Wildlife Patient Stories

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…

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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…

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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,…

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Burned Red-tailed Hawk Recovers at WildCare Transition

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…

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WildCare Transition Up and Running

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…

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Wildlife Ambassadors Move to Transition

A New (Temporary) Home for WildCare’s Wildlife Ambassadors Watch WildCare’s beloved Wildlife Ambassador pool birds and our venerable Turkey Vulture, Vladimir, entering their bright and spacious Transition enclosures for the…

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WildCare’s Move + Orphaned Baby Squirrel in Care

As you likely know, WildCare is in the process of moving out of our venerable facility on Albert Park Lane in San Rafael, California so we can rebuild a new,…

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Gray Fox Entangled in Soccer Netting

WildCare admits a surprising number of animals entangled in soccer netting. Soccer goal netting is thick and durable, and it’s always hung at either end of a wide-open grassy field.If you’ve…

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Baby Bat Emergency

It was a bat emergency in Bakersfield!WildCare’s Director of Animal Care, Melanie Piazza received a call on Saturday morning that hundreds of baby Mexican Free-tailed bats had fallen from their…

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Extraordinary Skunk Rescue in Front of WildCare

WildCare’s Wildlife Hospital is at its busiest right now, but our team is never too busy to help an animal in need! A panicked pedestrian came to WildCare’s front gate, pointing…

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