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Bats in the belfry?
Owls in your attic?
Skunks under the house?
More than just wildlife removal...Prevent reoccurrences the humane way!
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Save the Date!
Mark your calendar
for these exciting
Project Wildlife events:
Wine, Dine & Wildlife
June 4, 2011
We Like It Wild!
Oct. 2, 2011
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Learn how easy it
can be to support
Project Wildlife when
you shop and dine out!
Sign up today!
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Natural Pest Control!
Bring Barn Owls to your neighborhood and control your rodent problem.
Check out Project Wildlife's hand-crafted nesting boxes!
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Twice as Nice -
Give Now to Help Twice as Many Animals!
Your support provides specialized foods, medications, veterinary care and essential caging for Project Wildlife's patients. Now is the perfect opportunity for you to make an even greater impact on San Diego County's wildlife.
By giving today, the value of your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $70,000, thanks to the generosity of longtime Project Wildlife volunteers Rita and Brys Myers.
Don't miss your chance to double your PW donation (matching campaign ends May 31, 2011) and make a difference in the lives of thousands of injured, orphaned and sick wild animals.
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Project Wildlife "Showered"
with Donations and Gifts
Project Wildlife's 2nd Annual Baby Shower event, held Saturday, March 19 at our central Triage Center in Linda Vista, was a resounding success! The event raised thousands of dollars in donations and an enormous amount of much-needed supplies to care for our wildlife patients.
In fact, we were simply overwhelmed by the generosity of the nearly 500 supporters who attended the shower and brought gifts for the wildlife babies. Guests were invited to tour the Triage Center, meet our Education Animal Ambassadors, shop arts and crafts made by PW volunteers and enter opportunity drawings for prizes.
Thank you to everyone who attended, contributed or volunteered at the event! Visit our Facebook page for more Baby Shower photos!
Event photography donated by Andi Shibata, Maretails Photography
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A Return to the Skies
In mid-February a concerned citizen found an injured Red-Shouldered Hawk while working on a Bonsall horse ranch bordering the San Luis Rey riverbed. The hawk's rescuer, who also happens to be a photographer, brought the hawk to Project Wildlife for treatment.
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Ready for release.
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After looking him over, PW staff concluded the hawk was suffering from collision-related shock and was also infected with parasites. Although he was touch-and-go at first, after a deworming treatment and a few weeks of rest and hydration, the hawk was ready for a return to his natural habitat on March 10, 2011.
The rescuer kindly volunteered to photograph the hawk's happy ending and as you can see, he recovered quite nicely! Today he is back where he belongs after some much needed rehabilitation.
Photo by Andi Shibata, Maretails Photography.
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Orphaned Wildlife - Watch and Wait!
Project Wildlife has recently received numerous baby birds and bunnies from well-meaning San Diegans who presume the animals have been abandoned.
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are only visited by their
mothers every 12 hours.
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Many species of birds will spend a few days on the ground as fledglings while learning to fly and will continue to be fed by their parents. In addition, some wildlife species (including rabbits and deer) only visit their offspring once every 12 hours for feedings. Therefore, although the babies may be alone, it doesn't necessarily mean they are orphaned.
So, how do you know if a wildlife baby has been abandoned? If you find a wildlife baby, leave it where you found it and observe for a few hours to see if the parents are present. If the babies are in a den, you can also place an "X" of sticks over the entrance and check back in half a day to see if the sticks have been disturbed.
However, if wildlife is injured or in eminent danger from a neighborhood dog, cat or predator, please bring it to Project Wildlife for care and treatment as soon as possible.
For more tips, check out our Spring Wildlife Tips.
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Carol Crafts -
Great Neighbor, Amazing Volunteer
Carol Crafts, a veteran Project Wildlife volunteer, was recently profiled in the Pomerado News' Neighbor Spotlight.
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Carol with her granddaughter Teagen and Animal Ambassador Soyala, a Great Horned Owl.
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Crafts, who began volunteering with PW in 1998, is an active member of the Education Presenter and Caregiver teams and regularly represents PW at education programs and events with our Animal Ambassadors.
In addition to volunteering with PW, Crafts is well-known in the local nature and ecological community for her education work stretching back nearly 20 years. Crafts is President of the Goodan Ranch/Sycamore Canyon Open Space and is a volunteer for the Poway Historical Society Museum. Despite all she does for the community, Crafts also finds time to volunteer at her granddaughter's elementary school library.
It's clear from Mrs. Crafts work that she truly cares about her community and its native species. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Carol for her 13 years of service with PW and her continued dedication to San Diego wildlife!
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Project Wildlife works with purpose and passion on behalf of wild animals in Southern California, encouraging sustainable solutions through resolution of wildlife conflicts, volunteerism, animal rehabilitation and conservation education. Established in 1972, Project Wildlife is one of the largest non-profit wildlife rehabilitation organizations in the United States. Annually, the organization's dedicated staff and cadre of 550 volunteers care for over 10,000 animals from more than 320 species. Project Wildlife is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Tax ID No. 95-3005393.
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