Dine with Lindsay’s Animal Ambassadors and a One-day Exotic Wildlife Exhibition Breakfast with the Animals! What: Enjoy breakfast alongside Lindsay’s birds of prey before the exhibit hall opens to the public. This exciting morning features animals that are fast as a falcon, and be the first to meet Lindsay’s newest addition, a Peregrine Falcon. Guests can also help the animal…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2015 Roswitha M. Kress Art Exhibit at Lindsay Wildlife What: Lindsay Wildlife Experience announces the opening of a new art exhibit: Hills and Open Space Around Us. This exhibit captures the beautiful landscape and wildlife of Mt. Diablo and the Tri-Valley area in luminous plein-air paintings. “Thomas Home Ranch Barn” pastel on Art Spectrum, 2012…
August 21, 2015 WALNUT CREEK—Lindsay Wildlife Experience has received a $2.6 million gift from the late Stephen S. Ball—the largest single gift ever made to the 60-year-old wildlife rehabilitation institution. Mr. Ball grew up in Alamo, lived in St. Helena, and worked in his family’s general engineering business, Gordon N. Ball, Inc. Stephen Ball, who died in April 2014, loved…
WALNUT CREEK– Lindsay Wildlife Experience is featured in the Aug. 16 The New York Times Magazine and recognized as operating “America’s oldest wildlife rehabilitation center.” This amazing recognition is a tribute to the hard work of Lindsay’s staff and volunteers day-in and day-out and a testament to the thoughtful, caring public who bring animals to the hospital’s door daily. The…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Elisabeth Nardi (925) 627-2961 [email protected] Lindsay Board of Directors Launches National Search for New Executive Director WALNUT CREEK—Norma Bishop, Executive Director of Lindsay Wildlife Experience, has announced that she will leave Lindsay at the end of December after two years at the helm of the 60-year-old wildlife institution.“This is the perfect time for me to…
Statement from Lindsay Wildlife Experience on Death of Golden Eagle May Golden Eagle Release WALNUT CREEK—A golden eagle rescued by firefighters in San Ramon in March, then cared for, rehabilitated and released by Lindsay Wildlife Hospital has died. The eagle, outfitted with a satellite telemetry backpack put on by East Bay Regional Park District, was brought to Lindsay Wildlife Hospital…
For Immediate Release July 15, 2015 Lindsay Wildlife Partners with Barnes & Noble in Downtown Walnut Creek for the Release of Dr. Seuss’s Newest Book! WALNUT CREEK—Lindsay Wildlife Experience is joining downtown Walnut Creek Barnes & Noble for the exciting release of “What Pet Should I Get?” by famed children’s author Dr. Seuss. After his passing in 1991 projects…
WALNUT CREEK—Thanks to seven-year-old Zoe Surmann of Concord Lindsay Wildlife Experience’s California Ground Squirrel animal ambassador finally has a name. Meet Blossom. Blossom was chosen out of more than 500 entries that came in via Lindsay’s website and those handed-in at the front desk. The young female squirrel came to Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital in December 2014. Originally found as…
WALNUT CREEK — Get up-close to some of the world’s most amazing cats during “Wild Cats at Lindsay Wildlife” this summer! This exciting and unique event brings rare cats to Lindsay three days this summer; July 1, 25 and Aug. 22. Barbara and Rob Dicely of Wild Cat Conservation and Education Fund (WCE&CF) are making this event possible by bringing…
Crossing The Falls, W. Siegrist New art exhibit launches feline-themed summer programs at Lindsay Wildlife Experience! What: Spend the summer herding cats when Lindsay Wildlife Experience presents The Summer of Cats — Felines: Fierce and Friendly! During The Summer of Cats, LWE is asking young visitors to take the “Purr-fect Pledge,” reinforcing their message to keep domestic cats inside to…