Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana

09/03/2025

09/02/2025

We’re so happy to officially introduce Juno and Cypress! 🦉🦉Thank you to everyone who donated and voted!

08/18/2025

It’s time to start voting for your favorite names for our new raptor residents! Each $1 donation to the wildlife hospital’s raptor rehab team counts as one vote. To vote go to the Venmo shown and include the name you like best in the Venmo description! Voting will close Friday, August 29.

08/17/2025

Our Raptor Rehab team has two new ambassador birds to introduce! If you are part of LSU Vet Med, come stop by the courtyard this Tuesday, August 19, at 12:15 to meet our new resident Eastern Screech Owl and Barred Owl! Stay tuned for more information on names, voting, and how to donate!

08/10/2025

This weekend we had four wonderful pre-vet volunteers! They worked with our raptor rehab team, learning how to safely handle raptors, performing physical exams on birds, and helped out with cleaning! We are so happy and grateful that they could join us!

07/22/2025

The Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana has now surpassed 1300 cases for this year which is how many cases we saw in total in 2024. Just last week our team released 3 rehabilitated red tailed hawks and have already released two turtles this week!

The LSU Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana is proud to serve our community by providing veterinary care to Louisiana’s wildlife.

Our hospital is entirely funded by donations from the public, so if you would like to help conserve Louisiana’s wildlife and support the veterinary care we provide to our patients, please feel free to make a donation by following the link in our bio!

07/14/2025

06/19/2025

Today we officially saw our 1000th patient of the year. This is a 30% increase in the number of patients we are seeing this year compared to last year where we helped almost 1300 patients in total!

The LSU Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana is proud to serve our community by providing veterinary care to Louisiana’s wildlife.

Our hospital is entirely funded by donations from the public, so if you would like to help conserve Louisiana’s wildlife and support the veterinary care we provide to our patients, please feel free to make a donation by following the link in our bio!

06/08/2025

Happy to our resident Barred Owl, Waffle!

Waffle came to the Wildlife Hospital in the summer of 2021 as an adult. She had detached retinas and lens damage in both of her eyes. Over time, her right eye began to develop painful glaucoma, which ended with the removal of the affected eye. Currently, Waffle still has limited vision in her remaining eye, which makes her ineligible for release.

Waffle continues to serve as an amazing ambassador for her species and is affectionately known as the Queen of Raptor Rehab. We are happy to have her! So join us in celebrating her Gotcha Day! We love you Waffle!! ❤️🦉

05/28/2025

Happy to our Great Horned Owl resident, Shelly!

Shelly presented to our hospital 4 years ago as a fledgling. Her doctors found that she had a left humeral fracture and right femoral fracture. After healing from her injuries, Shelly still exhibited inability to fly and neurological problems, which made her unfit for release back into the wild.

Shelly was transferred to the Raptor Rehab Team to be trained as a permanent resident and ambassador animal. Since her training began with us, Shelly has been an excellent ambassador for her species, attending over 100 presentations during her time with us! Happy Gotcha Day, Shelly, we love you! ❤️🦉

05/14/2025

Happy Wildlife Wednesday! Today we’re introducing Emily Halphen, one of our first year co-chairs!

“I am a lifelong birder and nature enthusiast. I am honored to be a part of this team and have the opportunity to learn from and care for these birds. I am looking forward to continuing to form meaningful connections with the people in my class, and on the team, as well as the resident raptors.”

Welcome to the team Emily! We’re so excited to have you!

05/07/2025

It’s Wildlife Wednesday! Today we’re introducing Adeline Fogle, one of our first year co-chairs!

“ My name is Adeline and I am so excited to start my raptor cochair journey this year! I have always been interested in exotics so having the chance to learn about these birds up close is a dream come true. The beautiful wildlife of Louisiana is something I hold close to my heart and I’m honored to be able to give back to these amazing animals. I’m looking forward to seeing many releases this year!”

Welcome to the team Adeline! We are so excited to have you!