onths nd w will ill roll oll iin n fm mud ud hholes nd during tthe hhot m aand ponds tto o keep eep ool. hey w will ill utilize tilize sshade hade wroad-­‐leaf herever tthey hey an grasses aknd are especially auttracted to bw flowering ponds ccool.

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plants find it. a nd shrubs. As with all animals, javelina seek out wate

during the hot summer months and will roll in mud holes and ponds to keep cool. They will u tilize shade wherever they can find it.

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There are several things we can do to prevent conflict with javelina: §

A sturdy fence or wall is a great way to prevent them from coming into your yard and h elping themselves to newly planted flowers or shrubs. It will also deter them from using water systems as their personal water fountains. Javelina are poor jumpers but are relentless for a tasty morsel. Therefore, make sure your fences or walls are “javelina tough.”

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Pick up fallen fruit and fence vegetable gardens.

Electric livestock fencing can be a very effective deterrent.

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Remove pet food and water bowls at night. The smell of pet food is a magnet for javelina. Taking it out of their range is an easy solution.

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Secure garbage containers with tight fitting lids. If possible, put your trash out just before pick up.

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Keep all horse or livestock feed in secure containers and p lace in a protected storage area.

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Keep your garage doors shut and secure crawlspaces under trailers and cabins. Javelina and other animals considered these caves and will make them their dens.

If javelina become a nuisance, there are several things you can do to try to discourage them:

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Throw small rocks in their direction.

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Shake a soda can filled with coins.

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Spray with a garden hose.

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If the javelina is confined, open the gate and leave the area and allow the animal to leave on its own.

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If there are javelina in the area, remove all bird feeders, especially quail feeding blocks.

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Keep your dogs on a leash while walking, to prevent defensive attacks. Never let your dog off leash, as javelina are protective and will defend their h erd mates, especially the young, if they feel threatened.

Retractable leashes are not recommended, as the pet can g et too far ahead. If you encounter a javelina, turn around and re-­‐direct your path.

Removal is always the last resort. It is more effective to remove attractants and utilize deterrents and exclusion. It is unlawful to trap, injure, or kill javelina, as they are a big game species and may be hunted with a tag. For information on hunting regulations, contact the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

As with all wildlife, NEVER FEED JAVELINA. This will only encourage the animal to stay in the area. If they continue to remain as an unwanted guest, please call Arizona Fish and Game at (602) 942-­‐3000 or Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center at (480) 471-­‐3621.

Events Events Events

This year’s Dinner w ith olves was huge success.

This year’s Dinner w ith WW olves was a hauge success.

Supporters wolf conservation arrived Southwest Supporters of owf olf conservation arrived at aSt outhwest Wildlife o n A pril 1 9 a nd e njoyed a

s elfD guided tour Wildlife on April 19 and enjoyed a selfD guided tour of of the s anctuary.

G uests e njoyed d rinks, g ood c ompany, This y ear’s D inner w ith W olves w as a

h uge s uccess. the sanctuary. Guests enjoyed drinks, good company, dinner, a oonderful wf onderful silent auction, and talks our Supporters wolf conservation arrived t sShort outhwest dinner, a w silent auction, and sahort talks by boy ur Executive D irector, L inda S earles, a nd D on B arry, S r., V ice Wildlife o n A pril 1 9 a nd e njoyed a

s elfD guided t our o f Executive Director, Linda Searles, and Don Barry, Sr., Vice President o f C onservations P rograms f or D efenders o f the s anctuary.

G uests e njoyed d rinks, g ood c ompany, President of Conservations Programs for Defenders of Wildlife.

The exican gray wolves joined bay dding abdding dinner, a w onderful silent auction, ajoined nd short ty alks y our Wildlife.

The MM exican gray wolves in ibn their v ocal t alents.

Executive D irector, L inda S earles, a nd D on B arry, S r., Vice their vocal talents.

President of Conservations Programs for Defenders of We want Ann Siner and Sisters Caharities for Wildlife.

Tthe Mthank exican gSray waolves oined in C by dding for We want o tto hank A nn iner nd MjM y Sy isters harities nd nd sponsoring t he 2 their v ocal t alents.

a nnual D inner w ith W olves f undraiser, sponsoring the 2 annual Dinner with Wolves fundraiser, Co-­‐Chairs Jennifer oser and Beth Ballman, the Co-­‐Chairs Jennifer MM oser and Beth Ballman, all atll he volunteers w ho h elped m ake t his e vent a

s uccess, afor nd We w ant t o t hank A nn S iner a nd M y S isters C harities volunteers who hndelped make this event a success, and of of course, t he w onderful g uests w ho c ame o ut t o s upport sponsoring t he 2

a nnual D inner w ith W olves f undraiser, course, the wonderful guests who came out to support wolf conservation.

Co-­‐Chairs Jennifer M oser and Beth Ballman, all the wolf conservation. volunteers who helped make this event a success, and of A W onderful Evening and a W Csupport ause course, tAhe onderful uests waho caame oorthy ut tCo ause W w onderful Egvening nd W orthy wolf conservation.

A Wonderful Evening and a Worthy Cause

Memorial Memorial MAGNIFICENT AYA MAGNIFICENT MM AYA

"We who choose surround ourselves with lives even more "We who choose to tso urround ourselves with lives even more MAGNIFICENT M AYA

temporary t han o ur o wn l ive w ithin a

f ragile c ircle, e asily and temporary than our own live within a fragile circle, easily and often b reached.

U nable t o a ccept i ts a wful g aps, w e s till often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live otther way. cherish mith emory the only "We who choose o swurround lives ven m ore would live no noo ther ay.

W W e oce urselves herish mw emory as ates he only certain i mmortality…” ~

T he O nce A gain P rince, b y I rving temporary t han o ur o wn l ive w ithin a

f ragile c ircle, e asily certain immortality…” ~ The Once Again Prince, by Irving and Townsend. often breached.

Townsend.

Unable to accept its awful g aps, we still would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only And o ww e ill will remember eautiful aya the m ountain lion certain mmortality…” ~ The Obnce Again Prince, bm y ountain Irving And so siw e remember beautiful MM aya the lion who p assed a way s uddenly i n M arch,

f rom c omplications Townsend.

who passed away suddenly in March, from complications associated with kidney failure.

She was years old. aya associated with kidney failure.

She was 13 1y3 ears old.

M M aya came t o S outhwest W ildlife w hen s he w as a bout 8

m onths And s o w e w ill r emember b eautiful M aya t he m ountain l ion came to Southwest Wildlife when she was about 8 months old, after sahe was confiscated from afrom oman woman who kept her who assed way scuddenly in M arch, complications old, apfter she was onfiscated from a w who kept her in in apartment n hoenix, Phoenix, along ww ith s1everal other e M xotic cats associated with failure.

Sw he 3 years old. aya an an apartment in kiPidney along ith sas everal other exotic cats and t wo c hildren.

M aya o ften s truggled t o w alk a s a

r esult came t o S outhwest W ildlife w hen s he w as a bout 8

m onths and two children. Maya often struggled to walk as a result of of being dseclawed four feet o aake m h er better old, after he was coonfiscated from wake oman kept her in being d eclawed on an ll afll our feet to tm h er aw baho etter “pet.”

S he w as a

r egal l ion a nd w ill b e s o v ery m an a partment i n P hoenix, a long w ith s everal o ther eissed xotic “pet.” She was a regal lion and will be so very missed by bcay ats ll aoll f of us w ho l oved a nd c ared f or h er.

and t wo c hildren.

M aya o ften s truggled t o w alk a s a

r esult of us who loved and cared for her. being d eclawed on all four feet to make h er a better “pet.” She was a regal lion and will be so very missed by all of us who loved and cared for her.

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