Sunday, July 23, 2017

23rd

Osprey rehabilitation successful. Check out the story, HERE.

Ravens - exceedingly intelligent. Read all about it, HERE.

Bald eagles still in peril from lead ammunition. Find out more, HERE.

Police rescue stuck bear cub. Watch the video, HERE.

Sunday, February 28, 2016

28th

WES' director speaks up for predators. Check it out, HERE.

All-female patrol fighting poachers. Read all about it, HERE.

Israeli woman opens her home to help bats. Read about her rescue program, HERE

Sunday, February 21, 2016

21st

Woman helps snake trapped in a beer can. Check out the story, HERE.

Palau v. The Poachers. Read all about it, HERE.

Young conservationists rescuing wildlife. Check it out, HERE. Like them on FB, HERE.

Sunday, February 14, 2016

14th

Playing matchmaker to save salmon. Read about the incredible but somewhat gruesome techniques, HERE.

65-year-old albatross hatches 40th chick. Read all about the new arrival, HERE.

Starving mother orangutan and baby rescued. Check it out, HERE.

Good news for frogs. Find out all about it, HERE

Sunday, February 7, 2016

7th

Update! The 'barbed wire' hawk was returned to the wild. Check out the video, HERE.

A wild jaguar at home in Arizona. Check out the story and video, HERE.

China's lust for animal parts pushes 2 species toward extinction. Read the sobbering article, HERE.

Wildlife overpass - a success. Read all about it, HERE.


Hunters fear fading voice at CA Fish and Game Commission. Check it out, HERE.

Sunday, January 31, 2016

31st

Coyote caught on barbed wire fence - rescued. Check out the video, HERE.
A melting pot - vanishing sea ice allows species to mix. Read all about it, HERE.

America's trapping boom. Read the in-depth article, HEREWARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES

When there will be more plastic than fish in the sea. Read more, HERE

Elusive bush dog captured on film. Check it out, HERE.

Sunday, January 24, 2016

24th

Opossum shot with arrows rescued. Reward posted. Read all about, HERE.

Red-tailed hawk rescued from barbed wire fence. Check out the video, HERE.

Fish benefit from protecting streamside meadows. Check it out, HERE.

Good news about wild elephant populations in Cambodia. Find out more, HERE.

A thriving food chain on California's Central Coast. Explore it, HERE.

Sunday, January 17, 2016

17th

Coyote v Car. Read about the rescue, HERE.

Californians, urge the State to list the Humboldt marten! Sign the petition, HERE.

One of the largest murre die-offs has scientists puzzled. Read all about it, HERE.

Coming soon - Racing Extinction. Watch the trailer, HERE

Sunday, January 10, 2016

10th


Oddly ill duck found in Hollister, CA. Read the firsthand account of its rescue, HERE.

Once an orphan, rehabilitated bat lived a long full life - wild and free. Read her story, HERE.

'Carnivore Cleansing' is Damaging Ecosystems. Read the warning from scientists, HERE.

Unique method saving monitor lizards from toxic toads. Check it out, HERE

Sunday, January 3, 2016

3rd

Captured in 1985, Calif. condor returns to the wild. Read all about AC-4's contribution to its species, HERE.

WES' first rescue of 2016. Check it out, HERE.

Great green end-of-year quiz. Test your knowledge of the year in environment, HERE

Sunday, July 26, 2015

26th

A must read: Why Do Poisons Matter. Everything you need to know to keep pets and wildlife safe, HERE

Number of skunks caught in rat traps - 3 in 4 days! Check it out, HERE

Allentown on course to save bees. Read all about it, HERE

Two badgers rescued from deep trouble. Check out the amazing video by WAF, HERE

Sunday, July 19, 2015

19th

North America's 4,000 species of bees are in decline. Read about the creative idea that could help save them, HERE

Again, another skunk caught in a rat trap. Check out WES' rescue video, HERE

Bay Delta Salmon: Part Two. Read the second part of this great piece by Chris Clarke, HERE

Lions return to Rwanda after 15-year absence. Check it out, HERE

Sunday, July 12, 2015

12th

The journeys of young pumas. Read what researchers are learning, HEREMeet the latest additions, HERE.

Bay Delta Salmon: Part One. Another great series by Chris Clarke, HERE

Young badger on its way to recovery! Check it out, HERE

Oldest wild-banded bald leaves a legacy. Read all about it, HERE

Sunday, July 5, 2015

5th

Skunk that survived a Gophinator trap returns to the wild. Check out the sweet video, HERE

Saving the dhole - the forgotten badass of the Dog-World. Read all about it, HERE

A conflict-tiger gets a second chance. Read about its return to freedom, HERE.

Cool down with this amazing sea turtle's view of the Great Barrier Reef. Check it out, HERE

Sunday, June 28, 2015

28th

End bobcat trapping in California! Sign the petition and pass it on, HERE

Get the lead out! Read how lead in fishing gear harms wildlife, HERE

Success! Check out the video of swallows being returned to the wild, HERE

Rattlesnake caught in garden netting - rescued! Check it out, HERE

The Sixth Mass Extinction. Read the in-depth article HERE. More on the species we could lose in 2015, HERE.

Sunday, June 21, 2015

21st

Bitterns are back! Check it out, HERE.

Small skunk, big bag! Watch the rescue video, HERE.

More sightings of rare Sierra Nevada red fox. Read all about it, HERE

Chris Clarke on new raven hazing techniques to save tortoises. Read the in-depth story, HERE

Sunday, June 14, 2015

14th

Taking a stand for wildlife. Check it out, HERE.

Osprey hatchlings! Watch them on a Live Cam, HERE.

Wildlife emergency response units launching in India. Read all about it, HERE

Fox cub entangled in a tree. Check out the rescue video from WAF, HERE.

Sunday, June 7, 2015

7th

Roadkill hotspots in California. Read all about it, HERE.

Cinder - the badly burned bear, released back to the wild! Check it out, HERE. Watch the video, HERE.

The Sagebrush Sea. Watch the full episode from Nature, HERE.

Seven new frog species found in the 'Sky Islands'. Read more, HERE.

Sunday, May 31, 2015

31st

Fawn rescued and reunited. Read all about it, HERE.

Desperate times for Monarchs. Read about the plan to save them, HERE.

Another screech owl rescued. Watch the video, HERE.

Isle of the sea eagle. Check it out, HERE.

Sunday, May 24, 2015

24th

Darted pigeon rescued by WES' East Bay team. Check it out, HERE.

The Sportsmen's Act. Read all about it, HERE. Ask your legislators to oppose it, HERE.

Need a feel-good story? Check out this video about a mother opossum, HERE.

Skunk rescued from a Gophinator trap! Check out the story and video, HERE

Sunday, May 17, 2015

17th

People, not wildlife, at center of wildlife conflicts. Read all about it, HERE.

Downed red-tailed hawk rescued. Find out what happened, HERE.

Fox cub rescued from chain link fence! Watch the video, HERE.

Family of Canada geese rescued off highrise. Check it out, HERE.

Sunday, May 10, 2015

10th

Gull rescued from bird netting. Check it out, HERE.

After weeks in recovery, a sandhill crane is reunited with its parents. Check out the video, HERE.

Lucky Cooper's hawk! Read all about it, HERE.

5 baby opossums get a second chance. Find out what happened, HERE.

Sunday, May 3, 2015

3rd

WES responders rescue entrapped screech owl. Check out the story and video, HERE.

Solar project halted to protect horned lizard. Read all about it, HERE.

Outdoors writer to the rescue. Read about his heroic efforts, HERE.

Coyotes respond to population control with increased reproduction. Check out the study, HERE.

Silent Seashores, by Deborah Cramer. Check it out, HERE.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

26th

Six fallen owlets back home in the wild - priceless. Check it out, HERE.

California Wildlife Officers receive Medal of Valor. Read all about it, HERE.

Skunk rescued from a covered snap trap. Check out the video, HERE.

Garbage toxins contaminating hawks. Find out more, HERE.

Sunday, April 19, 2015

19th

Little bear eats his porridge. Check out the sweet video, HERE.

California Fish and Wildlife encourages natural rodent control. Read all about it, HERE.

Young and old speak out to ban bobcat trapping in California! Watch and listen, HERE.

What was your Thursday like? Find out what WES was up to, HERE.

First wood bison reintroduction. Check it out, HERE

Sunday, April 12, 2015

12th

Rescue of a little big brown bat. Check it out, HERE.

Friday rounds: Moss Landing. Read what Deanna found this time, HERE.

The busy season is upon us! Check out some of the rescues, HERE.

State biologist reminds the public to leave healthy young alone. Check it out, HERE.

Hero rats! Check them out, HERE. Adopt a HeroRAT, HERE.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

5th

Meet the Easter Bilby! Read all about it, HERE.

The Ili pika, the "magic rabbit" - caught on camera after 20 years. Take a look, HERE.

Bird nest halts bridge repair project. Read all about it, HERE.

Speak up to protect bobcats in California. Find out how, HERE.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

29th

Wayward Laysan albatross on the road to recovery. Read the full story, HERE.

Peregrine falcon rescue! Check it out, HERE.

Gull and treble. See how the gull was rescued, HERE.

How climate changes are affecting marmots. Read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

22nd

Three free bears! Watch the video of their return to the wild, HERE.

Yet another skunk caught in a rat trap!!! Read all about it, HERE.

WES presents at national conference. Check it out, HERE.

What does a bald eagle have in common with a sofa? Find out, HERE.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

15th

Spring is in the air! Check out our post, HERE.

The great bee die-off. Everything you need to know, HERE.

Amazonian bird chick mimics poisonous caterpillar. Check out the amazing video, HERE.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

8th

At 109, Australia's oldest man helps penguins. Find out how, HERE.

Yet another skunk caught in a rat trap - rescued. Check it out, HERE.

What's the most trafficked mammal in the world? Find out the answer, HERE.

Novel neurotoxin killing bald eagles. Read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, March 1, 2015

1st

Check out the new South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition. Find out how you can get involved, HERE.

Entangled whale rescued off coast of Hawaii. Check it out, HERE.

New app for Californians to report wildlife crimes. Check it out, HERE.

Nineteen stuck manatees rescued! Read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, February 22, 2015

22nd

US launches plan to help save the monarch butterfly. Read all about it, HERE.

Siberian tiger could be making a comeback! Check out the cool video, HERE.

Vultures sickened after consuming euthanized animal. Read the full story, HERE.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

15th

Hawaiian monk seals - is NOAA doing enough to save them? Find out, HERE.

More adult brown pelicans found in trouble. Check it out, HERE.

Feds double allowable take of endangered smelt. Read the full story, HERE.

Bobcat and coyote test positive for exposure to rat poison. Read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

8th

Captive killer whale receives endangered species status. Read all about it, HERE.

Wayward pelican rescued. Check it out, HERE.

Wee stoat nursed back to health. Check it out, HERE.

California's Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014 accomplishments. Check it out, HERE.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

1st

Unprecedented seabird die-off along Pacific Coast. Read all about it, HERE.

Disease killing hundreds of band-tailed pigeons. Find out what you can do to help, HERE.

Cold-stunned sea turtles get a second chance. Check it out, HERE.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

25th

WES responds to mass bird strandings in Bay Area. Read all about it, HERE.

California condors surprise researchers. Check out the new arrival, HERE.

The poisining of our predators. An in-depth look at use of rat poison and its impact on wildlife, HERE.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

11th

Friday Rounds. Read about Deanna's latest rescue, HERE.

WES' Wildlife SAR training. Check out the pictures from the first class, HERE.

A call to end hunting of coyotes in California. Another great commentary by Chris Clarke, HERE.

Florida panther deaths on the rise. Read the full story, HERE.

Sunday, January 4, 2015

4th

A new start for a rehabilitated opossum. Check out the New Years Day release, HERE.

Band-tailed pigeons return. Read all about it, HERE.

Monarch butterfly considered for Endangered status. Find out more, HERE.

Radio-collared gray wolf shot in Utah. Read the full story, HERE.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

28th

Christmas Eve rescue of a grebe. Check it out, HERE.

A doe and fawn rescued from a canal. Read about the multi-agency response, HERE.

Winged Warnings: Heed the Nightingale's Song - read the full story, HERE.

Sunday, December 21, 2014

21st

Opossum recovering after severe "humane" trap injury. See how it's doing, HERE.

Fox loses foot to illegal leghold trap. Read the full story, HERE.

Great Lakes wolves back on the Endangered Species List! Read the full story, HERE.


Winged Warnings: Lakota Soar With the Eagles - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, December 14, 2014

14th

Study proves lethal control of predators causes increased depredation. Read all about it, HERE. 

Hooked scoter, rescued! Check it out, HERE.

New wildlife rescue trainings! View the schedule, HERE.

Winged Warning: Perilous Voyage - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

7th

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It takes a lot to keep a program like ours running, and for years we've survived as an all-volunteer-run charity, but times have changed. We are at a crossroads.


Please take a moment to read a message from our founder, HERE.

Sunday, November 23, 2014

23rd

Captive-raised gibbons have wild baby! Read about the pair, HERE, and the new arrival, HERE.

Of Predators and Sheepdogs. Check it out, HERE.

Winged Warnings: A New Generation of Scientists - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

16th

Dedication pays off! See how an injured heron was finally captured after 3 months, HERE.

Trapped bobcat freed. Watch the video, HERE.

Skunk sawed free from fence. Check out the story, HERE

Winged Warnings: Scrambling Birds' Brains - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, November 9, 2014

9th

Opossum injured in "humane" trap. Read the full story, HERE.

2015 Wildlife Search and Rescue Trainings. Register now, HERE

Rainy Halloween rescue. Check out the video, HERE

Blue heron shot. Reward offered! Find out the details, HERE.

Winged Warnings: Murder by Botulism - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

2nd

Great blue heron rescued in Hollister. Check it out, HERE.

Wildlife agency urges safer means of rodent control. Find out more, HERE.

Cross-border mission to save harrier. Read all about it, HERE.

Winged Warnings: Twisted Beaks - read the story, HERE.

Sunday, October 26, 2014

26th

Hawk rescued from gymnasium. Check it out, HERE.

Golden eagle flies free again. Read how it was rescued, HERE

Up close and personal with spiders. Check out stunning macro images, HERE.

Get a little batty before Halloween. Meet Frank, HERE.

Winged Warnings: Metal Madness - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

19th

Stars speak out for Earth. View the short films, HERE.

Two catch a goose. Check out our recent rescues, HERE and HERE.

What's killing nearly one million bats each year. Find out, HERE.

Winged Warnings: Loon Interrupted - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

12th

Rescuer vindicated as animal cruelty investigation leads to arrest. Read the details, HERE.

California's fires and draught take toll on pond turtles. Check out the full story, HERE.

Little auks help pinpoint pools of pollution. Check it out, HERE.

Winged Warnings: Loss of Light - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, October 5, 2014

5th

Buck entangled in electric fence. Read all about its rescue, HERE.

UCSC campus bobcats test positive for rodenticide exposure. Check it out, HERE.

Drought and its toll on waterfowl. See what's being done to save the birds, HERE.

Winged Warnings: Flame retardants and birds - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

28th

Grizzly supermom. Check out her story, HERE.

Cygnet stuck in a fence. Another great rescue video from across the pond, HERE.

Winged Warnings: Second chance for an eagle poisoned by lead - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, September 21, 2014

21st

Skunk freed from an illegal leghold trap. Read all about it, HERE.

New insect discoveries in Los Angeles. Read about the BioSCAN Project, HERE.

Hawk rescued from a storm drain. Check it out, HERE.

Winged Warnings: Songbirds sing heavy metal tunes - find out more, HERE.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

14th

California blue whale bouncing back. Check it out, HERE.

A new environmental storytelling map. Read more about it, HERE.

Difficult deer rescue from Wildlife Aid. Watch the exciting video, HERE.

Winged Warnings: Climate change and its impact on seabird populations - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

7th

Mother bobcat - possible victim of poisoning. Read about her rescue, HERE.

Recognizing local wildlife heroes! Check it out, HERE

Winged Warnings: Ospreys reveal their secrets - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, August 31, 2014

31st

The Giant Squeaker Frog. Find out what you can do to help save it, HERE.

Poolside rescue. See what the Bear Family caught, HERE.

To bee, or not to be! The story of Bombus affinis, most beautifully explained, HERE

Winged Warnings: Winged superheroes in trouble - read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, August 24, 2014

24th

Raccoon stuck in a metal drain cover. See how it was saved, HERE.

Catch and release of two geese. Check it out, HERE.

Drugs, sex, and murder. More on the cougars of Malibu, HERE.

Sparks fly over solar plant controversy. Read all about it, HEREand HERE.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

17th

Caught at the hips. See how one skunk wiggled free, HERE.

A bobcat's return to freedom. Check it out, HERE.

Woodrats and microbes. Find out how these amazing rodents deal with toxins, HERE.

One turkey vulture's incredible story. Read all about it, HERE.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

10th

WES saves entrapped woodpecker. Read all about it, HERE.

Makin' babies - tortoise style! Check it out, HERE.

A bridge for mountain lions. Read more on plans to link Los Angeles wildlands, HERE.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

3rd

Update on the Byington Winery bobcat. See how he's doing, HERE.

Bombs for butterflies. Check it out, HERE.

Rescue of a red fox. Watch the charmingly narrated video, HERE.

Feds backpedal on wolverine protection. Read all about it, HERE and HERE.

Extreme drought in CA may increase disease outbreaks. Find out how to report sick waterfowl, HERE.