Pacific Wildlife Care is a non-profit all-volunteer organization of individuals trained to rehabilitate sick, injured and orphaned wildlife. Upon receipt of an ailing animal, the rehabilitator will assess it's physical status, provide appropriate treatment and rehabilitate the animal back to health for reintroduction into the wild. This process can take anywhere from a few days to several weeks. The cost of rehabilitating a wild animal is variable. It depends on the species, diet, type of injury, and length of confinement. PWC handles hundreds of animals yearly. Our success is solely dependent on memberships and donations.
Pacific Wildlife Care patients include wild birds, small and medium-sized mammals, reptiles and amphibians. These wild animals suffer from falling out of nests, pet inflicted injuries, collisions, poisons, bullet wounds and diseases.
PWC is also a member of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN), which is sponsored by California Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response. Dani Nicholson volunteers for Pacific Wildlife Care as the Oiled Seabird Chair. She maintains compliance of OWCN protocols within PWC. PWC currently has about 7 rehabilitators trained in the event of an oil spill. OWCN donated funds for PWC to build an Oiled Bird Care Center. The center is also a rehabilitation center for our wildlife during non-spill times. The Center is at the Duke Power Plant in Morro Bay. Duke donated land to The Marine Mammal Center, who in turn is sub-leasing half of this land to PWC for the Oiled Bird Care & Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
Board Meetings
2nd Tuesday of each month at PWC Center, 1387 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442, starting at 6:00 p.m. Members may speak during the Public Comment or be placed on the agenda. For copies of agendas or minutes, contact Virginia Flaherty at the hotline number (543-WILD) or send an email to PWC. You can also mail your request to PWC, P.O. box 3257, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3257. Don't forget to provide an email or mailing address.
