International Bird Rescue
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Saving waterbirds in a changing world since 1971. Co-manages two
California Oiled Wildlife Care Network response centers in San Francisco Bay-Delta and Los Angeles. Ready at the Alaska Wildlife Response Center in Anchorage. https://www.birdrescue.org/
California Oiled Wildlife Care Network response centers in San Francisco Bay-Delta and Los Angeles. Ready at the Alaska Wildlife Response Center in Anchorage. https://www.birdrescue.org/
Esmé Soler, Wildlife Rehabilitation Technician, shares the loud, sweaty, exhausting reality of stabilizing oiled Western Grebes during a busy response. With stabilization behind them, the focus has shifted to conditioning – helping each grebe regain strength and waterproofing.
📹 Robin Brewin
📹 Robin Brewin
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Esmé Soler, Wildlife Rehabilitation Technician, shares the loud, sweaty, exhausting reality of stabilizing oiled Western Grebes during a busy response. With stabilization behind them, the focus has shifted to conditioning – helping each grebe regain strength and waterproofing.
📹 Robin Brewin
📹 Robin Brewin
Oiled seabirds are arriving by the dozens and they need your help!
Since Monday, 62 oiled Western Grebes have been brought into care at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center after being affected by a one-square-mile oil slick off the Santa Barbara coast.
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Since Monday, 62 oiled Western Grebes have been brought into care at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center after being affected by a one-square-mile oil slick off the Santa Barbara coast.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Oiled seabirds are arriving by the dozens and they need your help!
Since Monday, 62 oiled Western Grebes have been brought into care at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center after being affected by a one-square-mile oil slick off the Santa Barbara coast.
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Since Monday, 62 oiled Western Grebes have been brought into care at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center after being affected by a one-square-mile oil slick off the Santa Barbara coast.
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16 Northern Fulmars have recently come into care from across the Bay Area and Central Coast. The cause of this sudden influx remains unknown, but if you come across a fulmar on the beach, call our Bird Helpline at 866-SOS-BIRD (866-767-2473).
📷 Kelly Nesbitt
📷 Kelly Nesbitt
November 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
16 Northern Fulmars have recently come into care from across the Bay Area and Central Coast. The cause of this sudden influx remains unknown, but if you come across a fulmar on the beach, call our Bird Helpline at 866-SOS-BIRD (866-767-2473).
📷 Kelly Nesbitt
📷 Kelly Nesbitt