Today I discovered (via Feathers of Hope, and that via Lisa at How’s Robb) that David Allen Sibley has a web site, and a blog. Yes, THAT Sibley, of the Sibley field guides.
Sibley has been experimenting with simple, novel ways of dealing with window strikes that are based on birds’ ability to see [...]
Click here to read part 1 of this story.
On Thursday evening I went back to International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC), eager to see what jobs I’d be assigned. I’d been watching the IBRRC Blog as the numbers changed from day to day…more birds washed, more birds brought in, and more birds DOA or [...]
Through a combination of current and previous volunteering with birds and wildlife rescue, I had an opportunity to apply to become a volunteer with International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) and help with the response to the Cosco Busan oil spill. It’s been a while since I’ve worked with sick and injured wildlife, but [...]
The Marine Mammal Center
These folks handle marine mammal rescue in the San Francsco Bay Area.
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Wildcare: Take Action — Oil Spill
San Rafael’s Wildcare is taking in a number of oiled animals. Excellent organization to support by volunteering or donating.
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Red-tailed Hawk Affected by Cosco Busan Disaster
This hawk [...]
Please see Golden Gate Audubon is calling for help reporting reporting oil and oiled wildlife at sites around the Bay. Follow the links on their site for ways to help with the oil spill. Here’s an excerpt of the information:
Things we need our volunteer leaders to do:
- Identify the species and location of [...]
VOLUNTEERS RUSH THROUGH TRAINING, START CLEANUP
Good info at the end of this article about how to help with with the Cosco Busan oil spill in the San Francisco Bay area.
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Prince William Sound: Paradise Lost? The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Information about the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989; gives a sense [...]
I’ve been reading Letters From Eden: A Year at Home, in the Woods by Julie Zickefoose, and delightedly following her weblog. Her most recent post is a good example of what you’ll find there. Learn why monarch caterpillars are black and white with yellow, and marvel at the transparency of a chrysalis before [...]
Saturday morning update: This article from SFGate had details on volunteer classes happening this weekend. It seems that the coordination of volunteers is gaining momentum now; I recommend that you use this article as your guide for ways to help. It includes many of the links and phone numbers already posted here, as [...]
I’ve created a Flickr group, Cosco Oil Spill – San Francisco Bay, November 2007 , to collect photos documenting what’s happening related to the spill. Please DO post your photos of affected areas and wildlife. Photo documentation is often found to be useful in unexpected ways later.
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An oil spill tragedy in San Francisco Bay will have have effects on local wildlife for years. But what can we do for affected wildlife now? As satisfying as it might be to head out to the beaches and pick up oiled birds, it’s not what you want to do.
The fuel that has [...]
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