Meet the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center

Join librarian Shelley as she speaks with two of the staff for the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center, located in Scottsdale Arizona. The SWCC is a unique animal rehabilitation facility that partners with state and federal programs to house displaced wildlife. We’ll meet Don Coyote (the center’s first resident) as well as Heavenly (a bear with a sweet tooth), Tocho the mountain lion, and more. We’ll also discuss the issues facing the wildlife of the Sonoran desert as more of their habitat is absorbed into human environments. And tune in to discover more great books about the confluence of humans and nature, such as The Glitter in the Green: In Search for Hummingbirds by Jon Dunn, The Puma Years: A Memoir by Laura Coleman; The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World by Peter Wohlleben, and Zooburbia by Tai Moses