Dear Friends,
What does it take to rescue a sick or injured bird?
Every year, IBRRC cares for more than 5,000 stricken aquatic birds at our two California rescue centers.
We are currently caring for dozens of birds oiled by natural seep of oil along our coast, birds impacted by the massive storms that are moving through California and birds with gun shot injuries and fishing line entanglements. We also receive many species of waterfowl like a tundra swan (right photo) that was found cold and weak in a farmer’s field.
These birds’ lives depend on the kindness of strangers — people like you.
Will you make a contribution to help them? Through December 31, friends of IBRRC will match all donations, dollar for dollar, up to $15,000. That means your support will go twice as far to help birds.
Our centers are the last line of defense for sick and injured birds. If we didn’t exist, there would be nowhere else for them to go.
As a result, at any given time we often have hundreds of birds in our care. And we depend heavily on our wonderful volunteers to help a small paid staff keep our clinics open 365 days a year.
IBRRC’s recipe for rescue:
1. Capture or admit the stricken bird
2. Perform triage
3. Provide treatment and medication
4. Feed and house in a safe environment
5. Observe, monitor and evaluate for release
6. Release back into the wild
Ingredients: Medicine, Water, sheets, towels, Medical supplies, pools, food and trained staff and volunteers
Costs to feed and care for a recovering bird vary by species, but ranges from $10 to $50 a bird per day.
Please help us continue to rescue these birds. Your donation will be matched, dollar for dollar, through December 31, doubling your impact on helping birds.
Thank you in advance. Your support means so much to us.
Sincerely,
Jay Holcomb, Executive Director
International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC)
P.S. If you prefer to mail a check, please send it to:
IBRRC
c/o 2010 Gift
4369 Cordelia Road
Fairfield, CA 94534
Phone: (707) 207-0380 Ext. 109