Wild Hearts African Farm's mission is to positively impact wildlife conservation globally. Want to plan a visit? We are happy to answer your questions.
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See our website to reserve your tour or to find out which days are available for walk-in admission. Book our Mobile Teaching Zoo or our Virtual Zoom Programs YEAR-ROUND for your events. The Wild Hearts Mobile Teaching Zoo can bring the zoo to you! We offer educational programs with live animal ambassadors for libraries, birthday parties, nursing homes, schools and more. www.WildHeartsAfricanFarm.o
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These will resume again in 2022! Wild Hearts African Farm & Petting Zoo is proud to be the FIRST Humane Certified™ zoo and farm in Ohio! You can read more about American Humane here: http://humaneconservation.org/
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10/25/2025
Fall fun is still going strong at Wild Hearts!
Stop by Saturday to meet our amazing animals like Carla the Capybara, see all the pumpkin decorations, and enjoy a cozy autumn day surrounded by wildlife.
Our staff will be out giving special animal encounters throughout the day — and offering special pumpkin treats to the animals! 🎃
It’s a great chance to explore, take photos, and make some memories before the season winds down.
Open 11 AM – 3 PM
Last admission at 2 PM
7010 Jordan Rd. Lewisburg, Oh
No reservations needed — just bring your curiosity and love for animals!
Contact us to schedule your private capybara or porcupine encounter too!
Wild Hearts African Farm's mission is to positively impact wildlife conservation globally.
10/24/2025
Thank you to ViaQuest for bringing these wonderful folks out for an autumn visit with our animals. They had a packed lunch and toured the farm. They especially loved meeting the young emus.
10/22/2025
10/21/2025
The wind blew, the rain drizzled and then beautiful double intense rainbows appeared over the zoo! 🌈 🌈
10/21/2025
The wind blew, the rain drizzled and then beautiful double intense rainbows appeared over the zoo! 🌈 🌈
10/19/2025
Ghostly Night Out with the Brookville Police Department! We want to thank the PD and Chamber for having us back again for another fun night. We brought the lionhead rabbit, giant African millipede, barn owl, blue tongue skink, blue death feigning beetles, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, Pekin duck and Mortie the sulcata tortoise!
10/19/2025
Ghostly Night Out with the Brookville Police Department! We want to thank the PD and Chamber for having us back again for another fun night. We brought the lionhead rabbit, giant African millipede, barn owl, blue tongue skink, blue death feigning beetles, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, Pekin duck and Mortie the sulcata tortoise!
10/17/2025
A bald eagle, a turkey vulture and a red-tailed hawk fly over a zoo…
Not a joke, but the scene this morning at Wild Hearts! You can actually hear the red-tail calling & telling off the eagle for invading their space.
10/15/2025
We had a wonderful visit today from T.H.A.T Homeschool Co-op! The students, ranging in age from little ones to teens, did a fantastic job listening, asking thoughtful questions, and showing enthusiasm throughout their tour. They met several of our amazing animals and learned about wildlife conservation along the way. We truly appreciate their visit and hope to see them again at Wild Hearts!
10/15/2025
Thank you to Bellbrook Cub Scout Pack 3 for having our Mobile Teaching Zoo to your meeting tonight!
10/12/2025
Trick or Treat Safari
Photo Set 3!
Special thank you to Brown Memorial Library for providing the craft table for the kids!
Husband Brian Badger put of the fall photo backdrop at the last minute during a very busy weekend so the families could have special memories at our event! Thank you!
10/12/2025
Trick or Treat Safari
Photo Set 3!
Special thank you to Brown Memorial Library for providing the craft table for the kids!
Husband Brian Badger put of the fall photo backdrop at the last minute during a very busy weekend so the families could have special memories at our event! Thank you !
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Contact The Business
Send a message to Wild Hearts African Farm & Petting Zoo:
8079 Salem Rd. Lewisburg, Ohio 45338
We made history! Wild Hearts African Farm became the 1st Humane Certified™ zoo in Ohio! It was an enormous amount of hard work and effort, but we are humbled and honored to received this distinctive award in our industry!
Conservation - Education - Community
Wild Hearts offers unique educational programs focused on conservation to inspire and teach people how they can make a difference to help to save species and ecosystems. Through our outreach programs and personal guided tours, we believe we make our community and our world a better place! We especially love to bring awareness to the challenges that cheetahs face in the wild, as well as help native animals here at home.
Read more about owners Amanda & Brian Badger here.
The Wild Hearts Mobile Teaching Zoo can bring the zoo to you YEAR ROUND! We offer educational programs with live animal ambassadors for libraries, birthday parties, nursing homes, schools and more. Our Mobile Teaching Zoo programs start at $225. Our schedule fills up quickly so please book your date early. We travel around the Greater Miami Valley Region of Dayton, Ohio...and sometimes beyond that!
Our Petting Zoo & Farm is available to tour by reservation only. Please visit our website and select Book Now, then choose the day/time and tour option that you would like. For field trip groups over 20, please call us at 937-416-5520 to arrange the booking.
We have a comprehensive internship programs and accept interns from across the country. So far we’ve trained over 100 students who have earned over 20,000 service hours here!
Apply for an entry level internship here.
Wild Hearts is a 501c3 non-profit that is home to a variety of native and exotic wildlife, along with friendly domestic farm animals. Many of our animals are non-releasable, such as our bald eagle, Eleanor, who was injured after colliding with a vehicle. It is our privileged honor to provide these animals a caring home.
Want to help? Donate here or see our Wish List.
