[…]the hills of remote northern California. Waterlogged but alive, their rescuers warmed them up and searched the internet for care instructions. Unfortunately the advice they found was bad, which was to feed them a mix of cat food and raw egg… now each baby will have to undergo a stressful cleaning process. If you find a wild animal that needs help, do what you can to get them to get her or him out of harm’s way, but please, before you provide any additional care, call a wildlife rehabilitator. Every species has its own needs. A trained permitted wildlife rehabilitator […]
When: Wednesday, April 22nd! Come out on EARTH DAY next Wednesday, April 22 to drink good beer and support Bird Ally X/Humboldt Wildflife Care Center. Live music by Kingfoot, and the awesome feeling of knowing you’re helping us feed and treat our injured and orphaned wild neighbors! A great time to be had doing the crucial work of getting right with Mother […]
[…]12/4/13 into a large group of wintering geese nearby. Aleutian Cackling Geese winter all along the west coast of North America, often flying directly from their breeding grounds in the Aleutian Islands, across the North Pacific Ocean nonstop, arriving here in very thin condition. If anything goes wrong, a bird may lack the resources to recover on his or her own. At times like these, the lucky birds are rescued. Emaciation is life threatening, but it does have a well known treatment – fluids, warmth and an appropriate diet. If you find an injured wild animal, contact your nearest permitted […]
[…]chrysaetos) who’d been found with an injured wing struggling on a gravel bar of the Klamath River, not far from Happy Camp, deep in the mountains of Northern California. We suspected a fracture in one of the huge raptor’s wrists, – a fracture of a carpal bone. After making sure the Eagle was stable we arranged for transport to BAX co-founder and co-director, and excellent avian orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Shannon Riggs, DVM, who is Director of Animal Services at Pacific Wildlife Care in Morro Bay. For the story of this wild neighbor’s care and eventual return to home on the […]
[…]in the month of March to stay on track for meeting the challenges of 2017! Please Help! You can donate here! Thanks!] Soon, we were able to return this Owl to the neighborhood where he lives. There is no question that his chances for survival without someone who cared enough to get him help finding him was seriously jeopardized. Even an hour on the ground can be fatal for a bird, especially if the ground in question s a well used rural highway. Enjoy the photographs that tell the story of his release! Thanks for your support! He flies very […]
With nearly 200 aquatic birds rescued in the avian botulism outbreak on the Lower Klamath Wildlife Refuge, to date 144 have been released. Currently there are 19 birds still in care at the BAX/USFWS field hospital. Since temperatures are supposed to dip below freezing this week, it is believed that the outbreak will soon be over. Your support covering our costs and providing treatment for those birds still in care is greatly appreciated. Please help us care for these and all of our patients! Thank you! DONATE […]
Donate Now to Help Save Wildlife We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization of wildlife caregivers dedicated to wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, education and advocacy. We provide direct aid to injured or orphaned wild animals, and share quality information and resources with the public and wildlife […]
[…]Members, some give $5 a month, others give $250, form the core of our contributors. Your donation each month not only provides money to accomplish our mission, your contribution also shows your commitment to our success, and the success of our wild neighbors. Seeing your name pop up every month is an invaluable encouragement! And your contribution really adds up! If you signed up for $5 a month, that’s $60 a year! $60 feeds the orphaned fawns in our care for five days! Your $5 each month will keep our lifesaving phone service on for one month every year! If you become […]
Each year we remember a species that was notable for the year by issuing a commemorative mug – in all past years as a token of our appreciation for those who generously volunteer their time and labor to help us meet the challenges of our mission. In 2012 we featured Brown Pelicans, due to the fish waste issue that caused juveniles of that species so much trouble that year. Each subsequent year we featured a different species (All rendered by BAX co-founder and co-director, Laura Corsiglia!). This year, 2017 saw an increase of more than 100% in the Striped Skunk […]
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