Baby American Coot at WildCare

Baby American Coot at WildCare

Coot baby. Photo: Vanessa Potter This extraordinarily colorful American Coot chick was brought to WildCare after approaching boaters on a lake in Marin County. He was alone, peeping, and very insistent on joining them, so they scooped him up and brought him to the...
Happy 20th Anniversary to Sequoia

Happy 20th Anniversary to Sequoia

Happy 20th WildCare Anniversary, Sequoia! Sequoia is WildCare’s beloved Wildlife Ambassador Northern Spotted Owl. On June 26, 2005, she arrived at WildCare as a wide-eyed, still-fluffy baby with an injured wing. Click here to read the WildCare Newsletter from...
Moving WildCare’s Historic Building

Moving WildCare’s Historic Building

As you know, WildCare has begun work on our new facility at 76 Albert Park Lane in San Rafael, California. This project, decades in the making, will elevate the organization with a gorgeous new 3-story Wildlife Hospital, improved visitor courtyard and education...
Baby Raccoon-Palooza at WildCare

Baby Raccoon-Palooza at WildCare

Spring and summer are, as you likely know, Baby Season for wildlife. These warm months are when most of our wildlife neighbors nest or den and hatch or give birth to their babies. Of course, bringing new life into the world is a hazardous proposition, and far too...
How to Help Fawns This Spring

How to Help Fawns This Spring

Every spring WildCare admits a number of animals, usually fawns and baby jackrabbits, that have been “kidnapped” by well-meaning people who found them alone and assumed they needed help. In fact, approximately one in five fawns brought to WildCare are...