[…]our world and a whole new cast of characters will be at our feeders, in our yards, singing in our forests and towns. And when the human-modifed world causes our wild neighbors harm, we’ll be here to do what we can that is best for each individual. Our doors are open each and every day of the year to our region’s injured and orphaned wild neighbors in need. Your support makes that possible. Please DONATE today, if you can! Thank you!!! recorded history is a […]
[…]birds require treatment almost exactly as if they had been caught in an oil spill. They need first and foremost to be washed, but they also require medical attention, food and medicine. Housing before being washed is needed, as well as housing that provides room to recover and regain strength so that they may be released back into the wild. Humboldt Wildlife Care Center is committed to providing that care. Had this been a petroleum oil spill, the State of California has in place a response network to care for impacted wildlife. Fish oil however is beyond the legal mandate […]
[…]Hawks were engaged in probable mating rituals. In our line of work, we spend many hours performing community outreach encouraging co-existence with our wild neighbors. Each Spring, one of our primary tasks is to raise awareness of the harm tree trimming and other such activities can have on nesting birds, from displaced adults to nests destroyed along with the young lives they contain. According to the media story, the effort to clear this woodlot is being undertaken to rid the area of encampments used by people without houses. Ryan Sundberg, 5th District Supervisor, has helped move this plan forward, offering […]
[…]reptiles and amphibians that are killed or injured by various anthropogenic causes, such as feral and free-roaming domestic cats, vehicle traffic, windows, wind farms, toxic pollution and so on. You reference the large number of birds killed by cats and imply that such a high mortality somehow absolves WS of wrongdoing for the lesser number of animals reported to be killed WS agents. These are unrelated issues. Mass fatalites are not judged against each other but against what is right. Besides this point, in regard to the numbers of animals reported to be killed by WS agents, the figures provided […]
[…]away. We approached on foot and soon realized that all 11 pelicans in view were contaminated and, fortunately within reach. Contaminated pelicans in Shelter Cove. Four of these birds were rescued by BAX staff Using bait and a net we were able to capture 4 pelicans before the light receded and the tide came in, forcing us to quit for the day. These birds were significantly more dirty than the Crescent City pelicans, possibly due to the way fish waste is ultimately treated at the Shelter Cove station. In Crescent City the problem was open bins of fish […]
[…]is the only thing that will make sure that we continue to be here for our wild neighbors now and forever and right now, we need you badly. Please help. all photos Laura […]
[…]examination we realized that we had a very sick bird in our care. Lethargic, now unable to stand, and very weak, we initially suspected an all-too-common killer of raptors across the state: rodenticide. Transporting back to our clinic, even in poor health the eagle is a wary observer. It’s not a bad guess. According to a study conducted by colleagues in Marin County at WildCare, well over 70% of the wildlife from across the San Francisco Bay Area tests positive for exposure to anti-coagulant rodenticides. Although some sales of over-the-counter rodenticide were banned recently, these poisons still make it into the wild […]
[…]You even pay for the tortilla chips and salsa that we provide for our volunteers, many of whom come in for full day shifts. Your support is needed now to help us catch up on our summer expenses (water bill! food bill! electric bill!) and prepare for winter and the return of seabirds to our region as well as the season when we can improve and repair housing after the wild babies in our care are old enough and ready to be released. … and also caring for the wild babies still in our care! Right now we have 23 […]
[…]today!] Staff could hear the message: a raptor, possibly a Peregrine Falcon, had come through a window and was now inside a house, in the living room. The caller said that the bird was bleeding and that they wanted to bring the bird to us right then. All wildlife care providers learn that there is rarely a convenient time to stop working. Our decision to close the clinic at the end of the day isn’t because no animals are injured or found as orphans overnight. We simply don’t have the resources to maintain longer hours, and besides, our patients need […]
[…]radio 6/19/2014 It’s Baby Season-Who you gonna call?? KHUM radio 6/5/2014 Breaking: Fish and Game Commission Meeting in Fortuna This Morning Lists Gray Wolf under Endangered Species Act Lost Coast Outpost 6/4/2014 Every Day is Earth Day: Minimizing Human Impact on Wildlife Lost Coast Outpost, 4/23/2014 Where the Wild Things Are The North Coast Journal 4/17/2014 Bird Ally X on KMUD radio 4/11/2014 Humboldt Bay Eagles Lay First Egg of 2013 Season on Live Eaglecam! The Times-Standard 3/18/2013 No Sick Pelicans, The North Coast Journal 8/12/2013 Groups ask for help in caring for county’s young wildlife The Times-Standard 7/28/ 2013 […]