Wildlife Patient Stories
Imagine how much it would hurt to have your hand stuck in the jaws of a rat trap!That’s exactly what happened to this young skunk.At this age, young skunks, foxes and raccoons are old enough to be out of the den, foraging with their mother, but they’re still small enough to fit into tight spaces,…
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Most people have never seen a Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse, let alone a baby one! These tiny and charismatic rodents are endemic to the marshes surrounding the San Francisco Bay. This means they can only be found here! They can also drink salt water and eat incredibly salty pickleweed, among other adaptations to their marshy environment.These tiny…
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San Rafael Mayor Kate Colin cares deeply about wildlife and the natural environment, and she is a strong supporter of WildCare and our work, so she was delighted when she spotted a little bit of the wild in her own backyard!This family of Bobcats has chosen the Mayor’s yard as their play space!If you’re lucky…
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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 Wildlife Hospital for care.Although they are common birds in the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s rare…
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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 Autumn 2005 that tells Sequoia’s story!She had fallen from her nest during the “branching” phase-a risky stage in young raptors’…
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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 spaces, and many more amenities to support WildCare’s invaluable work. Learn more about the…
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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 often, something happens to separate baby animals from…
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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 found to be healthy and are promptly returned to their mothers’ care.While every wildlife rescue…
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Based on the calls coming in to WildCare’s Living with Wildlife Hotline 415-456-7283, everyone is seeing ducklings right now!Mallards lay their eggs in what seem to us to be the strangest places. We’ve had reports of duck nests in construction zones, on the medians of busy roads, and next to backyard swimming pools.Who knows why…
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Orphaned Mallard Ducklings These little mallards caused a ruckus at a construction site when they entered the site and started following the construction workers around!There was no mother duck in sight, and these fluffy ducklings were clearly in distress and in need of help.Rescuers boxed them up and brought them to WildCare’s Wildlife Hospital where…
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