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Pelican Crisis 2022
California Brown Pelican Crisis

Nearly 325 sick and starving pelicans have come into care at our wildlife centers.

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Help Us Track Released Pelicans

You can help us spot our former Brown Pelican patients in the wild. Report pelicans with special blue leg bands.

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Birds in a Changing World

Problems with climate and human development are happening quickly. Bird Rescue is charting a bold, new path to help.

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How it Began
Our 50th Year: How It All Began

The collision of two oil tankers on San Francisco Bay in 1971 resulted in the humble formation of International Bird Rescue in direct response to this crisis.

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Thousands Of Baby Seabirds Saved

More than 2,500 Elegant Terns are alive because of Bird Rescue's innovative rescue efforts at a colony located on barges in Long Beach Harbor.

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Our hand-picked team of professional emergency managers, wildlife rehabilitators, biologists and veterinarians are ready to manage each aspect of a wildlife response.

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Together, we can inspire others to act towards balance with the natural world. Join us in our life-saving work!

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Birds in a Changing World

Will will be a voice on behalf of waterbirds in a changing world, through advocacy and public education. Find out how.

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Taking Action Every Day

International Bird Rescue’s wildlife clinics are open year-round to provide critical care to seabirds beyond treating oiled wildlife. In 2019 alone, rehabilitation teams admitted over 3,500 birds between our two California clinic locations. These patients were brought to us by the general public and affiliated wildlife groups. Our focus has been to act toward balance with the natural world by rescuing waterbirds in crisis – since 1971 we’ve admitted over 125,000 birds and the count continues.

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Some Notable Brown Pelican Cases From The 2022 Mass Stranding Event

Starving pelicans arrived into care with fractured bones and severe injuries received immediate treatment, but birds with non-life-threatening minor and moderate wounds had to wait their turn. Dr Rebecca Duerr explains how they were treated.

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100th Healthy Brown Pelican Released During California #Pelican Crisis

On June 24, 2022 the 100th Brown Pelican was among the 12 seabirds released by International Bird Rescue back to the wild at White Point Park in San Pedro.

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Rescued From Electrical Transmission Towers, 38 Cormorant Chicks and Eggs In Care

The lives of 38 Double-crested Cormorant chicks and eggs are in good hands at International Bird Rescue. The birds were rescued from Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) transmission towers.

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Among 270 Intakes, Brown Pelican Y83 Getting Third Chance to Survive in the Wild

Among the pelicans coming into care was a familiar face, a Brown Pelican wearing the blue band numbered Y83.

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