Rubicon, who is affectionately known as Rubi, came to the Wildlife Center in December of 2016 from Red Rocks, Montana. Rubi was shot from below while she was flying. Although she is cosmetically correct there was too much damage to the muscles in that wing to allow her to fly.

Noxon was brought to the Wildlife Center in March of 2012 from Noxon, Montana. Noxon was accidently run over by 2 snow mobiles that were racing on a trail. The individuals who were responsible brought her in for rehabilitation. Unfortunately, her injuries are permanent and she is unable to be released.

Luna arrived at the Wildlife Center in December of 2012 from Potomac, Montana. Luna was found in a schoolyard with a damaged wing. Despite intervention, some dead bone required removal and she is unable to fly.

Slash came to the Wildlife Center in July of 2014 from the Freezout Lake Area near Choteau, Montana. Slash’s left shoulder was damaged by some sort of impact. The wing was repaired surgically but with loss of full range of motion. Slash cannot fly well enough to survive and is unable to be released.

Kila was brought to the Wildlife Center in February of 2015 from Kila, Montana. Kila was received from another facility with her injured left wing already healed in place. We do not know the initial cause of the injury. However, Kila cannot be released back to the wild.

Cowboy arrived at the Wildlife Center in August of 2016 from Sun River, Montana. Cowboy was brought to us from a veterinary clinic with a damaged right wing. The fracture was too severe to surgically repair, and Cowboy is not able to be released.

Charlo came to the Wildlife Center in December of 2015 from Pablo, Montana. Charlo’s wrist suffered permanent damage probably from an impact while hunting during dusk. Due to the wrist injury, Charlo is not releasable.                

Rojo was brought to the Wildlife Center in September of 2013 from Great Falls, Montana. Rojo was one of a group of chicks that fell out of a blown down tree. Both nerve and bone damage to her wing make her flight inaccurate and she is unable to be released.

Spike arrived at the Wildlife Center in July of 2016 from Great Falls, Montana. Spike was found along a set of railroad tracks. Both wing tips were compromised and required amputation. He is unable to fly and can’t be released.

Blossom came to the Wildlife Center in August of 2016 from Wolf Creek, Montana. Blossom has a wing injury and was habituated to human care. She does not have the proper skills or fear of humans and predators needed to survive in the wild. For these reasons she is unable to be released.               

Garnet was brought to the Wildlife Center in July of 2016 from Dutton, Montana. Garnet was captured on the ground in poor condition. There were no obvious injuries, and we suspect that Garnet is an old bird. After flight conditioning and training, Garnet was still unable to sustain flight well enough to be released.

Tula arrived at the Wildlife Center in March of 2015 from Sims, Montana. Tula was shot on two different occasions. The first gunshot injury was able to heal without intervention, but the second time caused a lot of visible damage. Tula is unable to fly well enough to be released.

Taiga came to the Wildlife Center in December of 2014 from Helena, Montana. Taiga somehow damaged her shoulder during migration and has been unable to fly well since that time.

Zero was brought to the Wildlife Center in August of 2017 from Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana.  Zero was a chick that fell out of the nest and suffered a concussion and broken wing. The fracture was at the wrist and required amputation.

Aria arrived at the Wildlife Center in January of 2019 from Great Falls, Montana. Aria had an open fracture of her left humerus that did not heal correctly. She has nerve damage and lacks control, function, and feeling in her left wing and is not able to be released.