Update on the golden eagle (CLICK HERE to read the whole story and watch the rescue video): The bird suffered a compound fracture of its wing. We believe the injury was caused by the bird hitting transmission lines. The good news is that the eagle (in care at Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley) is eating well - charging at its caretakers less, and gaining weight. He is going in for a risky surgery on Monday - a surgery that will cost the wildlife center close to $2,000.00. We have set up a fund to help our colleagues cover this expense. Contribute HERE, or visit their web site, HERE.
Yesterday, WildRescue's San Francisco Bay Area Team Leaders, Max and Patrick, hosted our first Crafting For Wildlife, in Oakland. It was a tremendous success. Read all about it, HERE.
See our new listing of jobs and positions available on our blog, HERE.
Also this week, the City of Laguna Woods voted to allow coyotes to be shot - CLICK HERE to read our Director's response.
If you're new to our Sunday Wild Bytes, you can catch up on all the past ramblings, HERE, and if you like what you read, please consider supporting our organization with a $12. Annual Gift.
This concludes your Wild Byte for July 31st, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
7th
Greetings - lots of good stories:
This week, San Francisco Bay Area Team responded to a gull that had been found with a hook in its bill - read more about it, HERE.
A pelican, too, hooked by fishing gear - rescued at Elkhorn Slough. Bravo! to responder, Ron Eby, for going all-out to catch the bird. See the story and video, HERE.
Also this week, WildRescue has been involved in helping a community deal with their bat issues. Read the details on our blog, HERE. If you haven't visited Bat World Sanctuary's web site before, it's quite a treat - check it out!
Just yesterday, an amazing rescue of a golden eagle in Gilroy. See pictures and video, HERE.
This concludes your Wild Byte for July 24th, 2011.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
17th
WildRescue's Duane Titus is still in Montana as part of International Bird Rescue's Emergency Response Team. Keep up with the story on IBR's blog, HERE.
Photo from IBR Blog
Also this week, Patrick and Max, leaders of WildRescue's San Francisco Bay Area Team, re-nested a red-tailed hawk at Crystal Springs Golf in Burlingame with help from two arborists who volunteered their time and expertise to attach the artificial nest, and replace the young bird. Read all about it and see pictures, HERE.
Photo from IBR Blog
Also this week, Patrick and Max, leaders of WildRescue's San Francisco Bay Area Team, re-nested a red-tailed hawk at Crystal Springs Golf in Burlingame with help from two arborists who volunteered their time and expertise to attach the artificial nest, and replace the young bird. Read all about it and see pictures, HERE.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
10th
One week ago, our co-director, Duane Titus, was activated for oil spill response through International Bird Rescue. Within 4 hours he was aboard a plane in San Francisco - headed for Billings, Montana. Read more about the ongoing efforts, HERE.
In other oil spill related news: brown pelican, BRPE C-97, also known by a few of his caretakers as Micro, was observed alive and well in Louisiana. This good-news report (with not-to-be-missed-video), HERE, from WildRescue's, Patrick Hogan.
In other oil spill related news: brown pelican, BRPE C-97, also known by a few of his caretakers as Micro, was observed alive and well in Louisiana. This good-news report (with not-to-be-missed-video), HERE, from WildRescue's, Patrick Hogan.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
3rd
Not to bore you, but we had another really great barn owl experience this past week. Read all about it HERE!
Also this week, we were SUPER busy with our exclusion services (Humane Wildlife Management), helping people solve their conflicts with wildlife, like raccoons in attics, skunks under porches etc. - all humanely, without trapping, killing, or relocating (which is illegal in CA). Proceeds from the fees we receive go back into WildRescue!
BAY AREA: Max and Patrick have come up with a creative way to give back to wildlife - Crafting for Wildlife. It's a way for local artists and crafters to have a hand in helping wildlife - like helping to pre-build barn owl boxes, make 'booties' and 'doughnuts' for aquatic birds, or piece together surrogate parent puppets for hand raising baby animals. The creations will be shared with licensed wildlife rehabilitators in and around the Bay Area.
The Crafting for Wildlife series is set to kick off July 30th - the Theme: Enrichment (things that can enhance the life of a captive animal while it is in rehabilitation). Patrick will give a short talk about enrichment - there will vegan organic treats to sample! Stay tuned for exact location.
If you know of a good place to hold one of these events or would like to host one yourself, please contact Max or Patrick.
Also this week, we were SUPER busy with our exclusion services (Humane Wildlife Management), helping people solve their conflicts with wildlife, like raccoons in attics, skunks under porches etc. - all humanely, without trapping, killing, or relocating (which is illegal in CA). Proceeds from the fees we receive go back into WildRescue!
BAY AREA: Max and Patrick have come up with a creative way to give back to wildlife - Crafting for Wildlife. It's a way for local artists and crafters to have a hand in helping wildlife - like helping to pre-build barn owl boxes, make 'booties' and 'doughnuts' for aquatic birds, or piece together surrogate parent puppets for hand raising baby animals. The creations will be shared with licensed wildlife rehabilitators in and around the Bay Area.
The Crafting for Wildlife series is set to kick off July 30th - the Theme: Enrichment (things that can enhance the life of a captive animal while it is in rehabilitation). Patrick will give a short talk about enrichment - there will vegan organic treats to sample! Stay tuned for exact location.
If you know of a good place to hold one of these events or would like to host one yourself, please contact Max or Patrick.
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