Western screech owl: This week, colleagues from Injured and Orphaned Wildlife and International Bird Rescue worked together swiftly to save the life of a screech owl that had been accidentally sprayed by insulating foam. To read more about it, click HERE.
Mew gull: Just yesterday, our responders were on alert to rescue a mew gull, found snagged with a fishing lure. Click HERE to read the story and view the incredible photograph, courtesy of Richard Drechsler.
Red-Tailed Hawk Update: The hawk that was shot with a nail and rescued last November was observed again in the San Francisco Botanical Gardens, doing quite well. Read a first-hand account from one of our responders, HERE.
Training: For anyone interested in learning what to do when they find a wild animal in distress, our Wildlife Search and Rescue training class is next weekend, January 14th and 15th. Click HERE for more dates. To register, click HERE.
This concludes your Wild Byte for January 8th, 2012.
