Volunteer Mary Lawrence Test found herself in an unexpected yet familiar role when she discovered a distressed Brown Pelican on the beach with multiple fish hooks on her body. Learn more about this recent heroic rescue in Mary’s words.
Bird Rescue strives to give every bird who falls victim to human-caused threats a second chance at life. Thanks to these efforts, this Black-crowned Night-Heron patient, who recently suffered from life-threatening injuries caused by both fishing line entanglement and a gunshot wound, made a miraculous recovery.
We are thrilled to receive news that multiple banded Elegant Terns rescued during the Long Beach Harbor Seabird Incident were re-sighted exactly two years later. Thanks to citizen scientist Monte Stinnett for reporting.
We are happy to report the American White Pelican previously found in snowy South Lake Tahoe, California was successfully returned to his natural habitat. He was released after two weeks in care.
Thanks to local spotter, the bird was spotted with a group of 50 other Elegant Terns along the shore at Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary in Alameda CA.
On July 1, 2021, two Elegant Tern chicks were brought to our Los Angeles wildlife center having been found on the jetty in Long Beach Harbor. Little did we know that those two chicks were the harbinger of a major seabird crisis about to unfold.
The beginning of 2010 was not a good time for California Brown Pelicans. As rough winter weather pounded the west coast, it hampered the seabird’s ability to forage for food.
Watch then video of treatment and release After a month in care that included a 4-hour procedure to repair its torn pouch, a healed Brown Pelican was released this week and is back at home in the wild. The adult female pelican was banded with Y54, a special blue-band that helps International Bird Rescue track … Read more
The recent release of Great Egrets raised by International Bird Rescue and outfitted with special Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers will aid in the research of this majestic waterbird species. The GPS backpack was provided and fitted by our friends from Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR) as part of a study of the movements and migrations … Read more
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the extraordinary rescue and rehabilitation of 20,000 oiled penguins at the Treasure oil spill in South Africa. The response team from International Bird Rescue was one of the key organizations providing its expertise and passion to make this one of the most successful wildlife responses in the … Read more