The Wild Animal Sanctuary is one of the Denver area's best 'secret' go-to's.  I've written about The Wild Animal Sanctuary before, but just wanted to give people who might visit a chance to get more familiar with the rescued wildlife they'll see there before they go. Click on the links below to read about each kind of animal living at the Wild Animal Sanctuary. And then - go see them in person. You'll be glad you did! Just a half hour (or so) northeast of Denver, visitors view the wildlife from a mile-long walkway above the open spaces the animals enjoy.   African Lions African Servals Black Bears Bobcat Coati Mundi Emu Fox Grizzly Bears Leopards Lynx Mountain Lions Racoon Tigers Wolves   ************************************** See all homes for sale, register to receive daily updates, r... 05/25/2013

Yesterday the hubby and I took a quick trip to the northeast of Denver for our first visit to The Wild Animal Sanctuary.  It was an amazing experience, I'm so glad we finally 'discovered' this place after living in Arvada for so many years. There are hundreds of lions, tigers, bears, servals, cougar, wolves, and more. I found www.WildAnimalSanctuary.org when I searched for 'Things to do in Colorado'. I noticed the recommendation to visit in the evening, especially when they are cooling off from summer's heat.  So that's what we did. Arriving about 5:30, we stayed until the Sanctuary closed at 7:30.  It was fun to watch the big cats 'come alive' as the sun set. Even the ones that didn't get very active at least turned to face the sun. My amateur photos were taken with a Nikon D80 and a t... 09/05/2011

I had a WONDERFUL day yesterday. My friend and fellow ActiveRainer, Jeffrey DiMuria, his son Anthony and I went to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado.                                                                                                        I had learned about the The Wild Animal Sanctuary about a year ago from a show on Animal Plant. Edie Falco (of Sopranos fame) did a show called "Growing up Black Leopard" which followed the life of a baby black leopard named Eddy. I was surprised to learn that Eddy's home was just 30 miles from mine! Then, in January there was a big piece on the local news about 25 lions that had been rescued from traveling circuses in Bolivia.  These cats had lived their entire lives in trailers and cages, sometimes with up to 8 lions all... 05/28/2011