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WildCare Interim
WildCare Interim The Wildlife Hospital at WildCare Interim is OPEN! WildCare’s Wildlife Hospital is OPEN to admit injured and orphaned wildlife patients at our Interim location from 9am – 5pm, seven days a week! WildCare’s Wildlife Ambassador Zone is open to the public from 10am to 3pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. DRIVING DIRECTIONS…
Read More2025 Gala Wine Raffle Ticket Request
2025 Gala Wine Raffle Ticket Request Thank you for your interest in supporting WildCare through our 2025 Gala Instant Wine Cellar Raffle! Per California state law, we are not able to sell raffle tickets online, however, you may submit your request for tickets below, and WildCare’s Senior Development Manager, Zoe Andersen will reach out to…
Read MoreGray Fox Entangled in Soccer Netting
Gray Fox Entangled in Soccer Netting WildCare admits a surprising number of animals entangled in soccer netting. Soccer goal netting is thick and durable, and it’s always hung at either end of a wide-open grassy field.If you’ve never walked a soccer pitch at dawn or dusk, you may not realize how much wildlife passes across, around,…
Read MoreBaby Bat Emergency
Baby Bat Emergency It was a bat emergency in Bakersfield!WildCare’s Director of Animal Care, Melanie Piazza received a call on Saturday morning that hundreds of baby Mexican Free-tailed bats had fallen from their roost under a freeway overpass. The temperatures in Bakersfield reached 118 last weekend, and baby bats were tumbling onto the sweltering concrete. Someone…
Read MoreExtraordinary Skunk Rescue in Front of WildCare
Extraordinary Skunk Rescue in Front of WildCare WildCare’s Wildlife Hospital is at its busiest right now, but our team is never too busy to help an animal in need! A panicked pedestrian came to WildCare’s front gate, pointing at the creek behind him and saying that there was a skunk with a trap on her foot dragging…
Read MorePatients of Many Species at WildCare
Patients of Many Species at WildCare Peregrine Falcon Fledglings 2024 has been a banner year for young raptors at WildCare, including fledgling Peregrine Falcons! We have admitted and treated five of these extraordinary birds this summer. UPDATE: As we were writing this story, a sixth young Peregrine Falcon was admitted!The bird in this photo came…
Read MoreBaby Red-Shouldered Hawks at WildCare
Baby Red-Shouldered Hawks at WildCare At WildCare we are always impressed at the lengths to which raptor parents will go to raise their young.In the week before Father’s Day, our thoughts have turned especially to raptor dads who work tirelessly to catch and bring food to their always-hungry chicks.The male Red-shouldered Hawk helps with nest-building…
Read MoreTule Elk at Pt. Reyes National Seashore
TULE ELK AT PT. REYES NATIONAL SEASHOREPhoto by Christine Hansen Photo © Martha Ture, Mt. Tamalpais Photography mttamalpaisphotos.com Update January 9, 2025 Good news for wildlife in Point Reyes National Seashore! After more than 150 years, Tule Elk and myriad other wildlife will no longer need to share habitat with dairy farming and ranching. In…
Read MoreEmaciated Pelicans at WildCare
Emaciated Pelicans at WildCare Wildlife experts up and down the California coast are concerned that Brown Pelicans are facing another “stranding event” like the one we saw in 2022.That year, our partner organization International Bird Rescue (IBR) admitted over 350 emaciated pelicans, 19 of which passed through WildCare’s doors. Just this week, WildCare has admitted eight…
Read MoreUnderstanding Coyote Denning Behavior
Understanding Coyote Denning Behavior Article and photos by Janet KesslerCoyote pupping season lasts from approximately February through the fall, and during this time, protective coyote parents are very concerned about the safety of their family.The main point to understand about coyote denning behavior is that it is protective territorial messaging behavior, not unprovoked aggression, although…
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