Current Advocacy
The catastrophic fires in Los Angeles have put fire safety and the need to prepare our homes for fire at the top of everyone’s priority list this January.This heightened awareness is good because it will help reduce the risk of wildfires in our neighborhoods, and also because doing fire mitigation work NOW will help baby…
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All of WildCare’s programs are currently operating out of our transition location off North San Pedro Road in San Rafael while we rebuild our new facility at Albert Park Lane. Our Wildlife Hospital is open to admit wildlife patients from 9am to 5pm, seven days a week, and our educational Ambassador Zone is open to…
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What is a Glue Trap? A glue trap is a small, flat board made of cardboard or plastic that is coated with an extremely sticky adhesive. Advertising for these products implies that they are clean, non-toxic and effective. Many products feature cute cartoons of stuck rodents. The manufacturers imply that all you have to do is…
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Wild babies need trees… maybe even yours! Is there a tree or bush in your yard that needs some pruning? Planning to trim it this weekend? WildCare asks you to please stop and consider the time of year– if it’s spring or summer, animals of all species may be using your tree as a nursery even…
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Stop. Think. Protect. Don’t Use Rat Poisons! Since 2006, WildCare has been working to combat the use of rat poisons (rodenticides) to control rodents. Why are we against rat poisons? Because rat poisons don’t just kill rodents. They also kill the animals that eat rats and mice, like hawks, owls, foxes, raccoons and skunks. Shockingly,…
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