Update: The Canada goose in Richmond, rescued a few weeks ago, was released Thursday after being brought back to health by WildCare. Many thanks to everyone who helped in its recovery!
A special thanks to our volunteer rescuer Winnie, also with WildCare, who responded to the same location and retrieved a goose in even worse condition.
It is through such caring and dedicated volunteers, we're able to help animals that might otherwise go unattended. Sadly, though, we're not always successful in providing this public service. Our program relies on the availability of our volunteers, which, in these tough economic times, is waning.
Animals in distress and the people who find them should not have to wait days for help to arrive. For example, this week in Rio Vista, CA - over an hour from San Francisco - a Canada goose with fractured legs floated in a golf course pond for three days before it was retrieved - there was no one with the time and skills to recover it any sooner.
This is not acceptable.
To remedy this, we're working on a plan to bring a wildlife medic and animal ambulance service to the Bay Area in March 2012.
Imagine a dedicated wildlife ambulance to serve San Francisco and surrounding communities. Our goal is to raise $35,000.00 which will cover the cost of a used, fuel-efficient vehicle, equipment and supplies, insurance, and salary. Be part of the answer - own a piece of this dream by contributing NOW.
Funds raised at our gala event on December 3rd at the Fort Mason Conference Center (San Francisco) will go towards achieving this. We hope you'll make plans to attend. Click HERE for details.
Update on the darted duck: According to his caretakers at Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley he is doing very well and has been moved to an outdoor enclosure. We'll let you know when he is released. Read the full story HERE if you missed it.
Did you hear about the coyotes in Glendale, CA? It was all over the news - how a pack of coyotes had taken up residency in a burned out home. Here's one of the articles. We conducted our own investigation into the matter, speaking with the City of Glendale and other agencies involved. Read our coverage and see video of the young coyote pups, HERE.
We'd like to share news from our friends and colleagues in Asheville, NC and their efforts to help save hundreds of orphaned gray squirrels rescued after Hurricane Irene pommeled the East Coast. Check out the great news coverage HERE - very heartwarming! Everything they do is paid for out of their own pockets. If you'd like to send them a donation, click HERE, and we'll see that it gets to them.
We have a wonderful story for you - the reunion of a white-tailed kite with its family. This took place near Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. Check out the story and pictures HERE.
Also - good news - the darted duck is doing better and should be off antibiotics and in an outdoor enclosure soon.
For over a week we'd been trying to pull together a rescue crew to help an injured Canada goose in Richmond. With Summer vacations and people's work schedules, it was tough. Finally, one of our dedicated volunteer responders took her Birthday Morning to aid the ailing bird. She did a fantastic job! You can read about it on our blog, HERE.
Ongoing: Since Wednesday of last week, WildRescue has been heading up rescue efforts to help ducks in Santa Clara that were shot with illegal blowgun darts. Read the whole story HERE. See the latest news coverage, HERE.
