
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.
Nearly 325 sick and starving pelicans have come into care at our wildlife centers.
You can help us spot our former Brown Pelican patients in the wild. Report pelicans with special blue leg bands.
Problems with climate and human development are happening quickly. Bird Rescue is charting a bold, new path to help.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Among the pelicans coming into care was a familiar face, a Brown Pelican wearing the blue band numbered Y83.
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