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The hospital received 150 animals last week, bringing the total for this year to 4183. Rodenticides (rat poison) can kill more than just rats and mice. Animals that eat dying […]

The hospital received 201 animals last week, bringing the total for this year to 4033. As summer heats up, west Nile virus is beginning to be detected across the country. […]

The hospital received 200 animals last week, bringing the total for this year to 3624. Seven of the patients were white-throated swifts. These fast-flying birds spend most of their time […]

The hospital received 189 animals last week, bringing the total to 3251 for this year. It’s still fledgling season, with young birds coming out of the nest before they can […]

The hospital received 227 animals last week, bringing the total for this year to 3062. Four of the patients were tiny baby California quail that were stuck to a sticky […]

The hospital received 262 animals last week, bringing the total for this year to 2835. Three of the patients were pre-fledgling white-tailed kites that fell a great distance when their […]

A party in Antioch Saturday night was interrupted when a baby bird was blown from a tree and hit the roof of the house.When party-goers went to investigate, they discovered […]

The hospital received 229 animals last week, bringing the total to 2573 for this year. Fledgling birds of many species are out of the nest now, but do not fly […]

The hospital received 225 animals last week, bringing the total for this year to 2344. Research is now showing that birds DO have a sense a smell but the parenting […]

Recently, the museum was contacted by California Raptor Center at UC Davis. They needed help with a great gray owlet that had been found by biologists on the forest floor […]