New Mexico Wildlife Center: ‘Start Of Summer Celebration’

New Mexico Wildlife Center (NMWC) hosted a ‘Start of Summer Celebration’ Saturday in Española. After more than a year of only being able to offer its outdoor space to the public due to the pandemic, the NMWC has fully opened its doors to the community. The celebration included tours, spotlights on its animal ambassadors and other activities. Here, NMWC staff member Chase Spearing introduces Cricket, a Swainson’s Hawk, to visitors at the center. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

New Mexico Wildlife Center staff members Zeek Craven and Shawna Protze take part in Saturday’s ‘Start of Summer Celebration’ . Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Olivia, a Bald Eagle, stands on her perch greeting visitors at the New Mexico Wildlife Center. Olivia is one of 40 ambassador animals at the center. The ambassadors cannot survive on their own in the wild. With the center fully opened, the public can visit the animal ambassadors 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the center, 19 Wheat St. in Española. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Ambassador Pepper the raccoon lounges in his hammock. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

The outdoor space at the New Mexico Wildlife Center features a cactus garden. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Members of the public watch on a TV screen as a baby skunk receives medical attention at the New Mexico Wildlife Center. It was reported that the orphaned skunk was found on a freeway on-ramp in Albuquerque. The center’s hospital is open for intakes 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

New Mexico Wildlife Center staff member Zeek Craven gets Sly the Red Eared Slider to perform for a crowd during the event Saturday. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

New Mexico Wildlife Center staff member Chase Spearing shows off Cricket, a Swainson’s Hawk. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 

Scene from the ‘Start of Summer Celebration’. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Scene from the ‘Start of Summer Celebration’. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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