Squirrels are great moms!
This baby fox squirrel and her four siblings must have been very confused and frightened when the sound of buzzing chainsaws was followed by a sudden drop that left their nest destroyed on the ground.If the conditions are favorable, most of the tree squirrels in our area will have a second brood of babies in…
Beating the Heat in the Wildlife Hospital
When the temperatures rise, things really heat up around WildCare!Our outdated facility doesn’t have air conditioning (and our circuits can’t handle the power load to run AC units), so our team makes heroic efforts to keep both the humans and the animals onsite in San Rafael cool.One of our team members saw the heatwave predictions…
Western Scrub Jay Caught by a Glue Trap
Glue Trap Western Scrub Jay Meet a Glue Trap Patient This Western Scrub Jay probably thought he’d hit the jackpot when he saw a black tray full of bread and chocolate chips in the yard. What a treat! As corvids do, he probably hopped down for a closer look, cocked his head, and then hopped…
Wonderful Wildlife Releases
Release day is the best day! There is nothing quite like watching an animal we’ve cared for in the Wildlife Hospital find his or her freedom and return to the wild, like this beautiful Red-tailed Hawk.Just in time for Independence Day on July 4, we wanted to share a collection of some of our favorite…
Baby Ravens at WildCare
These four baby ravens arrived at WildCare after their nest was cut down by tree trimmers.Every year WildCare admits hundreds of baby animals, orphaned by non-emergency tree work. Please delay non-emergency tree work until late fall to prevent orphaning babies like these!These nestling ravens arrived carefully tucked into the rope bag of the tree climber,…
Great Horned Owlet Returns to His Parents’ Care
This baby Great Horned Owl fell from his nest during high winds. Fortunately he was uninjured, so we activated the Raptor Reunite Team to return him to his owl parents’ care!
Opossum Opocalypse April 2022
If you like fun vocabulary words, you’ll probably enjoy knowing that a group of opossums is called a “passel.”At WildCare this month, we have far exceeded a passel of opossums. We’re facing an Opocalypse! Or is it an Opopalooza? Or an Opossumpocalypse?Donate now through our Facebook fundraiser here, or use this link to help us…
17 Ducklings and a Baby Jackrabbit
At the Wildlife Hospital, just like in the media, the weeks leading up to the Easter holiday are filled with baby bunnies, ducklings and chicks.The difference, of course, is that here at WildCare, the young rabbits (and hares), ducklings and baby birds are all wildlife patients, orphaned and desperately in need of care!This baby Jackrabbit’s…
Meet Some of the First Babies of 2022
Wildlife Baby Season has begun at WildCare! On Tuesday alone, we admitted 28 individual animal patients, most of them orphaned babies.WildCare admits over 3,500 animal patients a year, and 80% of them arrive between April and August.This appears to be an early year, however! We have already admitted our first orphaned baby raccoon, our first…
Barn Owls Rescued from Roller Disco
Barn Owls Trapped in Roller Disco When these Barn Owls were spotted, seemingly grooving to the funky beat up in the rafters at the Church of 8 Wheels, a roller disco in San Francisco, they looked like real party animals!But when Melanie, WildCare’s Director of Animal Care and a frequent patron of the skating rink,…