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WILD Creatures *Fully licensed and insured* We offer a variety of wildlife educational programs for the Western New York area!🐢🕷🦎🦋🎉

Here at WILD Creatures we offer educational presentations for birthday parties, school events, libraries, shop picnics, nature centers and any other event you can think of! With the help of our animal ambassadors we hope to educate the public about conservation as well as proper pet ownership. We also lead nature walks open to the public or you can contact us to setup a private walk for just you and your party!

09/20/2026

Giant African Millipede bath time!

Our turtles are out soaking up as much of the sun as they can before the cold weather rolls in!🥶Typically a majority of ...
09/13/2026

Our turtles are out soaking up as much of the sun as they can before the cold weather rolls in!🥶

Typically a majority of our turtles are outdoors for about 5 months out of the year enjoying rain showers, natural day and night cycles, sunshine and just being able to live outdoors while weather permits it. We usually start setting up their outdoor stock tanks near the end of April and we do the final pond draining near the end of September/early October depending on how warm it is. All of our turtles and their outdoor stock tanks come inside to our heated basement for the cold winter months where we have an entire room dedicated to fit all of our aquatic shelled friends!🐢

I will be getting ready to clear out their indoor space this week so we can fit all of the stock tanks in by the end of the month. A lot of prep work goes into getting all of our animals situated for the long winter months ahead. If you'd like to help out and be a part of getting our turtles indoor for the season please send us a message for more details!

-Chris🙂

Take a look at some of the awesome creatures we encountered last week while out in Ithaca!🐸🐍🕷️🐛
08/30/2026

Take a look at some of the awesome creatures we encountered last week while out in Ithaca!🐸🐍🕷️🐛

Enjoy some photos from our visit to the botanical garden at Cornell University. We always appreciate our visit here! Ver...
08/27/2026

Enjoy some photos from our visit to the botanical garden at Cornell University. We always appreciate our visit here! Very beautiful space to be in!🪻🌿🪴🪷🌸🌳🌺

Yesterday we were able to help this beautiful female North American Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) cross a 4 lane hig...
08/23/2026

Yesterday we were able to help this beautiful female North American Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) cross a 4 lane highway!🛣️🚛

As I was driving out to Ithaca yesterday I noticed a turtle on the shoulder of the road about to cross! I immediately recognized that it was a Wood Turtle and started to stop our vehicle. As soon as I got out I started sprinting down the side of the highway to get to this amazing turtle before she was struck by a vehicle. I made it just in time! I quickly picked her up for a brief inspection and she was in perfect condition. I brought her over to show my family this amazing animal before I crossed the highway to get her safely to the other side so she could continue on her journey!🌿

Before finding this turtle I have only seen 2 other Wood Turtles in the wild. The last time was about 14 years ago and roughly 12 years before that one we found a large male. North American Wood Turtles are listed as an Endangered species throughout their range and in NY state they are listed as a Species of Special Concern which means it is illegal to keep this turtle without proper permits.Turtles like these amazing Wood Turtles can take nearly 20 years to become mature enough to reproduce! So I was glad that I was able to help this girl on her adventure!🐢

Fun fact! North American Wood Turtles are called "wood" turtles because their top shell (carapace) resembles sculpted wood! 🪵

This wholesome couple needs your help!🥰Sai and Pon have been with us for about 4 years now, but I've known them since th...
08/16/2026

This wholesome couple needs your help!🥰

Sai and Pon have been with us for about 4 years now, but I've known them since they were babies. We are looking to finally revamp their enclosure and give it a more natural makeover! We'd like to get a rainforest mural done on the back wall, some boards cut and fit to expand their floor space, some natural bedding like cypress mulch or reptibark/topsoil mix and lighting upgrade as well!🐢

If you know anyone that would be able to donate or volunteer any time or supplies to this project please let us know! We are looking to get this project done by the end of October if possible! As always, thank you for the support!

-Chris

We had a chance to stop by and visit the Tanglewood Nature Center in Elmira last week! Very cool place! Had a great vari...
08/12/2026

We had a chance to stop by and visit the Tanglewood Nature Center in Elmira last week! Very cool place! Had a great variety of animal ambassadors both indoors and outdoors. Although we didn't have much time to visit we had a great time. We should be returning at the end of the month for a longer visit and walk of the trails!🌿🐢🦎🐍🦉

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Jamestown, NY
14701

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(716) 489-6014

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