Opossum Rescued from the Bay Bridge

Opossum Rescued from the Bay Bridge

This opossum was spotted ambling up the side of the busy San Francisco-Oakland 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...
Meet Quercus the Acorn Woodpecker

Meet Quercus the Acorn Woodpecker

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...
Boots for a Crow

Boots for a Crow

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...
Turkey Vulture Recovers at WildCare

Turkey Vulture Recovers at WildCare

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...
Owls at WildCare

Owls at WildCare

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...
Protect Migratory Songbirds

Protect Migratory Songbirds

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...