Ramona Campus
San Diego Humane Society’s 13-acre Ramona Wildlife Center expands our lifesaving capacity to include the rescue, rehabilitation and release of native apex predators —including bobcats, coyotes and bears. It also serves as a permanent home for our Animal Ambassadors, who help educate the community about coexisting with wildlife. Together with our Pilar & Chuck Bahde Wildlife Center in San Diego, the Ramona Campus plays a vital role in protecting and preserving Southern California’s wildlife.
Key Facts About Our Ramona Campus:
- It contains a fully equipped medical center with trained staff that ensure the special needs of ill, injured or orphaned wildlife can be met year-round.
- A 150-foot, free-flight enclosure for birds of prey — from Cooper's hawks to golden eagles — is the largest in North America and allows these species to exercise their atrophied muscles after recovering from illness or injury.
- Enclosures for mammals are spacious and comfortable, allowing orphaned youngsters and injured adults to get plenty of exercise and same-species companionship with minimal human contact.
- The center is among the three currently licensed bear rehabilitation centers in California.
- The Ramona Wildlife Center is home to 12 ambassador animals, including a 49-year-old pygmy hippo named Hannah Shirley. Her 13,000-square-foot paddock includes a swimming pool!
Visit Us
Tour San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center!
Tours offered on the first Sunday of each month, October through March.
Join us for a tour of San Diego Humane Society’s 13-acre Ramona Wildlife Center, where we specialize in caring for native apex predators and birds of prey! You’ll learn about Project Wildlife’s lifesaving work to rescue and rehabilitate injured and orphaned animals, meet some of our wildlife ambassadors, learn how we can best coexist with wildlife and get the chance to speak with some of our wildlife experts.
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