Pacific Wildlife Care's Current and Archived Newsletters

Summer 2021 Second Chance NL

Wildlife Releases
Hanging Gull
President's Perch
10 Ways To Support PWC
New Members
Clinic Volunteers Return
Special Thank Yous

Spring 2021 Second Chance NL

Taking To The Air
Special Thank Yous
New Members
Windows into Wildlife
The Gift of Volunteering
Wildlife Releases
Wild at Heart at Home

Fall 2020 Second Chance NL

New Board Member
Fund-Our_Vet
Great Vlue Heron Release
New Members
President's Perch
Wildlife Releases

Summer 2020 Second Chance NL

Wildlife Releases
Unique Spring Rescue
IMO- Nancy Muenter
My New Life
New Members
New Board Member

Spring 2020 Second Chance NL

Releases
Soupabration 2019
Learning From Other Centers
Volunteer Stories
New Members
New RMD
In Memoriam

Fall 2019 Second Chance NL

Wildlife Releases
Oiled Sabine’s Gull
PWC Snapshots
Unique Rescue Story
New Members
Our New Rehab Tech
Avoid Taxes & Help PWC

Summer 2019 Second Chance NL

Our New Rehab Tech
Wildlife Releases
A Very Strange Case
Keeping Cats (& Birds) Safe
New Members
Spring Fling Photos
Community Outreach

Spring 2019 Second Chance NL

Spring Reminder
In Memory of Fiona
Soupabration!
New Members
Alice’s New Home
Annual Meeting Highlights
Releases

Fall 2018 Second Chance NL

What's an RMD?!
A Quail Tale
New Members
Welcome New Staff
Releases
Release Photos
Thank Yous

Summer 2018 Second Chance NL

PWC - Nonprofit of the Year - CA Senate District 17
A Strange Place To Be Stuck
Board Member Update
Central Coast Wildlife Festival Photos
Releases
Rabbit Rehab Challenges
PWC Sponsored SLOIFF Winner

Spring 2018 Second Chance Newsletter

Spring Reminder
AB1031 Legislation
Turkey Vulture Rescue
New Members
Bobcat Release Photos
Releases
Upcoming Central Coast Wildlife Festival

Fall 2017 Second Chance Newsletter

Year In Reflection
New Members
Summer Event Photos
Attn: Youth Filmmakers
Board Members Wanted
Releases
Special Thank Yous

Summer 2017 Second Chance NL

Time, Luck & Skills From Falconry
Save the date - Wild at Heart Benefit
Wild in the Plaza photos
New Members
Fish Waste Kills
Youth Art Challenge 2017
Releases & Special Thank Yous

Spring 2017 Second Chance Newsletter

Burrowing Owl: Case #16-2614
Spring Reminder
Skunk Rescue
Release Photos
Special Thank Yous, New Members, Releases
Wild in the Plaza
Soupabration 2016

Fall 2016 Second Chance Newsletter

Rescuing a Bald Eagle in 107 Degree Heat
In Memory of Jack
Gift Membership Offer
Subscribing Members
Pelagic Cormorant
Facility Upgrades
Soupabration! Fundraiser
New Members, Releases & Thanks Yous

Summer 2016 Second Chance Newsletter

Great Horned Owl Mother's Day Adventure
2016 Matching Funds
Releases
Melinda Alvarado - Stepping Back a Bit
Welcome New Staff
Website - New Look
New Members and Special Thank Yous

Spring 2016 Second Chance Newsletter

The "Red Shouldered Girl" In My Backyard
President's Perch
Save the Date: 8th Annual Windows into Wildlife
Matching Funds Available
Soupabration 2015-A fun and successful event
Important Message for Members
New Members, Releases, Special Thank Yous, and MORE!

Fall 2015 Second Chance Newsletter

Great Horned Owl Rescue
Center Director Hired
Ways to Support PWC
New Aviary + Upgrades
New Members, Releases, Special Thank Yous, and MORE!

Summer 2015 Second Chance Newsletter

It Takes a Village: Reuniting Ducklings with Mom
Windows into Wildlife Photos
PWC's First Employee
Welcome Interns
New Members, Releases, Special Thank Yous, and MORE!

Spring 2015 Second Chance Newsletter

Oiled Pelicans & Commitment - Nancy Aaron
Ready For Release
Most Unusual Rescue/Transport Yet!?
Spring Message
New Members, Releases, Special Thank Yous, and MORE!

Fall 2014 Second Chance Newsletter

Ancient Procedure - Allows 21st Century Hawk to Fly
Xena Remembered
Great News - 40K Matched!
PWC Makes Front Page News
New Members, Releases, Special Thank Yous, and MORE!

Pacific Wildlife Care

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23 hours ago

Read below for the adventurous rescue story of American White Pelican 2070…

Don’t Try This Yourself

The rescue of American White Pelican 2070 took more than a village. It took four hours and careful strategizing by a small army of experienced Rescue/Transport Team folks. And mud. Lots of mud.

A call came in to the PWC Hotline from former volunteer Jean Woodruff that a pelican was in distress at Pecho Willows, in Los Osos. R/T team members Kathy Simpson and Morgan Nolan were dispatched with large nets, sheets, and a carrier.

They found the huge bird, twice the weight of a Brown Pelican, on a narrow beach, entangled in fishing line, with a large, hooked lure embedded in the left leg. Despite these injuries, the bird evaded capture and fled into the water.

Clearly, this operation required additional troops. Nolan contacted Cathy Jamieson on Hotline, who called in Rescue/Transporters Angela Arthur and Mark Davis. Two of Woodruff’s friends who had kayaks were also recruited for a mini naval contingent, with the goal of guiding the pelican into shallow water, where he might be netted.

From land, Nolan directed the maneuver while “holding phones, keys, and hearing aids.” Jamieson, finished with her Hotline shift, joined her, flapping a tarp to deter the pelican from going the wrong direction. The kayakers gently paddled toward the pelican. Davis sat in the bow of one kayak, with net poised to capture the bird.

Simpson and Arthur, on either side of a shallow, muddy inlet, slowly closed in, prepared to grab the bird if Davis could net him. Simpson realized “mud was a problem” when she lost one of her shoes, Arthur having already abandoned hers.

Finally, Davis netted the enormous, struggling bird – an unwilling participant in his own rescue. Simpson, knee-deep in mud, grabbed the bird (net included). Arthur opened the carrier, and Simpson placed him inside. Only when he was safely contained by the carrier did she dare to peel off the net.

Exhausted, they drove the pelican to the PWC clinic – their mission accomplished but the pelican’s treatment just beginning.

✍️ Pam Hartmann
📸 Morgan Nolan

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Thank you all for your dedication to those who have no voice... We are blessed to have such caring souls in our community 🥰 Looking forward to see this ones Freedom Friday soon 💕

Amazing rescue!! Lucky bird(even if he/she doesn’t realize it) to be taken to PWC to the excellent veterinary care by Dr Shannon!!

Great story and impressive rescue. Damn fishing line/hooks. Reminds me of the verse, “When will they ever learn!?” Hats off to PWC, again and again….

And they did it 50 years into the future! Still awesome!

Thank you for all your work to rescue this pelican.

so appreciate your dedication. thank you!

Great job. Thank you for your dedication.

Hope he heals quickly.

When will Pam’s collection of great stories be out in book form?

Great work everyone!!! 🥰🥰🥰

We used to got the same one for a couple of years ...

I am so grateful for the riveting account of this daring rescue spanning both land and sea, and between them the signature stinky black mud of the back bay! Many accolades to the fearless, selfless team of rescuers and everyone involved! WP 2070 is a very lucky bird indeed.

BRAVO!

That is wonderful

Thank you 🥰

Wow! Amazing!

Wonderful people!

Thank you all!🧡

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Pacific Wildlife Care

5 days ago

If you ❤️ both PWC & Target, this is for YOU! We are happy to partner with www.target.com/circle again this year. When you shop at Target, your purchases can help support wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and education here in SLO County. THANK YOU! ... See MoreSee Less

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Don't remember how this works. Is it only for local people, or would people outside San Luis Obispo county see PWC to vote for?

Pacific Wildlife Care

6 days ago

It's #NationalReptileDay and what better way to celebrate than to put the spotlight on one of the most common reptilian species you'll see here on the central coast... the Western Fence Lizard aka a blue belly! These lizards are one of the species that are able to drop or detach their tail as a defense mechanism. The dropped tail will continue to wiggle for a period of time in hopes that the predator will focus on the tail and not on the lizard running away. The tail will grow back eventually, although it may be somewhat shorter. Also, Western Fence Lizards have some superhero capabilities... they have immunity against Lyme disease and they help to prevent its spread. A protein in the lizard's blood kills the bacteria that causes Lyme disease that ticks carry. A tick that has bitten the lizard will no longer infect animals or people when it bites another victim. Pictured is a Western Fence Lizard that was caught by a dog and required wound care by our veterinarian. After a few days of rest and pain meds he was able to be returned to his wild home!

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I have many of these beauties in my area❤️

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7 days ago

Fall brings a crispness to the air, apple picking, giant pumpkins and Bat Appreciation Month! Helping us to celebrate these fascinating and essential mammals is wildlife photographer Donald Quintana sharing these photos of Pallid Bats. Bats play an important role in the ecosystem and it is estimated that across the US they consume 1,500 dump truck loads of insects every night from spring until fall. Pallid Bats are the only ground hunting bat in North America. Their favorite foods are potato bugs and scorpions. If you find a bat in an odd place you haven’t seen before- maybe a single bat hanging on the stucco on your house, the first thing to do is take a good look at the position of its wings. If they are the same on both sides, the bat is probably just "hangin' out" because it didn't make it back to the roost before dawn. We all know how teenagers don't always mind their mothers! It will fly away when it is dark. Check on it again before you go to bed. If one wing is hanging differently, or if the bat is still there the next morning, call our hotline so we can get it to our clinic for evaluation. Never touch a bat with your bare hands! 🦇

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