On Thursday, International Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Bay center received a Mew Gull (Larus canus) with severe burns. Center manager Michelle Bellizzi reports that an exam of the bird showed burns on the bird’s feathers, as well as its skin and the tops of the patagium (the front edge of the wing between wrist and … Read more
Each year, International Bird Rescue’s rehabilitation centers in California treat hundreds of Brown Pelicans. About 40% of these birds brought to us suffer from fishing tackle-related injuries. Here, our Los Angeles center staff remove multiple hooks from an adult pelican. (Viewer discretion is advised.) We depend upon your support to help these birds. Find out … Read more
An oiled Common Murre up for a wash. Photos and video by Bill Steinkamp, all rights reserved. On a recent afternoon, a team of staff and volunteers at International Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles wildlife care center had their hands full with oiled Common Murres and Western Grebes in need of a wash. Over the past … Read more
Franziska Müller’s entry in the Corbis Images’ Make Your Mark-Design for a Cause competition. Click to enlarge. A few months ago, we received a wonderful e-mail from Franziska Müller, a graphic design student in Germany with an intriguing request: Could we lend our International Bird Rescue logo for a design competition she had entered? … Read more
As 2012 draws to a close, we’re looking back on some of International Bird Rescue’s most memorable bird patients of the year. Today, we re-visit the treatment and release of a beautiful Tundra Swan in January. Around 100,000 Tundra Swans migrate along the Pacific Flyway from their Arctic breeding grounds each year to spend the … Read more
As 2012 draws to a close, we’re looking back on some of International Bird Rescue’s most fascinating case studies of the year. Today, we re-visit one of the most widely discussed stories on our blog: treating a Western Screech Owl that had flown into insulation foam. A Western Screech Owl with hardened foam on its … Read more
As 2012 draws to a close, we’re looking back on some of International Bird Rescue’s most fascinating case studies of the year. Today, we re–visit the story of this Pacific Loon that suffered injuries after it flew into a lighthouse. A Pacific Loon treated at International Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Bay Area center. Photo by … Read more
As 2012 draws to a close, we’re looking back on some of International Bird Rescue’s most fascinating case studies of the year. Today, we re–visit the story of this wayward Laysan Albatross from May. A stowaway albatross on its second return to the ocean Earlier this year, we told you about a Laysan Albatross that … Read more
Jared Harding at the South Africa Marine Rehabilitation and Education Center (SAMREC) When International Bird Rescue began going out into the world to respond to oil spills, we started to meet amazing, wonderful people. Many of them wanted to know where they could go to get the training that our oil spill response team had, … Read more
Christopher Borrayo-Cruz of Orange County Council’s Troop #1149. Photo by Jenny Nguyen. A few months ago, Christopher Borrayo-Cruz, a local Boy Scout in Troop #1149 of Anaheim, approached us with a simple goal: He wanted to help out animals in need. And we were immediately thrilled with his enthusiasm. So International Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles … Read more