[…]was caused by improper fish waste disposal that can be tracked directly to the discharge pipes and infrastructure at Shelter Cove and Crescent City. The harbor districts with jurisdiction over these cleaning tables had been made aware of this problem the previous year. Yet nothing was done in the intervening months before the Young of the Year Pelicans arrived this summer. Federal law prohibits harming Brown pelicans and other wildlife. State law prohibits discharging any substance harmful to fish, plants, birds or mammals into any State water. The discharge pipe at Shelter Cove, an Area of Special Biological Significance, and […]
[…]Joaquin kit fox photo courtesy USFWS. More photos of species affected by rodenticides are available for media use. “It’s disgusting that d-CON continues to challenge common-sense controls for protecting wildlife, children and pets,” said Jonathan Evans, toxics and endangered species campaign director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “It’s time to put public safety before corporate profits.” The regulations from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation target products sold to the general public in retail outlets and limits super-toxic rodenticide use beyond 50 feet of manmade structures. These super-toxic poisons — called second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides — will still be available […]
[…]Common Murres and Rhinoceros Auklets, over a dozen Black-tailed Deer fawns, we’ve cared for and released two dozen orphaned Mallard ducklings and nearly a dozen Canada Goslings – many House Finches, White crowned Sparrows, Violet Green Swallows, – we’ve provided care and housing to more baby Robins this year than the last 8 years combined! With our masks on and hearts engaged we’ve helped nearly 30 homeowners and renters peacefully resolve a wildlife conflict, keeping wild families together. Our staff is well-trained, dedicated, and willing to make sacrifices. The long hours are part of the job, as are the joys […]
[…]our core team of volunteers. Some of the tasks that volunteers help with: 1. Cleaning: First and foremost, from the newest, most inexperienced volunteer to the director of our facility, a major task for all of us is cleaning. Laundry, dishes, sweeping, mopping, sanitizing – these are mission critical in a hospital setting and your experience in your own life will serve here! If you’re new to this kind of maintenance, we can help you and you dont have to get a job in the food service industry to learn it (as many of us did, like me!). We also […]
[…]said that the Regional Water Quality Control Board has asked the district to test the beach sand and water in order to determine the impact of allowing cars to drive all over the beach. It will cost the district about $10,000 a year and take two or three years to yield […]
[…]highways… mowed shoulders and medians reveal the little ones’ movements. Light posts and wires afford good perching to watch, wait and swoop down for the meal. Hawks, especially Red-tailed and Red-shouldered, are often seen this way – perched above our freeways. Obviously, such a strategy carries a horrible risk. During 2013, Humboldt Wildlife Care Center/BAX admitted 9 Red-tailed hawks, 2 Red-shouldered hawks and 1 Sharp-shinned hawk that had been hit by cars. None survived. Last Sunday, we took a call from a woman who was driving between Eureka and Arcata on US 101, near the Farm Store. She’d just seen […]
[…]reaches out to partners, trains volunteers, builds washing stations, erects aviaries, raises money for thousands of pounds of fish, educates the public, researches the causes of the contamination, and advocates for change, all at the same time. 50 Pelicans were rescued in 2011, and 250 Pelicans in 2012. As a result of the BAX / HWCC response and extensive outreach efforts, certain infrastructure improvements were put in place in regional harbors to prevent birds continuing to suffer contamination with oily fish waste. Thank you to the many community members who stepped up to help these pelicans make it back to […]
[…]Redwoods, where the Spotted Owls for too long has served as a bellwether of the costs our forests and forest communities pay for harmful human practices. You can become intimately involved with protecting our wild neighbors by volunteering at HWCC. You can help us care for wild animals impacted by the toxins of a human built world, as well as advocate on behalf of our wild neighbors. Please donate today! Thank you! In the Humboldt area and looking for advice on a local problem? call our clinic 707 822 8839. We can help! Raptors Are The Solution (RATS) has a […]
[…]how our patients become jeopardized, what threats and challenges our society places in the free and wild lives of our wild neighbors as well as how these threats can be eliminated or at least minimized. Awareness is raised. And hopefully your support is won. And BAX/HWCC can continue our work. So I struggle with the task of constantly pleading for money, striving to ensure that our fundraising efforts also be educational and mission-oriented. As a supporter of other non-profits, as a citizen, I have always preferred to support those organizations whose work and fundraising were linked. Working on a fundraising campaign […]
[…]a project of Bird Ally X, permitted to rehabilitate wildlife by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Joining Forces HWCC was founded in 1979, serving the region as a network. HWCC began working with Bird Ally X in 2011. The two entities merged in 2014, to better serve the community together as one nonprofit organization. We have a wonderful team of skilled and dedicated staff, interns and volunteers. How to help Give securely online: Donate […]