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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 19h

Fall fun with Benton and Fern! 🍂

Our black bears are celebrating the season with one of their favorite fall festivities, bobbing for apples! 🍎 This enrichment helps keep their minds active and their paws busy, while giving them a tasty snack and a splash of fall fun. 🐻

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 3d

Boo! 👻 Marigold chewed through her pumpkin to say hi. Our Pumpkin Chomp & Stomp event continues tomorrow! 🎃

📸: Keeper Miranda

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 3d

🎃 Our grizzly brothers, Huckleberry and Hawthorne, are diving into pumpkin fun—crunching, smashing, and rolling these treats around for a beary good enrichment. Watch them smash and eat pumpkin treats this weekend during our Pumpkin Chomp & Stomp event. 🐻

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 7d

Our bison herd is ready for some serious crunching this weekend at our Pumpkin Chomp & Stomp event! Watch these giants go to town on pumpkins and get into the fall spirit with us. 🎃

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 8d

🎃 One-minute pumpkin chomp break with beaver pals Chip & Hudson! 🦫 Crunch, munch, repeat.

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 10d

Sound up for bull bison grumbles! 🦬

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 11d

The rut is ON at Northwest Trek! 🦌 Our massive bull elk are in full display mode, bugling to declare their dominance, sparring with rivals, and even decorating their antlers with vegetation to impress the herd. This dramatic season only comes once a year!

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 13d

Our animals are going wild for the AL West champs! 🎉 Go @mariners.com! ⚾️

#seizethemoment #SeaUsRise

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 14d

The rut is ON at Northwest Trek! 🦌 Our massive bull elk are in full display mode, bugling to declare their dominance, sparring with rivals, and even decorating their antlers with vegetation to impress the herd. 🌿 This dramatic season only comes once a year.

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 15d

The elk rut is in full swing! 🔥 Watch as two bull elk clash with their massive antlers, while the lead bull bugles in the background, keeping a watchful eye on the female herd. Nature’s drama is on full display at Northwest Trek!

📹: Keeper Stephanie

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 18d

Our rescued cougar cubs, Sienna and Sullivan, are getting braver every day! 🐾 Lately, they’ve been perfecting their tree-climbing skills in their habitat. It’s incredible to watch them leap, balance, and explore from new heights. 🌲

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 20d

Great news, pups! 🐶 Dog Days is back on Friday, Oct. 31, for more tail-wagging fun!

Guests ages 18+ may bring one well-behaved, leashed dog with a pre-purchased online dog ticket. (Dog tickets will not be sold at the admission entrance.)

🎟️: nwtrek.org/DogDays

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 20d

🦊 Happy #NationalFoxDay! 🦊

Meet our red foxes, rescued as pups in Idaho back in 2013. Born that April, they were given a safe, caring forever home here at Northwest Trek.

Twelve years later, they’re still delighting guests with their playful personalities and foxy charm. 🧡

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 22d

Take a one-minute snack break with Thistle the porcupine! 🍪

📹: Keeper Wendi

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 22d

Sound on to hear this bull bugling and showing off his strength by “decorating” his antlers with branches and grasses. During the rut season, bulls use their impressive antlers to spar with rivals and impress potential mates, sometimes accessorizing with a little extra forest flair along the way.

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 25d

Grizzly bears, Huckleberry and Hawthorne, are soaking up the season, taking in all the scents while they relax in their pool. 🐻

📹: Keeper Haley

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 27d

Check out the bull in front showing off his strength by “decorating” his antlers with branches and grasses. During the rut season, bulls use their impressive antlers to spar with rivals and impress potential mates, sometimes accessorizing with a little extra forest flair along the way.

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 28d

Look who’s climbing high! 🐾 Sullivan, our rescued cougar cub, has taken his playful energy to new heights, literally. This curious youngster loves to explore with our female rescued cub, Sienna. Today, he showed off his natural climbing skills by heading up into the trees.🌲

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 29d

Baby bison energy!✨ Our adorable three calves are frolicking with the herd in our Free-Roaming Area, leaping, bounding, and kicking up their heels. And Misty is living her best life, rolling around in a hay spa day. 🦬

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you to everyone (two-legged and four-legged!) who joined us for our first Dog Days event! 🐕🌲 From happy hikes to wagging tails, it was a paw-some day of adventure. 🐾

Good news, pups! Dog Days will be back. Keep your ears perked for details. 💚

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · Sep 4

Another beautiful day in the Free-Roaming Area! Baby bison and elk calves sticking close to their moms, fluffy mountain goats, caribou strolling by, swans on the water, and more. 🦬🐐🦢

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · Aug 29

Talk about a traffic jam! 🚋 Our electric tram tour rolled right past our large herd of bison snacking along the road. Guests got an up-close look at these powerful American icons. 🦬

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · Aug 29

Big stretch, big yawn! 😴 Rainier the wolverine is starting his day in the coziest way possible. Wolverines may look fluffy, but they’re tough, powerful animals.

📹: Keeper Wendi

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · Aug 27

🌿 Nine days of nature. One wild deal for seniors! 🌿

Senior Days are back at Northwest Trek this September. Guests aged 65+ get half-price general admission (just $13) on select dates:
📅 Sept. 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 & 30
✨ Offer available at the gate only.
www.nwtrek.org/senior-days

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · Aug 26

🐕 Woof it up, it’s #InternationalDogDay! 🎉 What better way to paw-ty than at Dog Days, Sept. 4? So don’t sit & stay… go get your tickets 👉 nwtrek.org/dogdays

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