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Thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard, 305 birds in need of care were quickly airlifted from Oregon to Sacramento, CA. Larger photo (Photo: Kelly Parker/USCG) |
From all over the country people and organizations opened their hearts and pocketbooks to help with birds caught up in an unusual algae bloom that caused wide spread deaths and stranding in the Pacific Northwest.
IBRRC stepped up to take 455 of the birds from Oregon and because of the shear number of casualties, we treated this emergency as an oil spill, with one significant difference – there is no oil. This means that there is no responsible party and therefore no financial support for our rescue effort.
Your monetary and supply contributions meant that we can focus on doing what we do best: Saving injured, sick and needy birds.
Thanks again to all that continue to help the birds and IBRRC care for these beautiful animals.
Special kudos to the following groups and individuals:
Hedinger Foundation
HSUS
Petco Foundation
Oregon Humane Society
Safeway
Starbucks
U.S. Coast Guard
Bonnie Semes for food
Karen Arkin….for donations and cooking great food for everyone!
Hal Arbit and Doris Duncan for food for volunteers (and other support)
John Deacon and Randall Potts for purchasing additional dryers
LaFeber Company and Dr. Ted LaFeber for large quantities of Emeraid to tube feed birds
Napa Brown’s Valley Market
Whole Foods Napa
Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue
Wildlife Rescue
Wildcare
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
SPCA of Monterey County
Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County
Steinhart Aquarium/Ca Academy of Sciences
Seaworld San Diego
Wildlife Care Association
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
Peninsula Humane Society
California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators
Suisun Wildlife Center
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Oiled Wildlife Care Network
Worth A Dam
PETA
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
California Dept. of Fish & Game
Valero
U.S. Geological Survey
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
Pacific Wildlife Project
Native Animal Rescue
Vet Aide Club at UC Davis
Marine Mammal Center
Santa Rosa Bird Rescue
And the hundreds of folks that sent a check or donated online.
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