[…]us. Nearly every day we have the opportunity to wonder if our actions are in step with our times. Easily, we can imagine that our efforts don’t strike at the heart of the matter. Children are in cages on our borders. Am I making a difference? I’m busy, but am I busy with the right things? Racist crimes are rising. For the first time in recorded history, there is no sea ice touching land in all of Alaska. The last thing I did today at work was give milk replacer to six tiny orphaned opossums, a late-season litter. None of […]
[…]many species of aquatic and semi-aquatic birds who find our temperate winters a good place to live away from breeding grounds further North or inland. Many ducks, loons, grebes, and shorebirds arrive here with the rains that turn meadows and mosses green again in a kind of second Spring. One of the most visible of our winter neighbors is the Aleutian Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii). From when they depart in late April and early May bound for the Aleutian Islands to raise their young of the year, until they return in late September and early October, the meadows and pastures […]
[…]Center is open 7 days a week, every day of the year. Because of your support we’ve never turned away a wild neighbor in need. Because of your support, we’ve met the needs of 1,154 patients so far (on 12/30/17). Your support provided treatment for nearly 100 Hawks and Owls and over 400 Songbirds. From Mallards to Sandpipers to Common Loons, your support provided the specialized housing that our 256 aquatic bird patients required. We treated over 350 mammals – orphaned Raccoons, Gray Fox, a neonatal Little Brown Bat, a Coyote pup, juvenile Douglas squirrels, nearly 40 skunks, litters of […]
[…]our work at Humboldt Wildlife Care Center, was going to be significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus disease called COVID 19. That day we notified our volunteers, the majority of them students at Humboldt State University, that we would prefer that they not travel out of the area for the upcoming Spring Break, since community spread had already started in California’s urban areas. We were clinging to a quaint idea that the fabled Redwood Curtain might screen out the virus and we could somehow dodge the bullet. Five days after we warned our dedicated volunteers about community spread in the […]
[…]Captain Jim McPherson with the unifiedcommand. In the interest of providing you the latest information on the oilspill assessment, we’re calling this is a spot report, and we have AdmiralZukunft here today from New Orleans. The purpose is to give you anassessment of what we believe is going on with the trajectories, our currentplans and our future plans. Admiral Zukunft will be leaving in approximately 20 minutes for an oversightto verify the written reports that he has, so we’ll do a – he’ll do a briefstatement, then we’ll do some Qs and As. If you have any other questionsafter that, […]
[…]learning is simply critical for developing your skills as a wildlife rehabilitator. Use Google search, or websites such as Animal Help Now, to find nearby wildlife rehabilitation centers. Once you’ve found their website, look for a volunteer information or contact page, and you are on your way! Often times, wildlife rehabilitation centers in the US require a commitment of 4 hours per week during a certain day (for example, Tuesday shifts from 1-5pm every week). However, every center is different and the specifics will be discussed with you during or before your volunteer orientation date. While volunteering remains essential to […]
[…]support and having the well wishes of so many was a kind of support that I can’t quantify as easily as hours worked and checks deposited – I don’t think anyone can – the power of your goodwill – it lifed my spirits and I am quite certain that I do better work with my spirits lifted. I am quite certain that your support makes me do better than I would alone. Because of modern technology, I had this support available to me all day long every day. It was given freely across many different platforms and among many different […]
[…]within 150 yards. The dangers of trapping are many! Pets and other non-targeted animals can easily be caught, and any animal in the trap can become seriously injured trying to get out – especially if she’s a mother trying to get back to her babies. Please, call us before resorting to such lethal measures. Keep wild families […]
[…]and fit kingfisher had gotten tangled 3 weeks from now, and she hadn’t been seen. It could easily have gone that way, and somewhere it will. She would have died and somewhere nearby, her babies would have cried for her return that would never come. Earth Day is a fine thing, but really, Mother Earth needs us every day. Just as we need her. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Your support makes our rescue and rehabilitation efforts possible. Please donate what you can. Every contribution helps us provide skilled and equipped care for native wildlife. Thank YOU! Scroll down for more pictures and video […]
[…]please help us it! You can donate right here. Thank you!] Clinic staff drove to Ferndale and easily scooped up the ailing hawk. In the exam room, we found a very skinny bird, with a few lacerations ranging in seriousness, but all easily treated. The wounds were old, with some necrotic tissue, and emacation doesn’t happen overnight, so it’s hard to say what came first – his failure to provide himself with dinner, or his injuries. Nothing else appeared to be the matter. The young hawk’s admission exam – alert but weak, none of his ailments were life-threatening by themselves, […]