May 30, 2023
Media contacts:
Russ Curtis, Mobile: 415-533-1357
JD Bergeron, Mobile: 707-688-1881
Urgent Need For Bird Rescue Volunteers During Busy Season
Fairfield, CA – Calling all volunteers, International Bird Rescue urgently needs community support to handle its busy baby bird season!
Volunteers are required in all areas to help prepare food, clean cages, transport patients, and train to work with wildlife in Fairfield at its San Francisco Bay-Delta wildlife center.
Every year Bird Rescue receives up to a thousand orphaned baby birds in Spring and Summer – including many ducklings and goslings. During this busy season, the organization relies on volunteers and donors to help with this wildlife conservation work. You must be 18 years old to volunteer.
If bird lovers are unable to volunteer in person in the wildlife clinic, they can support Bird Rescue with public outreach, an online donation, check, or a wish list purchase on Amazon or Chewy.com. There is also a need for administrative volunteers.
“We can’t do this important life-saving work without the support of our wonderful volunteers,” said Kelly Beffa, Wildlife Center Manager at Bird Rescue.
All Press Releases
2023
Urgent Need For Bird Rescue Volunteers in California
May 30, 2023
2022
100th Rescued Brown Pelican Returning To The Wild
June 23, 2022
Update: 200 Brown Pelican Intakes Since May 12th; Call for donations as pelicans eating 1,000 pounds of fish daily
May 25, 2022
International Bird Rescue Responds To Major Brown Pelican Crisis in Los Angeles
May 18, 2022
Celebrating Wildlife Heroes: Conservation Award Winners to be Honored at “Taking Flight” Benefit
April 22, 2022
Peru Oil Spill Response: Bird Rescue Team Assisting at 500,000 gallon spill near Lima
February 10, 2022
2021
New DAWN Minecraft Contest Launched To Raise Wildlife Awareness And Benefit Bird Rescue Waterbird Care
September 21, 2021
Thousands Of Seabirds Saved In Long Beach Harbor With Innovation And Hard Work
July 30, 2021
Southern California Seabird Rescue Continues; 500 Elegant Tern Chicks Admitted
July 20, 2021
A Story of Hope: “Little Mike” Seabird Survivor; 383 Elegant Terns Admitted
July 16, 2021
Update: More Than 200 Seabirds Rescued at Long Beach Harbor Barge Incident
July 12, 2021
Influx of Elegant Terns in Care From Long Beach Harbor Barge Incident
July 8, 2021
Birthday Bash For The Birds: Groovy Gathering May 15th
May 6, 2021
Beloved Local Wildlife Rescue Organization Celebrates 50th Year!
April 16, 2021
Massive 1971 San Francisco Bay Oil Spill Led to Founding of International Bird Rescue in Berkeley; Organization Celebrating 50 Years of Saving Wildlife
January 29, 2021
2020
Who is harming Brown Pelicans in Southern California? $5,000 Reward Offered
December 21, 2020
Seabirds in Distress: Penguin Lookalikes Showing Up On Northern California Beaches
August 26, 2020
A Tiny Surgery Patient: Threatened Snowy Plover’s Fractured Wing Repaired
May 20, 2020
2019
For The Birds: Masquerade Party October 26th in San Francisco
October 18, 2019
First Group Of Rescued Birds To Be Released: Herons and Egrets Saved at Oakland Tree Collapse
July 25, 2019
Public Help Needed To Raise Nearly 100 Orphaned Baby Birds Saved at Oakland Tree Collapse
July 17, 2019
Bird Rescue Jumps Into Action in Oakland – Rescues Baby Birds from Fallen Tree
July 11, 2019
Port of Los Angeles Wildlife Impact Mitigation Project: June 24th Presentation
June 21, 2019
Bird Rescue Shares the Spotlight May 4th on Bird LA Day
May 1, 2019
Finding Wisdom on Midway: Presentation on Seabirds March 28 in Berkeley, CA
March 19, 2019
Oily Seabirds Slimed By Natural Seep Washed at Los Angeles Center
January 26, 2019
2018
Dr. Ian Robinson joins Board of Directors
November 6, 2018
Public Invited to the 2018 Coastal Cleanup Day
September 12, 2018
“E-Murre-gency” declared: Starving Seabirds Filling Local Wildlife Center
August 14, 2018
A Day of Action to Celebrate Birds and the Environment
July 18, 2018
Returning to The Wild: Rescued Brown Pelicans in Northern California
June 28, 2018
Healthy Brown Pelicans Returning To The Wild This Week in Southern California
June 12, 2018
Sudden Surge of Sick and Dying Brown Pelicans along the Coast of California
May 10, 2018
Media and Public Invited to View the Release of Rescued White Pelican
January 23, 2018
2017
Great Egret Suffers Two Gunshot Wounds, Recovering At Los Angeles Center
December 18, 2017
Rehabilitated Brown Pelican E17 Spotted With Nestlings in Mexico
August 21, 2017
High Numbers of Beached Birds Showing Up Along the Southern California Coast
April 18, 2017
2016
New Oiled Birds Tied To Old Sunken Ship Still Leaking Off San Francisco
February 22, 2016
45th Anniversary of SF Bay Oil Spill that led to creation of Bird Rescue
January 19, 2016
2015
Media Alert: Rescued Common Murre Seabirds To Be Released Northern California
October 23, 2015
We Love Boobies! Rare West Coast Seabird Visitors At Los Angeles Center
October 5, 2015
Exhausted, Starving Seabirds Continue To Swamp Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Bay Center
September 21, 2015
Hundreds of weak, starving Common Murres filling San Francisco Bay Center
September 2, 2015
International Bird Rescue Names JD Bergeron New Executive Director
July 15, 2015
Last Mystery Goo seabird to be released, brings total to 165 clean birds back to the wild
April 14, 2015
After two surgeries, Brown Pelican Gunshot Victim Still In Critical Condition
April 10, 2015
Two Laysan Albatross, Rare Seabirds to Be Released in Southern California
April 1, 2015
$5,000 Reward Now Offered in Brown Pelican Gunshot Incident
March 23, 2015
After Two Months, Mystery Goo Seabird Care Winding Down; 154 Birds Released
March 17, 2015
Honoring Oakland schoolkids who fundraised for Mystery Goo Seabirds
February 26, 2015
Mystery Goo Partially Identified; Care Costs Nearing $150,000 For Bird Rescue
February 16, 2015
Next Release of Mystery Goo Birds Set For Feb. 12th
February 10, 2015
First East Bay Release of Mystery Goo Birds!
February 4, 2015
First Release to the WILD – Mystery Goo Birds
January 26, 2015
Mystery Substance’s Toll on Bay Area Seabirds Rises Sharply
January 19, 2015
Mystery Substance Threatens Seabirds in the San Francisco Bay
January 17, 2015
2014
State of California Funds New Aviary to Save Injured and Oiled Wildlife
September 24, 2014
New partnership with the Port of Long Beach to protect local wildlife
August 19, 2014
International Bird Rescue mourns the loss of Executive Director Jay Holcomb
June 11, 2014
Young herons injured in Oakland tree-trimming incident to be released in East Bay
June 5, 2014
“Pink the Pelican,” Found in Long Beach with Mutilated Throat Pouch, to Be Released
May 29, 2014
Donor Doubles Reward in “Pink” Mutilated Pelican Case to $20,000
May 1, 2014
$10,000 Reward Now Offered in Mutilated Pelican Case as Cruelty Victim “Pink” Undergoes First Surgery
April 28, 2014
Mutilation of Brown Pelican Outrages Public; Reward Now $5,000
April 22, 2014
Reward Offered in Mutilation of Brown Pelican Found in Long Beach, CA
April 21, 2014
International Bird Rescue Launches Innovative Internship Program – Exclusive to San Pedro & Wilmington Communities
March 3, 2014
2013
Orphaned Egrets and Herons from Santa Rosa Colony Get Second Chance
June 12, 2013
Mother Duck Dies, But Removed Egg Hatches 26 Days Later
May 22, 2013
Oiled Seabirds Flood Los Angeles Rescue Center
February 17, 2013
2012
California Brown Pelican Youngsters Make Surprising Journey
December 18, 2012
Remembering Disasters, People and Birds: Fifth Anniversary of the Cosco Busan Oil Spill
November 7, 2012
International Bird Rescue Seeks Leads In Animal Cruelty Case
August 29, 2012
Rescued Pelicans Return to the Wild, Get a Second Chance to Make it on Their Own
August 1, 2012
Starving Brown Pelicans Flock to Beaches, Concern Beachgoers, Overwhelm Rescue Centers
July 11, 2012
Rescued Seabirds Enjoyed Independence Despite Fireworks Foul Play
July 3, 2012
Who Cares for Birds? Celebrating Our Bay Area Roots With 40th Anniversary Event in Berkeley
April 9, 2012
Oiled Birds From Natural Seep Flood International Bird Rescue
March 2, 2012
Rare Albatross Set For Release by International Bird Rescue
January 30, 2012
2011
Exotic Stowaway Bird Flying Home, from LAX
November 2, 2011
California’s Brown Pelican Injuries Now at Record High Numbers – International Bird Rescue’s Wildlife Centers Pay the Price
August 30, 2011
California-based oiled bird rescue organization turns 40, reflects on Gulf Spill
April 26, 2011
2010
Who’s collaring Seagulls with beer cans in the SF Bay Area?
November 3, 2010
2010 John Muir Conservationist Award goes to Jay Holcomb
November 2, 2010
Jay Holcomb Receives Ocean Hero Award
June 8, 2010
Transcript available from May 10 Teleconference on Gulf Oil Spill Bird Rescue
May 12, 2010
Press teleconference scheduled for Monday, May 10, 2010 at 11 am Central Time
May 8, 2010
Update from oiled bird rescue Gulf spill; Media info: Tours 1 pm -2 pm each day
May 1, 2010
Response Team activated at gulf oil spill; heading to Louisiana to help
April 29, 2010
Pelican Crisis Pushes California Wildlife Groups to Breaking Point
February 5, 2010
Rain eases but storm-battered pelicans still pouring in
January 23, 2010
Pelicans hit hard by strong Southern California storms
January 20, 2010