The animals

Meet the residents

Each animal here has its own rescue story and a forever home with us. They are permanent residents, so they are not up for adoption.

Who lives here

Macaws
Cockatoos
African greys
Amazons
Conures
Other parrots
Goats
Pigs
Ponies
Donkeys
Llamas
Emus
Ostrich
Wallabies
Tortoises
Reptiles
Rabbits
Peafowl
Ducks
Geese
Chickens
Koi

The bird department

Parrots and exotic birds

Our largest group. Parrots are not domesticated: even hand-raised, they are wild at heart, and many live 50 years or more. A lot of ours came from homes that could no longer care for them.

Two red and green macaws perched together — Red and green macaws

Macaw with gold, orange and blue feathers perched on a red rail — A macaw on the rail

White cockatoo standing outdoors with its crest raised — Cockatoo, crest up

African grey parrot beside bowls of colorful paper enrichment — African grey with enrichment paper

Two sun conures on a perch with hanging toys — Sun conures

Boy in a red hoodie with a white cockatoo perched on his hand — A young visitor meets a cockatoo

Cockatoo with a peach crest at its feeding station — Breakfast time

Two blue-and-gold macaws side by side on a perch — Blue-and-gold macaws

African grey parrot next to a green ringneck parakeet — An African grey and a ringneck parakeet

We are raising money for new aviaries where the birds can stretch their wings, enjoy sun and fresh air and live with others of their kind. Help build them

Hooves, shells and more

Farm friends and the rest of the family

Visitor in a blue shirt kneeling beside a large pig in the yard — One of our big pigs

Kids and a visitor in a sun hat petting a goat at Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary — Goats love visitors

Miniature pony standing in its pen — Pony in the pen

Tortoise reaching for a yellow flower held out by hand — A tortoise snack

Caretaker in a hat walking a small pig along a path — Out for a walk

Four young volunteers in work gloves each holding a chicken — Volunteers with the chickens

Llamas standing on a ridge under a wide blue Las Vegas sky — Llamas on the ridge

Why we are strict about food

Every species here eats a diet built for its body and approved by our vets. Salt blocks help our goats, donkeys and llamas stay healthy, yet even a little salt can damage a parrot’s kidneys and heart. That is why we ask visitors not to feed the animals anything except the feed cups we sell on weekends.

Why salt hurts parrots Salt at the sanctuary

Sponsor one of them

Sponsoring helps cover an animal’s food and care for a month or a year. You get updates and a certificate.

Sponsor an animal