Sierra Wildlife Rescue

10/15/2026

Please join us in thanking the businesses who are sponsoring or who have donated to our upcoming Feathers, Fur & Frights event! 🦉 The generosity of these local businesses allows Sierra Wildlife Rescue to use event proceeds for our mission of rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing injured & orphaned wild animals of El Dorado County. 💚 Give them a "Like" and "Follow" to show them support!

Great Horned Owl ($500+)
📍 Gold Country Ace Hardware is covering 100% of the venue cost!
🎶 Sierra SoundBox is providing DJ and music services free of charge!

California Spotted Owl ($250+)
🎨 All Party Art is providing a generous discount so we can have face painting services available to all event participants for the duration of the event! 🖌

Western Screech Owl ($50+)
🎃 Placerville Hardware Store is donating an extravagant Halloween-themed raffle basket! 🛠

Join us this Sunday for a fun-filled event: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-feathers-fur-and-frights

10/14/2026

A little birdy told us that we are going to have some VERY special guests at our upcoming "Feathers, Fur & Frights" event! 👀 Support Sierra Wildlife Rescue's mission while learning about Izzy the Red-Tailed Hawk, Lionel the Great Horned Owl, and Elsa the Opossum with our Education Team. 💚

🤳 Attendees will have the opportunity to take pictures with our Education Team and Ambassador Animals following their presentations. Additional donations are highly encouraged with this opportunity, and Ambassador Animals will be held by their certified handlers during all interactions.

🎟 For more information and to purchase admission tickets in advance, scan the QR code or visit zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-feathers-fur-and-frights
Admission can also be purchased at the door (cash & card welcome).

10/14/2026

🎃 Our ambassadors, Earl and Tuki, couldn’t be more adorable if they tried, but as you can see, they are quite the posers. Not only are these pumpkins yummy, but they provide stimulation and enrichment for them in more ways than just tasting good.

🐾 One of the most useful ways a raccoon navigates his way through the world, is with his paws. Their front paws have four times more sensory receptors as their back paws. This gives them an excellent sense of touch which helps make up for their poor eyesight. They will fumble around for food to determine where and what it is more often than looking for it. They often dip or rinse their food in water but it is not so much for hygiene as it is to activate those receptors to help identify the tiniest details of an item. To prevent injury to their hands, each finger has a protective callus around it.

👐🏼 In addition to incredible sensitivity, their dexterity is the best in the animal world. They can open many complicated objects, reach into small crevices, dig crawfish out from under rocks, etc. Unfortunately this includes your garbage cans and leftover food containers, so please try to keep them secure and out of their reach. In the wild, raccoons paws are meant for so many functions: exploring, climbing, foraging, identifying objects, building their nests and navigating through a complex world of urban growth and habitat loss. Earl and Tuki hope you will attend an SWR event in the near future where you can learn so many more amazing things about our native North American Raccoons. 🦝🦝🦝

10/13/2026

🦉 Win a VIP Wild Encounter with Sierra Wildlife Rescue!
➡️ Link to enter: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/sierra-wildlife-rescue-wild-encounter-vip-experience

Enter our raffle for a chance to spend an hour with our Education Team and Animal Ambassadors—like Izzy the Red-tailed Hawk or Lionel the Great Horned Owl! Your prize includes:
✨ 1-hr interactive session for up to 10 people
📸 Photo ops with the animals
🎁 SWR swag for everyone

Tickets: $15 each | 4 for $50 | 10 for $100
⏰ Entries close 11:55 PM, Sun Oct 18 | Winner drawn Mon Oct 19
Every ticket supports our mission! 🐾

P.S. Tickets also available at our "Feathers, Fur & Frights" event, happening this Sunday!

10/12/2026

The forecast for this Sunday's "Feather, Fur, and Frights" event couldn't be more perfect! 🤩☀ Come on over to the Shingle Springs Community Center between 11am-2pm for our family-friendly fundraiser. Participants will enjoy live music, face painting, wildlife education, games, and more!

Learn more and purchase your admission tickets today: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-feathers-fur-and-frights

Admission tickets can be purchased in advance, or at the door (cash and credit card welcome). All proceeds go directly towards funding our mission of rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing injured & orphaned wild animals of El Dorado County. 💚

10/11/2026

We are ONE WEEK out from Sierra Wildlife Rescue's 2nd annual "Feathers, Fur & Frights" event ❣ Join us for a fun-filled, spooky season themed fundraiser. Event participants will enjoy 🎶 live music from Sierra SoundBox, 🎨 face painting by All Party Art, 🦉 wildlife education from our Education Team and animal ambassadors, games, raffle prizes, and more!

Scan the QR code or visit https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-feathers-fur-and-frights to purchase your tickets today. 🤩 All proceeds go directly towards our mission of rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing injured & orphaned wild animals of El Dorado County. 💚

10/07/2026

💔 It is with heavy hearts that we share about the passing of one of our beloved animal ambassadors, Zuri. 💔

Zuri arrived to Sierra Wildlife Rescue in the summer of 2018 after being struck by a car while hunting. The impact left her with head trauma and damage to her right eye, and she already had a cataract in the left eye. For many years, Zuri lived a healthy, happy life in our care. She attended events and presentations, allowing community members of all ages to meet her while learning about Western Screech Owls.

While cancer and pneumonia took her away from us much too soon, we are so thankful for the time we had with her. Fly free, Miss Zuri. 🪶✨

10/06/2026

🎨🖌️ Did you know that FACE PAINTING is included with admission to Sierra Wildlife Rescue's upcoming "Feathers, Fur & Frights" event?! 🎃✨

Calling all kids, grown-ups, and everyone in between. Whether you're dreaming of a spooky bat or a sparkly crow, the talented artists of All Party Art have you covered. No age limit. No extra charge. Just fun for the whole family!

📅 Date & Time: Sunday, October 18th from 11am-2pm
📍 Location: Shingle Springs Community Center
💲 Admission cost: $10 for Adults (18+), $5 for Youth (17-)
🎟️ Learn more and buy tickets today:

Sierra Wildlife Rescue's mission is to preserve the wildlife of El Dorado County through public education & the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of injured…

10/05/2026

This little fawn, who we have affectionately nicknamed Pixel, came into our care weighing only 2.8 pounds! The usual weight for a newborn fawn is around 4-6 pounds, and this tiny girl is one of the smallest in our records. We aren't sure of why she is so small, and she is a great example of how, just like humans, deer also come in all shapes and sizes. Pixel now weighs over 15 pounds and she was one of the first fawns in our herd to start to lose her spots. We can't wait to get this growing girl back out to her home - The wild. 💚🌲

FIND AN INJURED FAWN?
🩹 If you encounter an injured fawn that is still able to stand, move, and eat, please give them space to heal. Fawns are incredibly resilient!
📲 If a fawn is injured and unable to get up, please contact El Dorado County Animal Services at (530) 621-5795 during office hours (Monday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.). Outside those hours, call El Dorado County Sheriff’s Dispatch at (530) 621-6600.
📅 Sierra Wildlife Rescue’s dedicated Fawn Program Intake Line is closed for the season, reopening May 2027. Our permit allows us to care for spotted fawns, and by this time of year, they are generally old enough to survive without rehabilitation. While we can’t admit older fawns, we’ll continue caring for the fawns still in our program until they’re ready to return to the wild. 🌿

10/02/2026

We may be biased, but we think that Miss Elsa grooming herself is one of the CUTEST things we have ever seen! 🥹 Opossums groom often (as frequently as a house cat!) to remove parasites, stay clean, and regulate their body temperature. Additionally, female opossums will spend extra time grooming and cleaning their pouches to protect and care for developing joeys (opossum babies). ✨

Come meet and learn about our clean queen, Elsa the Opossum, at our upcoming "Feathers, Fur & Frights" event! 👑🎃
📅 Date & Time: Sunday, October 18th from 11am-2pm
📍 Location: Shingle Springs Community Center
💲 Cost: $10 for Adults (18+), $5 for Youth (17-)
🎟️ Buy tickets today: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-feathers-fur-and-frights