Sat, Nov 22 · 10:15 AM EST
Cost is $20 for a 1.5 to 2 hr guided tour, lunch after nearby on the water.
Buy tickets at https://www.octagonwildlife.org/Make-A-Reservation
Animals one can expect to see include bears, birds, canines, cougars, hyenas, lions, primates, reptiles, small cats, and tigers.
### Today
Octagon leases the land, which is privately owned, for $1.00 per year and is responsible for any and all maintenance. The director lives on the property and volunteers her time as does the rest of the volunteer staff.
Many times, when an animal passes away, it is donated to reputable colleges and universities. This allows anthropologists to further study how age and diseases affect the species.
We welcome visitors to engage (from 6 ft away) with our animals. We also welcome school groups. High School students can earn school credits for various classes. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts can work toward a scout badge. Interns may volunteer to earn college credit hours.
### History
As the parent organization of the Octagon Wildlife Sanctuary, Octagon Sequence of Eight was awarded it's 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable status on July 9th, 1992 . Prior to and since, the volunteers at Octagon Wildlife have rescued and cared for over a thousand animals. As a non profit, the very best is done for the animals we care for. Octagon is blessed with the most outstanding volunteers, contributors, and support any organization could ask for.
Octagon does not buy, breed or sell any animals. Since new management took over in May 2005, no intentional breeding has taken place. At times, animals we take in, often through State and Federal confiscations from unlicensed owners or animals having to be transferred from closing facilities, may already be pregnant without our knowledge. We do everything to provide for the mother to be. Volunteers go to extremes to care for the offspring once they are born, which they then become residents of Octagon.
