The week began with a call about an injured pelican in Point Arena, CA - a few hours north of San Francisco. After a good bit of time and many, many, many phone calls we ended up on the line with someone from the area's Pelican Rescue Team (Who knew?). We also made an excellent contact with a local marine mammal rescuer.
The Pelican was safely captured and transported 130-some miles to aquatic bird specialists at International Bird Rescue where it is being treated for a fishing hook injury.
Also this week:
Yet another pair of barn owls re-nested - this time in Palo Alto. Read all about it HERE.
A little bird was saved from a two-story drain pipe. Read about its rescue HERE.
We reunited 4 baby raccoons with their mom. See the photos and read all about it on our Facebook page, HERE.
And, Patrick once again engineered a fantastic raptor re-nesting in Foster City with the help of the local Fire Department. Read the story HERE.
One last thing: please consider supporting this online petition asking the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to end the use of seal bombs. These are hand-sized explosive devices intended to scare off seals but are often stuffed inside baitfish, by fishermen, and directly fed to seals. We may not be able to stop barbaric human behavior, but we CAN make these devices illegal. Please help.
