Oct 19, 2025 | Living with Wildlife, Wildlife Patient Stories
BLACK SQUIRRELS? Is that a new species of jet-black squirrel? Nope! This striking youngster is actually an Eastern Gray Squirrel, the same species you probably see in your backyard or local park, just in a rare melanistic morph. Biologists believe that black morph... 
Jan 20, 2025 | Advocacy, Current Advocacy, Living with Wildlife, Uncategorized
Protect Your Home AND Wildlife — Do Fire Safety Pruning Outside of Nesting Season EXPERT WILDLIFE CARE & ANSWERS Donate Protect Your Home AND Wildlife — Do Fire Safety Pruning Outside of Nesting Season SUBTITLE HERE The catastrophic fires in Los Angeles have put... May 8, 2024 | Living with Wildlife
Article and photos by Janet Kessler Coyote 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... 
Feb 23, 2024 | Living with Wildlife, Uncategorized
In the next few months, WildCare’s Living with Wildlife Hotline (415-456-SAVE) operators will have their hands full answering phone calls about baby birds. Every year hundreds of baby birds fall or are blown from their nests, or are found following an ill-timed... 
Sep 29, 2021 | Living with Wildlife
© Yasmin / Adobe Stock Installing this barrier properly will prevent digging animals from accessing this tempting den site. This method keeps out rats as well. Dig a trench around the deck, at least 12″ – 18″ deep (below ground level.) and... 
Feb 11, 2021 | Advocacy, Current Advocacy, Living with Wildlife
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... 