We are not a zoo - reservations are required to visit!
No pets allowed at Wildhaven Ranch.
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WHAT IS WILDHAVEN RANCH?
Wildhaven Ranch is a wildlife sanctuary, education and visitation center for endangered and indigenous wild animals. It is operated by the San Bernardino Mountains Wildlife Society, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization.
Please note: We are NOT open all week long to the public unless reservations and special programs are scheduled. The public cannot just show up at the Ranch. Self guided tours are not allowed.
MISSION & PURPOSE
Wildhaven’s mission is to preserve the wildlife indigenous to the San Bernardino Mountains and to leave a valuable heritage to our future generations.
Wildhaven Ranch purpose is to provide a protective environment where non-releasable wild animals can live out their lives in safety and peace.
WHEN to VISIT
Weather permitting, The Ranch is open to the public
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Meet Snickers,
the orphan black bear
Snickers was the result of a black bear mother trying to make ends meet for her family by breaking into cabins where food was left at the window ledge or on the stove nearby. Unfortunately, the resident called a government agency and received a depredation permit to shoot the mother bear, leaving Snickers at twelve pounds to fend for herself. Eventually Snickers came to live at Wildhaven as an exhibit animal.
WINGS 'N' THINGS TOURS
The Wings 'N' Things program is approximately 60 minutes.
Reservations are required!
BEAR WATCH FRIDAYS
The program begins at 1:00 PM on Wednesdays and Fridays (weather permitting) with an educational presentation regarding how to live with California Black Bears in your neighborhood and in our surrounding forest and mountain community.
Then it's on to visit the black bears up close and personal!