Wildlife Patient Stories
On Friday, March 28, 2025, WildCare bid farewell to Vladimir, our venerable and beloved Wildlife Ambassador Turkey Vulture.Vladimir was 40 years old, one of the oldest vultures known in captivity. Due to severe complications from age-related arthritis, WildCare Medical Staff, in consultation with veterinarians from the Medical Center for Birds, made the humane decision to…
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March feels early to be organizing raptor reunites, but when these two fluffy Great Horned Owlets were rescued and brought to the Wildlife Hospital, WildCare’s Raptor Reunite Team (RRT) sprang into action!After noticing they’d been sitting alone in the same place for more than a day, the Novato residents called WildCare’s after-hours e-line for advice.…
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Release Day is the Best Day! This opossum was spotted ambling up the side of the busy San Francisco Bay Bridge! Fortunately, with the help of a Good Samaritan who knew how to handle animals and a warm-hearted California Highway Patrol Motor Officer, she was safely rescued and brought to WildCare, where we discovered she…
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Quercus is WildCare’s newest nonreleaseable educational Wildlife Ambassador animal.An Acorn Woodpecker, Quercus was found as a nestling in the Marin County town of San Anselmo. His nest tree had been cut down, sending him and his siblings crashing to the ground. The two siblings didn’t survive.On intake to the Wildlife Hospital, Medical Staff saw that…
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This young American Crow was brought into WildCare unable to stand, hop, or fly. His legs and toes were weak and sitting curled under his body. He was thin, too docile, incredibly dehydrated, and his legs were cold to the touch on intake.This all pointed to a pretty poor prognosis, but WildCare’s Medical Staff gave…
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This adult Turkey Vulture was spotted on the side of the road. Drivers guessed he had been hit by a car and called Marin Humane, who dispatched an officer to rescue the bird and bring him to WildCare.The intake notes in the Wildlife Hospital say that the vulture was alert but quiet. His level of…
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It’s “Owl-a-palooza” at WildCare right now! The Wildlife Hospital currently has seven owls of various species in care. This is a surprising number, given that we usually only have one or two of these birds of prey onsite at any given point. Many of the owls in care right now were hit by cars, although the Great…
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Migratory Songbirds and Windows Migratory animals face an incredible number of hazards, especially the smallest of avian migrants, the songbirds.Hermit Thrushes, like the bird in this photo by Michael Pagano, are comparatively short-distance migrants, but they still face a dangerous journey, especially when they pass through populated areas like the Bay Area. Our area sees…
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It’s raptor migration season, which means that birds of prey are filling the skies over the San Francisco Bay Area as they make their way down the Pacific Flyway. Migrating birds face many hazards, but this bird’s reason for admission to the Wildlife Hospital surprised even our team at WildCare – he was burned by a…
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All of WildCare’s Programs are now at WildCare Transition! While we rebuild our new facility at our Albert Park Lane location, WildCare has relocated all of our programs, including the Wildlife Hospital, to a Transition location. We’ll be operating out of WildCare Transition for two years.The Transition facility is bright, cheerful and full of smiling…
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