Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center: non-profit dedicated to the rehab & release of injured, orphaned, and oiled wildlife in Orange County. Donate today!
Huntington Beach, CA
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Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center officials felt it was safe to host a baby shower this year after COVID-19 and a year of H5N1, an avian bird flu, prevented the fundraiser the last three years.
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Crazy! In #LakeTahoe, the staff at Bear Valley Ski Resort posted this before/after photo. That’s a lot of snow!
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BREAKING: Recent Laguna Beach tarballs are confirmed to be connected to the #Amplifyoilspill from October 2021. The attached picture shows a heavily weathered tarball found last month. See the thread below for more info. #OCoilspill
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Save the Date--Help us celebrate 50 years as a licensed So Cal wildlife rehabilitator & education center at our "Groovin' with the Gulls" Gala on November 12, 2022. A 70's themed extravaganza at the American Legion Outpost 291 in Newport Beach -- Fun, food, live music and more.
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If you were following news coverage of #OCOilSpill, then chances are you have already seen this photo of the “Happy Duck.” Well folks, our Care Specialist Sam Christie (who also TOOK said picture) has the facts in the latest #calapOWCN blog post: owcnblog.wordpress.com/2021/…
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The success of our wildlife response effort is a testament to the importance of our mission & the strength of our Network. We are eternally grateful for our member organizations for empowering the OWCN to implement swift and effective responses to save #oiledwildlife. #OCOilSpill
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TY to @WWCCOC for making their facility available as our Field Stabilization site during the #OCOilSpill #oiledwildlife response.
Based there, our responders were the first line of medical and rehabilitative care for oiled birds.
WildlifeCareCenter retweeted
Field Stabilization is an essential step in #oiledwildlife response when a medical facility is far from where the animals are getting captured. This step provides some initial medical care or “first aid” to help increase their chances of survival.
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Releases are a testament to the increased rate of #oiledwildlife survival for washed & treated animals, ~50-75%, up from 25-50% in the 90s.
“The level of preparedness now, versus 20 years ago, is tremendous.” -@ZiccardiM13 via @csmonitor
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VIDEO: Today at 11AM we had the pleasure of releasing 6 birds, 3 Western Grebes & 3 Sanderlings, at #HuntingtonBeach! @oiledwildlife’s own Director @ZiccardiM13, Response Vet Jamie Sherman, & Care/Processing Group Supervisor Danene Birtell released the grebes!
#OCOilSpill
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. @WWCCOC released five Brown Pelicans and one Brandt’s Cormorant today in #HuntingtonBeach at 10 AM. 👏 To donate to @WWCCOC to help them continue their cause, click here: bit.ly/30b8ixS
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RELEASE VIDEO: Not only did OWCN Response Veterinarian Dr. Jamie Sherman conduct the final examination to clear the Gull for release — she also had the pleasure of releasing it back to a clean and safe environment herself! #OCOilSpill
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Some #MondayMotivation for y’all!
After a week of conditioning post-wash, the Western Gull that had been recovered oiled from the #OCOilSpill site was finally released this past weekend!
Here are some before/during/after wash pics!
📸: OWCN
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Today, four of the #SnowyPlovers & two Sanderlings recovered from the #OCOilSpill site were cleared for release post-wash and conditioning, signed off by OWCN Response Veterinarian Dr. Jamie Sherman.
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3 of the 4 #SnowyPlovers released today into a safe and clean environment ✨
📸: Steven Strohmeier
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PSA: DO NOT HANDLE OR WASH OILED BIRDS. Our responders are highly trained & experienced with handling #oiledwildlife safely & effectively. If you see oiled wildlife, do not pick it up and be sure to report it to our hotline 1-877-UCD-OWCN 🚨
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OSPR responders met with members of the public and media in Newport Beach this morning to discuss ongoing shoreline cleanup while crews removed tarballs that washed ashore overnight. OSPR staff maintains a large presence in the Incident Command Post. – at Newport Beach, CA
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Remember the oiled Ruddy Duck recovered from the #OCOilSpill? After a thorough washing & days of conditioning in an outdoor pool, OWCN Response Veterinarian Dr. Jamie Sherman determined that the duck met all approved criteria for release—and will be released at 11AM today!
WildlifeCareCenter retweeted
(2/2) The animals currently in care at our San Pedro facility were largely recovered by our field teams scouring the coast & responding to reports received on our hotline. They’re specially trained for these types of surveys and for safely capturing #oiledwildlife.
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