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Ready to Handle the Threat of Avian Flu at our Wildlife Centers

There’s a new deadly threat facing North America’s wild birds: a new strain of avian influenza, called Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Learn more about this virus and how International Bird Rescue is preparing its staff and centers.

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July 21, 2022
Giving

The Yes We Peli-CAN! Virtual 5K Run/Walk is Back!

Walk or run between September 3rd and September 10th and help raise awareness surrounding the birds that share our natural spaces. Our goal is raise $35,000 to support the care of injured, oiled, and orphaned waterbirds.

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July 12, 2022
Interns

Where Are They Now: Elise Bajtka

Former intern Elise Bajtka paid a visit to Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles wildlife center on Wednesday, June 29, more than 10 years since she completed her internship. She spent her entire summer of 2011 learning how to rehabilitate oiled, injured, and orphaned birds. Today, she lives in Traverse City, Michigan, where she continues to work

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July 7, 2022
Vet Files

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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June 29, 2022
Blue-Banded Pelicans

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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June 25, 2022
Baby Birds

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

The lives of orphaned Double-crested Cormorant chicks and eggs are in good hands at International Bird Rescue. The birds were rescued from electrical transmission towers.

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June 16, 2022
Bird of the Month

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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June 6, 2022
News

Book Now Available for Purchase: Coastal California – The Wild Life

Celebrating the organizations that work to protect the California Coastline and its wildlife. Make a donation of $120 or more to receive this exclusive keepsake book.

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June 1, 2022
Conservation

Help Us Spot and Report Elegant Terns With Special Color Leg Bands

Bird Rescue is asking the public to share a flyer encouraging folks to keep an eye out and report these specially banded Elegant Terns.

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May 31, 2022
News

Bird Rescue Responds To Major Brown Pelican Crisis in California

At our two California wildlife centers nearly 325 pelican patients have arrived into care since May 12th. Bird Rescue needs public donation to help feed and care for these hungry seabirds.

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May 18, 2022
Blue-Banded Pelicans

Blue-Banded Brown Pelican N89 Spotted With Baby

Nearly four years after release from our Los Angeles wildlife center, a former patient – a blue-banded Brown Pelican – was spotted on Santa Barbara Island, caring for a young pelican.

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May 14, 2022
Bird of the Month

Red-tailed Tropicbird: Soot Covered Stowaway Found Far From Home

A container ship sailing from South Korea delivered more than they bargained for when a crew member heard a noise coming from the engine room and discovered an unusual stowaway.

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May 10, 2022
Oil Spill Response

Bird Rescue Team Mobilized For Medford Fuel Station Oil Spill

Just as our wildlife response work at the Peru oil spill was winding down, Bird Rescue received a call to respond to a spill in Medford, Oregon, as thousands of gallons of petroleum products were released into a sensitive natural area. A team of six was quickly activated on the ground working to rescue wildlife

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April 19, 2022
Oil Spill Response

Dish Soap and Diplomacy is the Key During Peru Spill Response

It’s been nearly three months since a 500,000 gallon oil spill coated beaches and wildlife along the coast of Peru. In those months International Bird Rescue has done what it knows best: Providing seasoned personnel with years of experience to South America to assist with the rescue and rehabilitation of oiled wildlife.

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April 8, 2022
Events

Celebrating Wildlife Heroes: Announcing Bird Conservation Award Winners

Together, this year’s awardees help tell the story of two major wildlife crises in 2021 – the Nesting Seabird Rescue in Long Beach Harbor, and the Huntington Beach Pipeline Incident.

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March 28, 2022
News

Help Us Find The Owner Of This Lost Blue Crane Found in Southern California

This unusual bird patient came into care on March 12, 2022 after it was found roaming around Whittier Narrows Nature Center. We are asking for help to find the owner of this large bird.

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March 24, 2022
Events

Artist Jane Kim: Sharing Her Wonder of Birds at Taking Flight Benefit

Artist and muralist, Jane Kim, will be the keynote speaker and will complete an original painting live on stage at our upcoming Taking Flight benefit and awards ceremony in Berkeley, CA on May 3, 2022.

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March 15, 2022
Education

Response and Preparedness Carries On With Trainings Throughout Global Pandemic

The Response and Preparedness Team – even during COVID-19 in-person restrictions – has been as busy as ever, offering trainings all over the world: from Israel to Canada to Alaska.

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March 11, 2022
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