Help! Volunteers are needed! Avian Botulism has struck again, and thousands of migratory waterfowl and shorebirds are sick and dying! Beginning on September 3rd Bird Ally X Botulism Response has been treating over 50 new patients each day.
As of September 10, 356 sick birds have been admitted to our field hospital on the Lower Klamath Wildlife Refuge just south of Klamath Falls.
Staffing is very short right now and we desperately need help.
Volunteers are needed to assist with many tasks, housekeeping, feeding, helping with exams and more. You will be given the training you need to complete each task.
It is difficult but highly rewarding work! Bird Ally X is a leader in botulism response and you are needed on our team!
Local volunteers are especially needed as our ability to house crew members is limited.
Avian botulism is caused by environmental conditions that allow the toxin to bloom. High temperatures combined with dry weather lead to fish die-offs, which leads to a sudden explosion of the toxin in the environment. Aquatic invertebrates who feed on the dead fish are in turn eaten by waterfowl and shorebirds. The toxin causes paralysis and death.
Treatment works! Capturing sick birds and bringing them into care has a very high success rate. In 2020, the last time a major outbreak occurred, over 3000 birds were treated and released.
Want to be a hero? Easy, just put on your cape and come help out!
Can’t help in the field? Then please help with your donation! This is a problem you can absolutely throw money at!!!
Thank you for your compassion, your love for the Wild and your commitment to healing our ailing world!!!
