Pacific Wildlife Care's Current and Archived Newsletters

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 shared Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens's post.

36 minutes ago

Looking at these 'how hard did aging hit you' posts and gotta say, the California condor's been doing much better over the past few decades! https://www.lazoo.org/conservation/californiacondor/ ... See MoreSee Less

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22 hours ago

Freedom Friday! This Red-tailed Hawk is back in the wild after coming into the clinic with one of her wings wrapped in fishing line. The line was carefully removed and she received anti-inflammatory and pain medication. After some rest days, she was creanced on a light line to make sure her flight mechanics were not impaired and to build up her strength. We wish her a long life and many rodent meals!

#redtailedhawk #homesweethome #freedomfriday #wildliferescue ... See MoreSee Less

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Bless you all for what you do!❤

I work with a red tail that wasn’t releasable 😞 such beautiful birds!

Such a gorgeous raptor!

Thank you for helping her!!!!!💖

She is beautiful. So glad that she will live to hunt another day.

she looks pretty happy...

awesome dedication!

I swear , they got better care than we do , especially if pain is involved! So happy for freedom!

Thanks for caring for her.

You rock!

Awesome picture! Beautiful bird ♡

Thank you for what you do!! 💙

She’s Beautiful ♥️

Thank you for your awesomeness!

Thank you!

Great job, now back to the Wilderness 🌿🌅🕊🙏🏻🎶🤗😎❤️🌿🕊

Thank you for the amazing work you do on behalf of our animal life on the Central Coast! 🙏

What a gorgeous hawk!! ♥️

A couple weeks ago I brought you a little duck from Santa Margarita Lake that had a broken leg. Is the duck doing ok?

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1 day ago

Don’t forget, tomorrow you can meet our raptors! We hope to see you there 🙂. ... See MoreSee Less

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I will be there.

💙

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2 days ago

QUIZ TIME!
You are walking on the beach and you see this bird on the shore. He appears calm and his eyes are open and he is looking around. What should you do?
A) Give him plenty of space and continue your walk.
B ) He doesn't appear stressed, so get as close as possible to take a picture and maybe even a selfie.
C) Keep people and pets away and call a wildlife rehabilitation center because something is wrong if he is out of the water.
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The correct answer is C! Thanks to everyone who participated. Unfortunately, we have seen people do all the other answers as well. Grebes spend their lives in water and cannot take flight from land. They are like little submarines with feet in the back and they look very awkward if they try to walk on land. They beach themselves when they are sick, injured, or oiled so putting them back in the water will only further exhaust them. The bird's best chance of survival is to come into a wildlife rehabilitation center to be examined.

Is there an option E? Gently wrap him/her in a towel or sweatshirt taking care to cover the head, put him in a box or vented container and take him to nearest rehab center. (of course making sure the car is warm and no music or loud talking to scare it.) ANd call rehab center before you arrive to let them know what you have and when you will arrive. I don't know how many times we got called out for a stranded grebe and when we got to the beach no sign anywhere of bird or reporter.

Call wildlife rehabbed ... these birds can’t survive on land

Call wildlife support. Grebes shouldn't be on land

C! Do not attempt rescue yourself!! Those beaks can poke your eye out!!!

C. A seabird shouldn’t be sitting on shore like that.

Loons and Grebes have their legs positioned near their posterior which means they are meant for a life on the water only. When a bird like this is on a beach it is in trouble. It has either been blown inland from a storm or it is ill. Birds with legs positioned at the rear cannot take off from land. Leaving this bird is a death sentence. Please keep your local wildlife rehabilitation clinic phone number handy at all times.

C because his lil foot looks weird

C......for sure!

This bird is stranded and needs the assistance of proffessional wildlife rehabilitators. Call them and stay with the bird until they arrive!

C for sure. This is a bird that should not be on land like that.

E: pick him up and hug him and take him home for bedtime stories!!?🤣

Excellent quiz PWC-great way to connect the public to wildlife education!

Love ALL THAT HELPS ❤❤❤😙😙😙😙😙😙😙

It’s ‘C’ because this seabird is injured!

C and wait nearby

C......He is hurt

Yes, call rehab. Glad to see so many correct responses here!

Cccccccccccccccccc

C. Grebes shouldn't be on the beach.

C definitely C

Make that call and protect it's space

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4 days ago

This adult male Surf Scoter was found on the beach covered in oil. He was carefully washed and this picture shows him recovering in one of our small hospital pools. Surf Scoters are a large sea duck that winter here. The adult males have black feathering with a brightly colored reddish-orange beak, whereas the females have brown feathering and a brown black beak. Surf scoters are abundant right now especially off our north coast. You can see them in groups right in the surf line seemingly oblivious to the heavy waves crashing over them. This male made a great recovery and was released back to Morro Bay.

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The oil comes from natural seeps from the ocean floor that get stirred to the surface during storms. This is the reason why we see so many oiled birds in fall and winter.

Another magnificent animal saved by PWC!

Where would that much oil be coming from?

Learned something new....thank you!!!

Scoters are my favorite!!! 💖💖💖

Hope They find the spill.... Duck is ok;)Xx and trying to tell Us something !

So pretty? Oil that isn't good hope he will be ok. Thank you for your care.

Seems like he is sitting a little low in the water...could be the angle.

Lynn Kirkwood

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