Giaquinto Wildlife Center

09/18/2025

They take in anything from chipmunks to gray foxes.

09/10/2025

We had such a wonderful time this past weekend at the EcoTarium in Worcester for FeatherFest with our barn owl, Bella! 🦉🪶

Families learned all about our native owls, how to identify the calls they might hear in their own backyards, and even explored owl pellets to see what makes up Bella’s diet. The kids were so curious and engaged. It was such a joy to share this experience with them.

Bella loved meeting everyone and truly enjoyed her time at the EcoTarium. A huge thank you to the EcoTarium team for hosting us and for capturing these beautiful photos! 📸💚

09/06/2025

Today’s the Day! 🎉🦉

We’ve got two amazing programs lined up:

📍 11:00 AM – Ecotarium - FeatherFest:
Find us on the second floor in the Secrets of the Forest exhibit. Come learn about wildlife rehabilitation and meet our ambassador barn owl, Bella!

📍 1:00 PM – Marlborough Public Library - Climate Cafe: Join us for a talk on how to coexist safely with wildlife and why it’s so important not only for animals, but for all of us too.

✨ It’s going to be a fun, interactive, and educational day for the whole family. We hope to see you at one or both of our programs today!

09/05/2025

We have a few friends that work for the Marlborough Police Department and I am not going to lie, this is probably the only thing that I would want to have hand delivered by any of them. 😆

Thank you so much to our friends at the for all you do, and of course for arranging the prompt delivery of my new hat!

For those of you who don't know, The Giaquinto Wildlife Center is now a non-profit organization in the state of Massachusetts, one of many notable accomplishments for them this year.

Please join us in congratulating them and give them a follow if you haven't already!

➡️ The Giaquinto Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

09/05/2025

Do yourself a favor and go see our friend Masters Of The Skies and his amazing birds this weekend in Rhode Island. He puts on a demonstration flying his birds of prey through the audience and around the trees. It is so amazing you’re going to leave with a new found love of raptors. 🦅

Come discover nature at the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium with fewer guests, a quieter environment, lower lighting and no screens.

09/02/2025

This Saturday!

Come learn about how to safely coexist with our native wildlife. You’ll also have the chance to meet our educational ambassador, Bella, the barn owl.

Enjoy complimentary coffee and pastries. ☕️ 🥮

Climate Café: Coexisting with Wildlife

Join us for our third edition of Climate Café all about learning to safely coexist with our native wildlife. From raccoons at the trash barrel to foxes and coyotes in the woods, and even the chance encounter with a bear on a nature walk. We will cover it all!

💡 Topics include:
• What to do if you encounter common wildlife in your yard or on the trail
• Simple, everyday actions we can take to conserve and protect native wildlife
• Why coexistence matters: for us, for them, and for the ecosystem

✨ Special Guest: You’ll also have the chance to meet our Educational Ambassador Barn Owl, Bella, and learn about her species! 🦉

☕ Enjoy complimentary coffee and pastries while connecting with others who care about conservation and community.

📍 Location: Marlborough Public Library
📅 Date & Time: September 6, 2025 at 1:00 pm
💲 Free Event

Let’s work together to make Massachusetts a safer, more welcoming place for both people and wildlife.

09/01/2025

🍂There’s a chill in the air, and we’re getting excited for our upcoming late summer and fall programs! Visit us at www.giaquintowildlifecenter.com for full details on these fun, family-friendly, and educational events.

Our programs are free of charge and open to the public (with the exception of the EcoTarium, which does require an entrance fee). As always, our ambassador barn owl, Bella, will be there to meet you. 🦉

We can’t wait to see you at one of our upcoming programs!

08/31/2025

What an honor today to be part of Masters of the Skies program at the beautiful Wequassett Resort on Cape Cod! Gregory has been a wonderful mentor to me throughout my journey, and it was so meaningful that he gave us the opportunity to talk with guests about wildlife conservation and the dangers rodenticides pose to raptors today, during one of his programs.

His programs are truly unique, giving guests the chance to interact with and fly birds of prey in a way they’ll never forget. A highlight for me was seeing Bella meet his barn owl, Athena.

Thank you, Gregory, for inviting us to be part of such a special experience!

08/28/2025

We are returning to Wequassett Resort and Golf Club next week for our last visit to Cape Cod this year. This is your chance to meet and fly Cade and Athena in an exquisite environment right by the ocean. We hope to see you there!

08/27/2025

Although we’ve limited wildlife intakes this year to focus on our educational programs and community outreach, we are still accepting a small number of patients. These orphaned eastern cottontails are among them and they are absolutely adorable, which is one of the reasons they are our favorite to rehab! Eastern cottontails play a vital role in our ecosystem by helping to control invasive plant species and by serving as an important year-round food source for predators. It’s all about balance in creating a healthy, thriving ecosystem.

This week, after a couple short weeks of care, they were quietly released back into the wild in the very early morning, just as nature intended. Nature’s balance depends on little ones like these. 🐰 🌱