Hospital Stories

The Lindsay Wildlife Experience Board of Directors has established a veterinary fund in memory of beloved curator emeritus Gary Bogue, who died in September of this year. The Gary Bogue Memorial Veterinary Fund will help ensure that Lindsay’s wildlife hospital continues to pioneer and deliver high-quality care for sick or injured wild animals, primarily California […]

Mother Nature has always been a big deal to us, but the deal is about to get even bigger! Just because the kids are back in school, doesn’t mean the fun needs to stop. Join, or renew, the Lindsay Wildlife Experience for a full year of adventure with our Family Membership and save 15%! Join on-site […]

SF Premiere Bay Area Science and Education Center bringing environmental scientist Dr. Jonathan Foley, cheetah expert Laurie Marker and other luminaries for third annual speaker series!   Lindsay Wildlife Experience is proud to announce its third season of Conservation Icons, which brings notable thinkers, researchers, and conservation leaders to Walnut Creek. The third season kicks […]

Lindsay Wildlife Experience is offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day as part of the tenth annual Blue Star Museums summer program. An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 2,000 museums nationwide, the program […]

Wild summer days at Camp Lindsay! Spend summer days learning about nature and having fun at Camp Lindsay! Geared towards children ages 4-10, our weekly camp programs help kids learn about animals and the environment, and have FUN! From bug crafts to Animal Ambassador time, our curriculum-based camps are designed to engage, challenge and delight […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Elisabeth Nardi (925) 627-2961 [email protected] Due to threat from contagious disease, SF pioneering wildlife rehabilitation center enacts new protocols to protect animals WALNUT CREEK, Calif., March 25, 2019—After a reported case of Virulent Newcastle Disease (vND) on March 13 in Redwood City, Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital will no longer accept […]

In the early morning of January 31, this young beaver was found in the middle of the road in Martinez. A caring rescuer picked up the nearly 30-pound beaver with a thick blanket and immediately brought her to Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital. The rescuer thought that because of where the beaver was found, she had been hit by a […]

SF Premiere Pioneering Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Sees Major Increase In Gunshot Victims WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 6, 2018—Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital has treated 30 animals so far this year, that suffered gunshot wounds. There have been seven in the month of November alone. Lindsay Wildlife officials do not know the reason for the increase in […]

This gray fox was found hit by a car in Oakland—both of her legs so badly injured she was unable to walk. She was brought by caring rescuers to Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital last month. Our veterinary team worked quickly to stabilize the adult fox. They found she had severe head trauma, cracked teeth and lacerations on her front legs. […]

SF Premiere Pioneering Wildlife Rehabilitation Center first to treat raptor wounds with novel medical technique WALNUT CREEK, Calif., November 14, 2018—In what may be a breakthrough in the world of wildlife rehabilitation, a University of California, Davis veterinarian has been treating the wounds of raptors with fish skin at Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital in Walnut […]