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Tag: wildlife rehabilitation
Wildlife
How Surrogate Sea Otter Moms Are Helping Populations Recover
It turns out sea otters are better than people at raising sea otters. That could be useful if the U.S. government decides to reintroduce them to their historic range.
Wildlife
Rare opportunity to see bald eagle in flight
Sequoia takes a 30 minute spin every day with her Palo Alto trainers.
Wildlife
In unpoliced oceans, marine mammal shootings go unsolved
The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito has treated six gunshot victims so far this year, including Whirlybird, a sea lion. Which raises the disturbing question. Who is shooting marine mammals and why?
Wildlife
Second chances: A golden eagle returned to the wild
Local wildlife photographer Jen Joynt observed the release of a rehabilitated golden eagle at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness in San Ramon. The eagle was likely hit by a car in October and suffered a fractured wing. Its successful recovery means it can return to the wild.
Stewardship
Orphaned babies get helping hand
Springtime is the season for babies. They’re busy emerging into the world by whatever method they come — by hatch or by birth. With their arrival, some of the youngsters will also need help. The Lindsay Wildlife Museum’s rehabilitation center in Walnut Creek has about 200 babies under its wing right now and expects the number to shoot up even higher in the next couple weeks.
Stewardship
For Jay Holcomb, Every Bird Matters
The Director Emeritus of International Bird Rescue reflects on 40 years of helping oiled and injured birds and wildlife.
Wildlife
Brown Pelicans, Victims of Extreme Weather
Recently, people have been finding debilitated, or even dead, brown pelicans up and down the West Coast. Initially baffled, scientists now believe the birds’ expanding range clashed with an unusually severe winter storm in December 2008.
Spring Issue 2008
In the Wake of the Oil Spill
Not long after the cargo ship Cosco Busan ran into the Bay Bridge last November, it was clear that the resulting spill was only the beginning of a much longer story. Volunteers flocked to shoreline parks and beaches, hoping to … Read more
