Directory of Press Releases--All Wildlife Rescue and Education

"Lots of people talk to animals, not to many listen - that's the problem" Winnie the Pooh

Press Release Directory

I just finished filing out the AWRE February patient data and can document that February was another, what can be considered a "slow" month, only treating 41 animals of 15 species, but we kind of consider it the quiet before the storm, with baby season just opening. Here's our patient data:

ALL WILDLIFE RESCUE & EDUCATION PATIENT DATA REPORT
1 January 2006 through 28 February 2006

Species	# Treated	# Released	# Euthanized	#Died	# Placed
1) Anna?s Hummingbird	3	2		1
2) Barn Owl	2		1		1
3) Crow	3	2	1
4) Snowy Plover	1			1
5) Night Heron	1		1
6) Ruddy Duck	1		1
7) Red Tail Hawk	3	1	2
8) Striped Skunk	1	1
9) Pekin Duck	1		1
10) Mallard, Wild	1	1
11) Opossum	1			1
12) Ring Neck Dove	5	4			1
13) Cockatiel	3				3
14) Mouse	9	9
15) Western Gull	1		1
16) Eared Grebe	1	1
17) Quail, Japanese	1				1
18) Rabbit, Wild	6	1		4	1
19) Red Shouldered Hawk	1			1
20) Coot	5	2	2	1
21) Roof Rat	1		1
22) Pigeon	17	13	3	1
23) Mallard, Domestic	1				1
24) Black Crowned Heron	1			1
25) Raven	1			1
26) Morning Dove	1	1
27) Kestrel	3	2			1
28) Duck, Domestic/Hybrid	1				1
29) Squirrel, Tree	2	2

6 March 2006 PETCO Foundation Tree of Hope Gives Much Needed Funding To All Wildlife Rescue & Education

The PETCO Foundation?s annual Tree of Hope Fundraiser, which ended 24 December, surpassed $2.1 million in donations Customers visiting one of PETCO?s more than 760 stores purchased card ornaments for $1, $5, $10 or $20. Visitors could also choose from red or blue ?Making a Difference? wristbands or a 2006 PETCO Foundation calendar loaded with coupons-with all funds going toward the Tree of Hope. Anyone donating $20 or more received a PETCO Foundation hand-painted, globe ornament. Each PETCO store selected an animal welfare group that celebrates the human-animal bond, and then collected donations on that organizations behalf. This year All Wildlife Rescue & Education partnered with the PETCO store at 6500 Pacific Coast Highway , Long Beach , CA 90815

The Tree of Hope fundraiser brings the total amount the Foundation raised in 2005 to $6.5 million, compared to $5.7 million in 2004.

?I am very proud that we raised 14% more money than 2004,? said Paul Jolly, Foundation Director and Vice President. ?There are thousands of animals across the country that will benefit from our store visitors? generosity. We?re deeply grateful to be able to organize and distribute this collection effort each year on behalf of all those animals who depend on us for their well-being.?

How the Money Makes a Difference. Local proceeds from the Tree of Hope 2005 will be used by All Wildlife Rescue & Education, AWRE, to continue with their wildlife rescue and rehabilitation services for our community and environment.

? The only reason AWRE has been able to provide its services per gratis to our community for almost 20 years is due to the generosity of private citizens and caring corporations like PETCO?, said Kim Thraen, Chief Executive Officer.

PETCO (PETC-NASDAQ) is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food and supplies, with a commitment to quality animal care and education. PETCO?s strategy is to offer customers a complete assortment of pet related products and services at competitive prices, with superior levels of customer service at convenient locations, by hiring pet lovers and training them to become counselors to pet loving customers. PETCO operates more than 760 stores in 49 states and the District of Columbia , as well as a leading destination for on-line pet food and supplies at www.petco.com

The PETCO Foundation, PETCO?s non-profit organization, has raised more than $28 million since inception in 1999. More than 3,300 non profit grassroots animal welfare organizations from around the nation have received support from the Foundation including AWRE and we Thank you

I just got off the phone after speaking with Gary DeLong, who is a candidate for the third district (AWRE's district) city council here in Long Beach. I must say that after the poor and rude reception AWRE has consistently received in the past from the Long Beach City Council members which includes the mayor, it was truly a pleasure to talk with someone running for office that seems to have a genuine concern for his districts environment and wildlife. I spoke briefly with Gary about our plans to build a permanent wildlife rehabilitation facility in Long Beach and he responded in the most positive manner I could ask for. I think our communities, our environment, our wildlife and AWRE has a good friend and supporter in Gary DeLong

January seemed to pass by very quickly despite our usual seasonal lull in the action, so to speak Our critter data for the month of January 2006 is published below for those of you with the interest. We did treat 37 animals of 22 different species with a release ratio of 60%. Great way to start the year

At this point January has been fairly quiet but I figure this is just "the lull before the storm", as baby season is quickly approaching and it seems every spring brings about a new Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) to deal with. I wonder what it will be this year? Hopefully just a variation of a known disease with a cure that is readily available as well as being affordable. I guess it is one of those things we just get to wait and see and pray it passes us by. Reminds me that AWRE was involved with the West Nile Virus studies in the very early stages of its infestation of America back in the 90's and to be honest, I never dreamed the WNV was going to spread as thoroughly and as quickly as it did. Let's all hope this year's new EID just doesn't happen.

But on a brighter note, AWRE is well prepared to take on whatever is thrown our way and we are positive we will be able to beat any challenging situations/conditions and continue with the AWRE mission in the finest manner. All for our wildlife, all for our communities, all for our environment, all for our children and all per gratis, too!

Another year has past and I must admit that the start of 2006 is much different than all the years past. This year, 2006, AWRE is starting the year with a little money in the bank, (a little money, there are still NO salaries or paid employees of any sorts here at AWRE. We are hoping and praying that some day after all the expenses for the animals are met, there might be enough left over so we could at least discuss the possibilities of salaries at one of our board meetings but, at this point, it is more of a joke around here as there is always something else which is necessary for the critters) now back to the subject of this new "attitude" AWRE is entering 2006 with, money in the bank, a new truck and the ability to start the year more concerned about improving our services to our environment and communities instead of worrying and struggling with the concept of "how can AWRE survive?" What a great way to start a new year and it is mostly due to the kindness and generosity of the Long Beach Animal Hospital, the Employees of Boeing, Long Beach, California, THUMS Long Beach, and Future Design Communications. We truly a very thankful for their benevolence but we also recognize their genuine concern and caring for our environment and especially their faith in our agency's instrumentation. Thanks to them, we will be able to serve you better.

Here's the yearly patient treatment data for 2005. Another record breaking year. 1194 animals of 105 different species with 58% successfully released back into the wild. Yes, we are very proud of ourselves, especially when you take into consideration the international effect AWRE has had with being instrumental in the writing and implementation of animal cruelty laws in Pakistan and the aid with the development and design of wildlife facilities in Malaysia and the Philippines plus an assist in South Africa, just to name a few of AWRE's adventures in 2005. It was a hard year but it turned out to be a good year and we plan on even better results for 2006

Species	# Treated	# Released	# Euthanised	#Died	# Placed
1) Peregrine Falcon	1				1
2) Red Tail Hawk	36	14	10	2	10
3) Brown Pelican	13	6	5	2
4) White Pelican	1		1
5) Kestrel	60	37	9	4	10
6) Harris Hawk	3		2	1
7) Striped Skunk	20	5	5		10
8) Chinese Goose	1	1
9) Pelagic Cormorant	4			4
10) Double Crested Cormorant	1			1
11) Pigeon	308	120	173	10	5
12) Loon	1			1
13) Coot	7	4	2	1
14) Dove	43	19	20	4
15) Sparrow	52	24	10	12	6
16) Parakeet	3			2	1
17) Western Gull	13	2	11
18) Herring Gull	5		5
19) California Gull	8	1	5	1	1
20) Earred Grebe	6	5		1
21) Anna?s Hummingbird	12	2	2	4	4
22) Red Earred Slider	11	8			3
23) Bullfrog	4	4
24) Auklet	1	1
25) Leach?s Storm Petrel	1		1
26) Pie Billed Grebe	3			3
27) Starling	17	10	6	1
28) Northern Flicker	2		2
29) Great Horned Owl	3		3
30) Herrmann?s Gull	1			1
31) House Finch	11	5	3	2	1
32) Mallard	75	40	5	1	29
33) Ring Neck Dove	14	7	3	3	1
34) Morning Dove	14	8	4	2
35) Chicken	1				1
36) Sharp Shined Hawk	3	1	1	1
37) Brandt?s Cormorant	4	2	1	1
38) Peking Duck	4	4
39) Tree Squirrel	15	8	5		2
40) Roof Rat	4	1	1	2

Species	# Treated	# Released	# Euthanised	#Died	# Placed
41) Opossum	157	49	19	9	80
42) Ring Bill Gull	7	1	5		1
43) Barn Owl	27	2	3	1	21
44) Crow	40	11	21	5	3
45) Great Blue Heron	10	5	3	2
46) Rabbit, Dom	2				2
47) Warbler	2	2
48) Surf Scoter	1			1
49) Flycatcher	2	2
50) Bohemian Waxwing	1	1
51) English Sparrow	3	2		1
52) Merganser	2	2
53) Night Heron	38	18	15	5
54) Lizard	1	1
55) Crested Sparrow	2	2
56) Pocket Gopher	1			1
57) Pacific Gopher Snake	2	1	1
58) Rabbit, Wild	5	2	3
59) Acorn Woodpecker	1	1
60) Jack Rabbit	1	1
61) Canary	1				1
62) Cockatiel	24				24
63) Mockingbird	9	4			5
64) Raven	5		5
65) Mitered Conure	3	1	1	1
66) Scrub Jay	6	2	3	1
67) Bull Snake	1			1
68) Hamster	1			1
69) Cooper?s Hawk	13	3	7	1	2
70) King Snake	1			1
72) Glossy Starling	1				1
73) Swallow	2		2
74) Raccoons	13	1	1	1	10
75) Harlequin Parakeet	1				1
76) Black Crowned Heron	1		1
77) Desert Tortoise	1		1
78) Ribbon Snake	1		1
79) Mouse	4	1	1	2
80) Green Back Heron	3	2	1

Species	# Treated	# Released	# Euthanised	#Died	# Placed
81) Red Tail Boa Constrictor	1				1
82) Guinea Pig	1		1
83) Grouse	1	1
84) Lesser Prairie Chicken	1	1
85) Burmese Python	1				1
86) Red Shouldered Hawk	6	3	2	1
87) Merlin	1			1
88) Snowy Egret	1		1
89) Night Jar/Poorwill	4	4
90) Ruby Throated Hummingbird	2			1	1
91) Ball Python	1				1
92) Parasitic Jaeger	1			1
93) Black Neck Stilt	1		1
94) Japanese Quail	1				1
95) Sanderling	1	1
96) Canada Goose	1			1
97) Kingfisher	1	1
98) Burrowing Owl	1	1
99) Red Tail Tropic Bird	1		1
100) Black Neck Stilt	1		1
101) Western Grebe	1				1
102) Kite	1		1
103) Lesser Tern	1		1
104) Muscovy Duck	1				1
105) Box turtle	1		1

23 December 2005

    Gandhi's quotation of "Deeds, Not Words" comes to mind right now and allow me to explain why....

    We just received a grant from the Employees Fund of Boeing California, Long Beach and I realized that their donation was not just for AWRE and our injured wildlife services but it is for you and each and every person of all the communities which AWRE serves. Boeing's donation enables us to help you and everyone when stuck with the dilemma of what you are going to do when you find an injured animal or have any kind of "problems" dealing with wildlife..

    Yes, the Employees of Boeing California, Long Beach are watching out and helping us all, in a very fine manner

John Campbell of Future Design Communications in Signal Hill, has donated a wonderful Nissan pick up truck to AWRE. It means so much to all of us here at AWRE when someone steps up to the plate and gives us a hand with our wildlife rescue and education mission in such a big way. We have never had such a major donation as this very well needed rescue vehicle, especially one in such great condition. I just can't find the words to express our appreciation and thanks

Our deepest and most sincere thanks to John Campbell and Future Design Communications for their kindness, generosity and their appreciation for the AWRE mission. Thank you

We finally have our publishing problems solved and will be up dating the AWRE website on a more frequent basis.

One of the more eventful happenings was the release of Palo a Red Tail Hawk which was brought to us by the Long Beach Animal Control with a drastically broken wing. Under normal circumstances, this wonderful animal would have had to been euthanised due to the extreme nature of its injuries. But fortunately, AWRE has the aid of Dr. Carl Palazzolo, DVM. I've said it many times before that if it weren't for Dr. Palazzolo, AWRE would not be able to have the immensely positive results with the treatment of our injured wildlife, but this time, if it weren't for Dr. Palazzolo, this beautiful animal would be dead instead of living as a free being in its natural environment, habitat and home. After a long and intense surgery session, this hawk was allowed to rest, heal and regain its strength until the bones had healed well enough to remove the pins. Once the pins were removed and the birds was back to normal, so to speak, he went to Billie, keeper of one of AWRE's satellite facilities which has a flight cage and truly a Guardian Angel for all . This large flight cage allows the hawk to build its muscle and sharpen its flying and hunting skills before being released back into the wild.

We are still here and open for business. Please do not hesitate to call us or bring us any of your injured wildlife. We will give them the best treatment in order to heal and release them back into their native habitat.

6 August 2005

Surprisingly, we are still open for business but I can't say for how much longer.. It seems we have been doing so much with so little for so long, we can do anything with nothing and we keep getting more patients, more injured wildlife everyday. So we just keep moving forward, taking one day at a time, all the while hoping we will be able to open for business tomorrow.. Last month, July, we treated 194 animals which is the second highest number of animals AWRE has ever treated in one month since our conception. Of course, we are not including when we responded to oil spills. Our patient data is listed below for those of you which are interested.

This non-profit organization business concept of the corporation losing money and going under when it is treating the highest number of patients in the corporations history just blows me away. But then you all have to remember AWRE's services are per gratis to all.

In reality, the ever increasing number of patients we are treating each month is only indicative of the need, necessity and demand of AWRE and our services rendered and the ever-decreasing donations are indicative of our need for a grant writer.

Despite the increasing demand for AWRE, our finances have us in the position where we may have to close down. Presently, we have to cut programs and projects and the first project to be cut is our research on skunk behavior and communications. We are so close to a major break through in deciphering and understanding one of their communication methods but due to lack of funding this project has been shut down. Hopefully, this project will be completed when we find funding. I optimistically use the word "when" instead of "if" but, at this point in time, each new day presents itself with another AWRE program or project which has to be terminated due to lack of funding. But please remember, AWRE will never turn away any injured or sick animal. We will always find a way to make sure all the animals brought to us, receive the very best and proper medical attention and treatment so it may be healed and returned back into its natural environment. This is our ministry and with any luck, we will be open tomorrow.

It seems our work load continues to increase and we are handling all the patients and animals properly but the business of operating a wildlife rescue facility is beginning to become a load in which we can no longer afford. There are so many unforeseen expenses which are starting to manifest, in what seems to be a chain reaction manner, it is totally overwhelming. As I have said before, our expenses continue to multiply while our donations diminish.

At this exact point in time, AWRE is still open, operating and doing business as usual but that doesn't mean we will be opening tomorrow morning. Yes, I am sorry to say, it is that serious. We will never turn an injured animal away but all of the other services we provide for our communities will start to cease one after another. Well, that is until we, hopefully, find the necessary funding to pick up where we left off.

I would like to thank all of those that have supported AWRE over the past many years. Your support has allowed us to treat over 10,000 animals during the lifespan of AWRE, plus make countless educational presentations and help so many animals and citizens.

27 July 2005

We received one of our more unusual critters this week, a 9 foot Burmese Python weighing about 6 kilos. What a beautiful animal, someone is sure missing their friend. This snake is in excellent condition and has a very curios and friendly attitude. Someone is definitely missing an animal they have spent a lot of time and care with. but hopefully they will run into our "Found" ad or we will see their "Lost" ad, but one way or another, we will do our best to get it back to its home and if not, a proper, loving home for this wonderful python will be very easy to find.

It seems we have a second baby season at hand. This past week we have had an influx of baby Barn Owls, Kestrels, Red Tail Hawks, Cooper's Hawks, Mockingbirds, Possums and skunks. I feel the second baby season is the result of the violent rains and storms we had earlier this year which resulted in most nests, dens and burrows being destroyed by either the rain, wind or floods. Isn't Mother Nature cool in how she always manages to maintain a balance. More later, as it is time for the midnight meds.

June turned out to be another hectic month. AWRE treated 185 animals of 31 different species in June plus all the phone calls. Forty a day at least and this does not include all the time to run a non-profit corporation. No wonder we are all so tired. But I must admit it is quite rewarding being able to provide our services to our communities. And all per gratis on top of that. Tell me that isn't a win-win-win situation

23 June 2005
We are one step closer to starting our ground-breaking research on animal behavior and communication. We have finally found the equipment we need to monitor the inside of a den without disturbing the natural environment and natural behavior of the animals within the den. We will be monitoring and recording all activities within and in the general outside vicinity of the den in hopes of learning more of their learned communications and yes, we do need your help. All this equipment is very expensive and can only be purchased with any funds leftover after taking care of our injured animals. At this time, there are no funds available for said equipment due to the high patient load and the low funding situation. If you would care to make a specific donation towards the purchase of this highly specialized equipment, we would be most grateful

May was another very busy month as you can see from our statistics in the chart below. But I have to admit that June has been even busier than May but that is normal as is the fact each year AWRE is treating more and more animals.

PETCO?s ?Spring a Pet? Campaign Blossoms for All Wildlife Rescue & Education

Long Beach 8 June 2005 ? The PETCO Foundation?s recent ?Spring a Pet? fundraiser will lead to a summer of contentment for companion animals across the country, thanks to the compassion of PETCO customers, vendors, and associates who ?showered? the in-store campaign with generous donations. The event, which ran from March 13 to April 17, raised more than $1.83 million for grassroots animal welfare organizations including All Wildlife Rescue & Education

?Spring is in the air, but animal welfare is in the heart of every pet lover who donated so generously to our Spring a Pet campaign,? said Paul Jolly, Director of the PETCO Foundation. ?Our record success truly demonstrates the PETCO family?s overwhelming love for companion animals, and we thank our customers, vendors, and associates for their continuing support.?

The fundraiser encouraged pet lovers to donate $1, $5, $10, or $20 to animal welfare causes. Each donor received a personalized cutout bunny to display in their neighborhood store or take home as a reminder of their generosity.

This year?s national giving increased 22% over last year?s campaign, which collected over $1.51 million. Each PETCO store selected an animal welfare organization to be the recipient of money raised at their location.

How the Money Makes a Difference. Local proceeds from Spring A Pet 2005 will be used by All Wildlife Rescue & Education to continue with their wildlife rescue and rehabilitation services for our community

? The only reason AWRE has been able to provide its services per gratis to our community for over 15 years is due to the generosity of private citizens and caring corporations like PETCO?, said Kim Thraen, Chief Executive Officer.

PETCO (PETC-NASDAQ) is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food and supplies, with a commitment to quality animal care and education. PETCO?s strategy is to offer customers a complete assortment of pet related products and services at competitive prices, with superior levels of customer service at convenient locations, by hiring pet lovers and training them to become counselors to pet loving customers. PETCO operates more than 740 neighborhood stores in 47 states and the District of Columbia, as well as a leading destination for on-line pet food and supplies at www.petco.com.

The PETCO Foundation, PETCO?s non-profit organization, has raised more than $23 million since inception in 1999. More than 2,700 non profit grassroots animal welfare organizations from around the nation have received support from the Foundation including AWRE and we Thank you

12 May 2005
At this time I am very proud to announce that AWRE is about to embark on a new adventure. This new adventure is the process of gathering the necessary information and data to conclude our revolutionary new scientific breakthrough in wild animal communications and behavior. It is estimated it will take us approximately ten years to gather all the data we need but it will probably take at least another ten years analyzing all this data once it is gathered. But proving our hypothesis about animal communications will be worth all the effort and expense. Have no fear, AWRE is not going to abandon or even down-size in the least, our rescue, rehabilitation and education services. All our regular duties will remain the same, it is just that we have expanded AWRE services yet one more time. Please remember that you too can be part of the AWRE legacy simply by using the "donation" button above.. Thank you for your support

3 May 2005
Another hectic month but it is just "business as usual" here at AWRE during baby season. Check our stats to see what I mean

It has been brought to my attention that our patient load is larger than ever, our expenses are higher than ever but our donations are lower than ever. With this in mind, AWRE is having serious trouble keeping our heads above water, above water??? Now there's a joke. Lately it seems that we are quite lucky just to be able to pop our heads out of the water just long enough to catch a quick breath. We plan to keep treating injured wildlife as long as we can but we will be forced to cut back on many things. Unfortunately, the expense of our website will be a major consideration when it comes time to renew our contract with our server. This will be just one of our cut-backs but we will never turn an injured animal away or provide it with anything less than top-of-the-line medical treatment, but we need your help. We need your donation to be able to continue. If AWRE has at sometime helped you , please return the favor and use the donation button above and we will be able to continue with our ministry. It's up to you. Remember, AWRE has never turned an injured animal away and we have never charged for our services. Think about it. How many companies do you know of that has been in existence for over 15 years, has never sold anything, is not subsidized by any government agency, has no paid employees, has never turned away any legitimate requests for help and has never charged for anything and is yet able to provide a top-of-the-line, cutting-edge service to all communities, not only locally but world wide? If you use that donation button above, you can help us continue our ministry and become part of that legacy. Thank you..

I have just been notified that our work with the Advocate High Court of Pakistan has presented the animal cruelty law and it will be accepted as a national law. the law is:

As I said, we are very proud of AWRE's involvement with the process of protecting animals worldwide.

At this time, AWRE is actively helping write, establish and set precedence of animal cruelty laws in the country of Pakistan. We are working with the Advocate High Court of Pakistan and if things work out right, Pakistan will have the same animal cruelty laws as the state of California. I must admit that we have truly impressed ourselves with the reach our humble organization has had. Not only within the United States and our state of residence which is California but to be able to have such an effect on the laws of foreign countries such as Pakistan. Yes, we are all very proud of ourselves but our mission is far from completed

February has been the usual lull in our patient list. We only treated 32 animals this month but we all know it is darkest before the storm as we are all gearing up for baby season. one new item up our sleeves for this baby season is the grand opening of the Fowler Hilton 2. This is the latest in the state-of-the-arts skunk foster care and rehabilitation unit. It has everything imaginable, thanks to our most generous donor, it is going to be the nicest facility we could provide for our wildlife and our community. We even have underground observation booths so we can observe our charges while they are in the privacy of their burrows and dens. The Fowler Hilton 2 is truly the next step in wildlife rehab facilities.

PETCO's "TREE of HOPE" success plants seed for animal welfare. Thanks to the compassion of customers, vendors and associates of PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. who gave generously to the PETCO Foundation's 2004 "Tree of Hope" in-store fundraiser which ran from 21 November 04 through 24 December 04 "Thanks to the kindness of pet lovers across the country, animals in need will now enjoy a much happier New Year", PETCO Foundation Director Paul Jolly said. "By supporting grassroots animal welfare programs nationwide, Tree of Hope donors have undoubtedly given these animals a reason to celebrate".

PETCO, based in San Diego, is a leading pet specialty retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services with a commitment to quality animal are and education. PETCO's strategy is to offer its customers a complete assortment of pet-related products and services at competitive prices, with superior levels of customer service at convenient locations, by hiring pet lovers and training them to become counselors to their pet-loving customers. Check their on-line pet food and supplies at www.PETCO.com

The PETCO Foundation, PETCO's non profit organization, has raised more than $21 million since inception in 19999. More than 2500 non-profit grassroots animal welfare organizations, in which AWRE was so fortunate to be one of, from around the nation have received support from the Foundation. We truly are appreciative of PETCO's generosity and dedication to making this a better world. Thank you PETCO

A few years ago, a good buddy of mine and I were working late into the night with an in vitro fertilization experiment and in the process I confused the container with the rabbit sperm with the container holding the cat sperm and accidentally fertilized a cat ova with rabbit sperm. The Cabbit is the results of said mistake. Cabot the Cabbit was raised with cats and pretty much thinks of himself as a cat despite the facial characteristics and the rear-leg locomotion of a rabbit and when startled he does hop off in quite a hurry. His temperament is that of a pussycat, sweet, adorable and is happiest while curled in a warm lap and if the owner of that lap is willing to brush Cabot, you'll have a friend forever

Another year and we have had another year where we treated more animals than ever before. Here's the year end statistics for the animals we treated here at AWRE

Species	# Treated	#Released	#Euthanized	#Died	#Placed
1) Laysan Albatross	2	2
2) Red Tail Hawk	21	6	9	3	3
3) Red Shouldered Hawk	11	3	4	3	1
4) Kestrel	38	25	5	3	5
5) Peregrine Falcon	5		1		4
6) Acorn Woodpecker	1		1
7) Crow	170	59	76	24	11
8) Merganser	1	1
9) Pigeon	136	60	50	13	1
10) Western Gull	38	11	24	3
11) Anna?s Hummingbird	9	4	1	2	2
12) Cockatiel	2				2
13) Turkey, Domestic	2				2
14) Mallard	12	61	9	4	30
15) Striped Skunk	78	69	4	1	4
16) Dove, Ring Necked	44	23	14	7
17) Ring Billed Gull	11	5	5	1
18) Common Teal	1		1
19) Opossum	118	30	15	15	58
20) Red Earred Slider	49	3	1		45
21) Pekin Duck	15	8	4	2	1
22) Goose, Domestic	6	4	1	1
23) Sparrow	64	45	7	12
24) Roof Rat	2		1	1
25) Alligator Lizard	1	1
26) Poorwill/Night Jar	4	4
27) California Gull	12	4	6	2
28) Cooper?s Hawk	13	2	10	1
29) Sharp Shinned Hawk	19	5	10		4
30) Night Heron	61	29	29	2	1
31) White Rat	1				1
32) Pie Billed Grebe	3	3
33) Rabbit	3	1	2
34) House Finch	10	5	3	2
35) Rabbit, Domestic	5		3		2
36) Barn Owl	13	1	2	2	8
37) Great Blue Heron	10	7	2	1
38) Scrub Jay	9	3	4	2
39) Raven	14	7	6	1
40) Earred Grebe	7	5	1	1
Species	# Treated	#Released	#Euthanized	#Died	#Placed
41) Great Horned Owl	9		3		6
42) Kingfisher	2			2
43) Brown Pelican	25	7	8	10
44) Grosbeak	1		1
45) Kite	1			1
46) Pelagic Cormorant	4	2	1	1
47) Merlin	2		2
48) Parakeet	3				3
49) Mitered Conure	5		1	3	1
50) Mole	2	1		1
51) Wren	2	2
52) Iguana	57	55	1		1
53) Red Parrot	1			1
54) Rooster	2		1		1
55) Coyote	1		1
56) Mockingbird	10	8	1	1
57) Starling	8	2	1	4	1
58) Morning Dove	5	1		4
59) Raccoon	2	1		1
60) Squirrel, Tree	46	29	8	5	4
61) Quail	1	1
62) Kangaroo Rat	1	1
63) Brandt?s Cormorant	4	3		1
64) Common Tern	1		1
65) Junko	1	1
66) Green Back Heron	3	3
67) Herring Gull	5	4	1
68) Fulmar	3	1	1	1
69) Snowy Egret	3		1	2
70) Oriole	1			1
71) Osprey	2		2
72) Phoebe	1	1
73) Warbler	1		1
74) Lovebirds	1				1
75) Goldfinch	2	1	1
76) Brewer?s Blackbird	3	2		1
77) Black Crown Heron	1	1
78) Robin	1	1
79) Button Quail	1				1
80) Cliff Swallow	1	1

The picture below is that of one of our more unusual critter calls. Early one morning we received a call concerning a turkey that was in our callers' backyard looking in their sliding glass door. Upon arrival, I went around to the backyard and sitting at their backyard picnic table, having their morning tea, were two darling ladies and sitting between them was this turkey. It was an easy capture, just had to pick him up and carry him out and place him in the cab of the truck. We were able to place this bird at a local animal sanctuary. The owner's of this sanctuary are familiar with AWRE's work and immediately named this bird after one of our crew members. Although I consider this a big honor, the person which had the bird named after them has forbidden me to publish the further details. But here's a namesake from one of AWRE's cherished volunteers. To quote Mahatma Gandhi, "Deeds, not words"

I just love this picture taken at the Fowler Hilton, so many healthy, strong skunks ready for release back into their natural habitat. Isn't it cool the results a properly balanced diet can make. Here's a little contest for all of our readers... Can you tell me how many skunks are in this picture? Send your answer to info@awre.org

I have to admit that the addition of Chris Fowler to the AWRE team has been the best "happening" for not only AWRE but for all our wildlife, our communities and our environment. I must admit, we all owe Chris, big time for all her efforts in making this world a better place for all. T

Yesterday I had the privilege to address around 40 students of the Hiroshima School of Veterinary Medicine. I was very honored to have been asked to help our visiting students learn about rehabilitating, treating and releasing wildlife. It was quite impressive how quickly these students picked up, grasped and ran with new concepts when presented to them. I must admit that I was giving the translator a work out. The translator earned my respect, I guess one can tell if one has started to ramble by how long the translator takes. As I said, he really earned my respect with a job very well done. One big difference I noticed between these students and the American students that come through our facility (I'm 110% American, so I can say this and get away with it) but ALL of the Japanese students took their education, their studies and their opportunity for an education ever-so-much-more seriously that the typical American. I think we need to take a lesson here.

We have just broken an AWRE record for the number of animals treated in one year. We just treated our 1100 animal in 2004. We are also very aware that if not for the kindness and efforts like those of Savannah Moody, Kelly Smiley, Boeing, Thums and our other faithful donors and supporters, we would not have been able to answer our calling and make this accomplishment. If that doesn't validate our community's need for AWRE nothing does.

Another hectic month were everyone was much too busy treating our injured wildlife. Hopefully next month it might slow down enough to catch up with the website but being short-handed, under funded and over-worked AWRE is still up and treating any and all injured wildlife sent our way

Every once in a great while we receive a donation that truly touches our hearts. This is the story of such a donation. Earlier this summer, two young girls, Savannah Moody, 9, and Kelly Smiley, 10, decided they wanted to do something that mattered, they wanted to contribute to a charity which they believed in. Remember these are two caring, young girls that want to make a difference in improving our environment, our wildlife and our community. They decided to hold a fund raiser for AWRE. On the hottest day of the summer, these two loaded up their wagon, went to the beach and set up a lemonade stand and started selling lemonade, all to benefit the injured animals AWRE is treating. After a busy and successful day hard at work in the scorching Southern California sun, Savannah and Kelly donated all they made to AWRE. With such a dedication and commitment at such an early age, these two girls are really going to make a difference in our world, just as they have at AWRE. We are very grateful of their hard work and their generosity to share the fruits of their labors with others. I'm sure their parents are quite proud of their daughters, and rightly so cause I know we are

Great news, Fish & Game ha finally processed our claims and it is just a matter of having the check clear. AWRE is almost back into the black, almost, ... but at least now there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

It is finally starting to slow down. We only treated 170 animals in June 04 of 34 different types of species. Our year to total is attached below for those who are interested. We are also still looking for a reliable rescue vehicle with not much luck but we do have a bright light at the end of the tunnel, just hope it runs.

We have been swamped this baby season and if our finances aren't straightened out this is probably going to be AWRE's last. It's not that we are a bunch of idiots that can't handle our affairs, it's that our wonderful Department of Fish & Game has stiffed us with $14,615.71 worth bills and have come up with one lame assed reason after another to delay payment. They haven't denied payment so we can't sue for the money, they are just delaying payment and some of these bills are now over a year old and these bills are causing AWRE to have to close its' doors. Gee, some might ponder the thought of my losing my time honored respect for our wonderful Department of Fish & Game, damn, I wonder why?

Thank God for the wonderful employees of Boeing of California. Right at our darkest moment, they jump in to the rescue with a grant which will ensure that AWRE will be here for our environment, citizens, community and wildlife for at least the rest of this season.

The William C. Bannerman Foundation has most generously come forward with a specific donation towards the purchase of a new AWRE rescue vehicle. We are all so appreciative of the kindness of the William C. Bannerman Foundation, we are at a total loss for words. Thank you but thank you just doesn't seem to be enough as we are all very appreciative of your generosity and caring for our environment and AWRE mission. Thank you. I can guarantee we will do our best to see it goes as directed. I must admit, it would be wonderful having a rescue vehicle that both doors worked, plus a slew of other things. Yes, we are all very, very appreciative, grateful and thankful for the kindness and caring of the William c. Banneman Foundation. Thank you

AWRE can also use your help. As I stated earlier, we need a new rescue vehicle. We need a small truck, good on gas mileage, in good working condition. We need a truck that is reliable as we do use it in dangerous and hazardous situations and conditions when the rescue calls for it.

If you or know someone who has a small truck fitting this description and is interested in selling it, please call me at (562) 434-0141 And yes, I will give you my pitch on how you can donate some or all of the sales price of the vehicle, but WE DO HAVE CASH IN HAND AND ARE READY TO DEAL

Baby season is now up and running and is gaining momentum. But this year, we have an advantage, a big advantage. The Meade Corporation has kindly and most generously outfitted our prohibited species team with some much needed lab equipment. I mean top of the line microscopes, quality optical instruments which will enable the complete prohibited species team to have the much needed diagnostic equipment at all of our satellite locations. Meade Corporation's generosity is truly a statement which shows they care about our wildlife and environment and are willing to actually DO something other than just talk about it. AWRE and all our patients will definitely benefit from Meade's actions and I am personally very, very thankful

The first two months of the year have been fairly slow. This is usual from past records. I guess it is the lull before the storm we call baby season.

2003 was a record year for AWRE we treated 1047 animals of 100 different species. Our Patient totals are charted below for those that have interest in the actual species and the numbers of said species we treated in the year 2003. We hope our involvement with the California Department of Fish & Game continues to grow. I must admit that it has been a very enlightening and gratifying experience to work with such fine, dedicated officers. It's good to know our wildlife is in such good hands especially when there are such evil people out there

October 15th put a lot to rest in the world of skunks for many of us in the business of rescue and rehabbing of wildlife, the court case was over. We had all been holding our breath since the seizure on June 14th. of some domestic and wild skunks by California Department of Fish and Game. Reportedly, the seizure of the skunks was brought about due to tips to California Dept. of Fish and Game of baby skunks being brought in from out of state and being sold as pets here in California. Skunks are illegal as pets in California whether domestic bred or wild.

In the past years where skunks have been an issue, the end has not been a happy one. Skunks are rabies vector animals and have to be killed in order to be tested for rabies, and that unfortunately is the way most cases involving skunks have been handled and their demise is in vain. This is the first case in which California Department of Fish and Game has had to deal with domestic bred skunks and our hats go off to them in the expert handling of this case. All of the seized domestic skunks were taken to a Veterinarian for health checks and medical treatment then placed with reputable rehabbers until which time arrangements could be made to fly them out to a qualifying rescue facility in a legal state where they would be cared for until they were placed in loving homes. We have maintained contact with the facilities and continue to follow up on the skunks and I am happy to report that they are all doing very well in their new homes and adjusting well even though they had a chaotic beginning. The wild skunk was placed with an education facility after medical evaluation and is adjusting well in the new surroundings.

Much of this hard work and praise goes to Fish and Game Officer Cindy Wood, she worked extremely hard in getting a crash course in skunks from qualified skunk rehabbers and assured us all that the skunks would not be harmed either during or after the confiscation. Officer Wood has kept her promise to us and through her hard work and diligence has set a new precedence in the way Fish and Game handles skunks and hopefully it will follow suit with other prohibited species in the future. We can only hope that other states where skunks are illegal as pets will follow Officer Woods' tenacity to see that the skunks do not suffer for the ignorance of people bringing them into illegal states as a pet.

This public thank you to Officer Cindy Wood and Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game is sent out not only by us in the skunk and wildlife rehabbing circle in California, but by everyone across the US who love wildlife and those who share their homes with a skunk in legal states. We would also like to thank those wonderful caring people on the receiving end of these skunks, they showed concern and were very cooperative and have been an asset in making this happen.

I have intentionally not mentioned names of those that have been involved in the background in this case or the facilities that were used. It remains our goal that the skunks be safe and that the people that helped us relocate these skunks not be bothered. The important thing is the skunks are safe and CA. Dept. of F&G did it! Thank you, and if you need our help again, just whistle.

We have accomplished one of our major projects and that project was changing the State of California?s Fish & Game Departments standing policy to euthanize any confiscated prohibited species. This is a major accomplishment and will save the lives of all illegal animals confiscated in the State of California.

Now, when Fish & Game confiscate an illegally possessed animal, the animal will be taken to a licensed rehabilitator to get the animal healthy and to determine if the animal is releasable and if not, we will place the animal with a licensed facility or shipped to a state where the animal is legal.

This accomplishment has been many years in the works and with the help of Officer Cindy Wood, it is now a reality. Officer Cindy has shown so much diligence, patience and determination in her duties to protecting our wildlife, it is incredible. Without her help this change of state policy would not have happened. We and all animal lovers alike owe Officer Cindy Wood a big load of thanks and appreciation plus a heap of admiration. Thanks, Cindy!!

I cannot explain what an accomplishment it is for our AWRE team to be able to respond to the call and make these policy changes a reality. We are very proud of ourselves and plan to continue with our missions.

As usual, we have been very busy. With this being Chris' first month as Executive Director of Prohibited Species, she has proven why and how she has earned her position. Her dedication, perseverance, patience and just plain hard work has made us all proud and has made AWRE shine. It's amazing to see how a person's efforts can benefit our community, environment and wildlife. She is doing such a good job and we are sure proud and thankful to have her on our team.

We have been pretty busy. In august we treated102 animals and wee able to release 57 of them. Wonderful results, it makes all the hard work and sleepless nights all worthwhile

We are very proud to announce the appointment to AWRE's Board of Directors, Chris Fowler. Her hard work, dedication, unequaled abilities, personal sacrifices have earned her position as "Executive Director of Prohibited Species". I sure hope she realizes what she has gotten herself into, but a more dedicated individual, I have yet to meet. She is a wonderful asset to AWRE. Our wildlife, our environment and our communities have and will continue to benefit from her hard work. Thanks Chris and welcome aboard

AWRE's fame and expertise is now literally known world-wide. We have currently helped animals in 186 different countries throughout the world. AWRE has an incredibly strong reputation that is recognized world- wide.

When trying to determine what sets AWRE apart from all the rest of the similar organizations is the fact that AWRE does respond to each and every person that contacts AWRE seeking our help for animals and we respond quickly, too, pretty darn quickly. We respond no matter how you contact us about injured wildlife. Either by phone (quickest way to get in touch with AWRE). by E-mail (our mail box is checked on the average of four times a day and always around midnight, just to be sure) or by snail mail. We do respond and we do achieve results.

I am very proud of AWRE and its well earned reputation but no matter how great ones convictions and dedications run, there is still a cost to be able to provide our service to our communities and wildlife of the world, a very expensive cost. All the permits, licenses, fuels costs, equipment costs, it just goes on and on.

But once again, the employees of Boeing California have come to our rescue. They have once again shown their genuine caring and concern for our communities, wildlife and environment by standing behind their words with another very generous grant. Without their support AWRE would not be able to provide t he services that we provide. I'm not saying that without the employees of Boeing's help the quality of AWRE's services and the quantity of animals treated would decline or deteriorate, I am saying that without the employees of Boeing we would not be able to provide our service. We would not be able to provide our service, period. And we are deeply grateful for their generosity in allowing us to continue with our mission.

But Boeing's most generous donation, nowhere comes close to covering AWRE's ever growing expenses. We still need your help desperately. Please send your tax deductible donations to:

We were asked for our patient data for study done by Andrea Spoehr and found her results to show good insight and I thought you might find it not only interesting but will give you some "food for thought"

Survey of Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers Helping to Support the Deselectionist Position

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course Comparative Behavior (PS 380), Spring 2003.

Abstract

Darwin?s survival of the fittest theory has been popular for quite some time, but recently other theorists have suggested revisions to help answer age-old evolutionary questions. Namely, does natural selection proceed by favoring certain genes, or by disfavoring certain genes? This research surveyed, via email, wildlife rehabilitators to get a better understanding of the natural selection process. Findings indicate that for all animals manmade hazards are in the top three reasons for being deselected. Orphaned or other injury mostly coming from a cat or dog was also very popular way to be deselected. Manmade hazards and man?s best friend seem to be all species worst enemy. Perhaps these things are deselecting animals because they have not had enough time to evolve defense for manmade things, since from an evolutionary standpoint these dangers have only been around for a very brief moment in time.

Survey of Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers Helping to Support the Deselectionist Position
Charles Darwin presented the theory of natural selection in the book, On the Origin of a Species (1876) and also in his research. This theory gained wide acceptance and for years evolutionary biologists used his ideas as a model for the their evolutionary theories. Darwin made assumptions that those species that were alive, were alive because they had the favored traits to live within their given niche. Eventually, because of intraspecies competition beings would come to perfectly fit their niche. However, as further research has been conducted, it seems that Darwin?s theory did not explain several observations. In a book entitled, Darwin?s Blind Spot: Evolution Beyond Natural Selection, Frank Ryan (2002). He looks at symbiogenesis on the cellular level to shake some of Darwin?s theories. Although this is a minority view in evolutionary theory it does point to a growing trend in rebelling against Darwin?s idea of proselection (environment favors certain traits).

Houle and Locke (2002) feel that until recently natural selection has not focused on the form of the selection, but just on the fact that something is or isn?t being selected. They contest that field studies and laboratory studies results have very little if any overlap. This indicates that little has been done, besides introducing genetics, to change the original theory of evolution. Ehrlich and Feldman (2003) contend that behavioral genetics is not as responsible for evolutionary changes as some think. They feel that the interaction with different environments (within the human species) has created differences. The differences these interactions create are not solely do to proselection (natural selection), but other variables. In light of these differing theories Hardy (2003) has suggested that evolutionists have been focusing on selection in the wrong light and that is why there are so many unanswerable questions and contentions within the community.

Hardy proposes that instead of looking at natural selection from a proselectionist point of view, in which certain traits are selected for; he feels that some traits are so costly there is no way that trait could survive long enough to reproduce and therefore the organism carrying the trait, along with the rest of their genes are deselected from the population. Using humans as an example Hardy gives several reasons why a deselectionist point of view is more accurate than a proselectionist point of view for how natural selection works. First, he sights that proselection would eventually lead to perfect species and since that is not the case a deselectionist would say that only the least fit portion of the species will be deselected, so the vast number of imperfect humans would be a testament to the fact the species is not becoming more perfect. Second, proselectionist theory contends that only the most fit should reproduce, which is clearly not the case. Many people have one or more bad traits and have been able to successfully reproduce. The deselectionist focuses on defective genes or congenital liabilities, so we can look at one organism instead as a collection of symbiotic organ systems, as Houle and Rowe suggest. That way there are no oxymorons such as the smart geek, if we were being pushed to perfection a geek would not exist only smart non-geeks, which is not the case. Ultimately, a deselection perspective does not drive a species to perfection; instead it simply gets rid of the most severe imperfections.

This paper attempts to verify with descriptive statistics that a deselectionist point of view is more inclusive and in accordance with our actual observations in the field.

Subjects

Members of either the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council as of 2000, or members of the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of 2001, whose emails are printed in the directory.

Apparatus

The list serve is currently set up for about 800 participants, however, only about fifteen responded with viable data. This data though produced about 2000 animals. I will be using an open-ended survey, sent out over computer (see appendix). The questions on the survey ask the participants to indicate types of animals and how many are brought in, then how many of those died and cause of death.

Procedure

Using the two directories the participants were emailed over the worldwide web to about twenty different countries. They were all asked to reply via email or U.S. Postal Service. Much of the data collected from the surveys was not in the form expected, because for many of the larger organizations it was too difficult to break it down into different species. Instead, I took the data and broke the animals into five categories. They are: sea birds (including ducks and geese), other birds, land mammals, sea mammals, and reptiles. There are also seven categories describing the reason for deselection. These are: manmade hazards, infection, starvation, dehydration, other illnesses (appeared to be sick), orphaned, and injury to body (either unknown or from a cat or dog).

Due to the nature of the study only descriptive statistics were used. About 2000 animals were used to record the data. Out of the seven categories the three that most often deselected the animals were manmade hazards, orphaned, and injury to the body. Out of 594 sea birds 209 were deselected due to manmade hazards, while 180 were deselected because of an injury to the body, 96 because of dehydration, and 84 orphaned. The other birds reflected a similar pattern. Out of 740 birds, ninety had an injury to the body, while 79 died of manmade hazards. However, 518 died of some type of illness. But there is a caution, 500 of these deaths were reported from a Montana center all because of salmonella poisoning. There were a total of 664 land mammals and 360 of them were deselected because of manmade hazards, while 137 of them were orphaned and 106 had an injury to the body. The only other category where land mammals appeared was other illness with 61. The data for the sea mammals was too limited with only two sea mammals being recorded. A total of 29 reptiles were reported with fifteen being deselected through manmade hazards (see Table 1 for all the information).

Discussion

The two major categories for the animals were the manmade hazards and the injuries to the body (many through predation). However, the manmade hazards differed depending on the type of animal. Many of the sea birds were affected by oiling. Many different types of gulls also collided with farming machinery. For many of the land birds the pesticides that are put into trees affected them. This was because the birds that live off those insects were eating the poisoned insects and became poisoned themselves. There were large numbers of birds being hit by vehicles or running into windows. For house finches and sparrows many had problems when buildings were being torn down, mostly because their nests with hatchlings were destroyed. Eagles and owls run into problems with gunshots and another major problem for owls is being hit by cars. Vehicles hit many of the land mammals. Something that currently does not force the animal to be deselected but may in the future as the animal?s niches shrink due to construction and urban sprawl. Animals may have to compete for the same resources or if they continue to live in that environment more manmade hazards or an increasing number of car hits.

For the birds and mammals alike, injuries to the body, which mostly came from domestic cats and dogs also was a large cause for deselection. In regards to orphaned, most of the land mammals that were orphaned were bunnies. This may be because their mother is not around them for much of the day, so some of the ones brought in that were thought to be orphaned, might not have been.

There were some limits and problems to my study. Even though I had over 800 people on my list serve, very few actually responded so perhaps because of the few number of shelters responding the data may be affected. Also, because much of the data was not organized in a way the survey asked it was difficult for me to compile the data by species, because it would take longer than I had to work on it. We collapsed the species categories into five areas and so some of the data may have been lost. Further research could be done on some species-specific dangers or the reason why they were deselected. By this I do not mean how they were killed, but instead, what led them to be killed, where was there a failure? Perhaps the failure could just be the inability to adapt successfully to rapid changes. I am not sure how you would go about finding these things out, but it would be interesting to do research in the area of how human hazards have helped to deselect different organisms. Perhaps as people spread to more remote parts of the world if human hazards could, by themselves cause the next great extinction?

Ehrlich, P. & Feldman, M. (2003). Genes and cultures: what creates our behavioral phoneme? Current Anthropology,44, 87-95.

Frank, R. (2002). Darwin?s Blind Spot: Evolution beyond Natural Selection. Houghton.

Hardy, R.R. (2002). Natural selection from a deselectionist point of view. (Unpublished manuscript)

Houle, D. & Locke, R. (2002). Natural selection in a bottle. The American Nationalist, 161, 50-67.

The above work was researched, written and represents the thoughts of Andrea Spoehr

Baby season has an early start here in southern California. With our last storm, heavy winds occurred which happened to dislodge many baby Tree Squirrels. For what ever reason, many were not accepted back by their mother. This is a very strange occurrence since animal mothers are very loving and protective of their young by nature. In my own humble opinion, I don't think the finders of SOME of the baby squirrels were too concerned about predators getting the baby before the mom did, but that is hypothetical conjecture and doesn't change the fact that we have to raise these babies for 15 weeks while they grow and learn all the survival skills necessary to make it as a real, free squirrel.

We are still plugging along treating all the wild animals sent in our direction. That is one thing I am very proud about AWRE is that we have never turned away an injured animal and have done our best to provide that animal, each and every one of them, with the finest of treatment, medical supplies, all the latest medicines, medical procedures, diagnostics, care and respect and it has all been provided to our communities, environment and wildlife per gratis. Free of charge.

Think about it, we treat over one thousand,1000, animals per year all for no charge to the public. Find an injured animal call us and we will heal and release it. All for free.

That is incredible, this really blows my mind that AWRE is able to provide this service to our community and for over a decade and I am so proud to be a part of it. AWRE is making a difference. A difference in our environment and a difference in the citizens of our communities' lives. And a positive difference, too.

To begin with, there are no salaries at AWRE. No one gets paid, from the CEO on down, not one cent goes towards salaries. We are all volunteers, extremely dedicated volunteers. This means 100% of all donations go directly to our injured wildlife.

We are able to provide the best of medical care through the kindness of Long Beach Animal Hospital. Without them, we would not be able to treat as many animals as we do nor would we be able to have all the latest of technological advances, medications, diagnostic procedures, surgical abilities available to us, plus the ability to interrupt 4 world class veterinarians, any time seeking advice goes way beyond dollars and cents.

It costs on the average of about $80 per animal to treat an animal, providing it does not require any extensive surgery. Seriously, Dr. Carl Palazzolo, Dr. Bill Ridgeway and the Long Beach Animal Hospital are the reason AWRE is able to work our miracles.

When asked how are we able to take care of so many animals, our standard reply is, "Because Dr. Palazzolo and Dr. Ridgeway lets us"

But we still have other expenses we have to cover to provide our services. We have vehicle costs, maintenance, gas, etc., equipment costs and equipment maintenance costs, education fees. Did you know California Fish & Game requires 8 hours of continued education every year just to keep your license. Licensing, permits, code variances, insurance and of course the dreaded administrative fees. It goes on and on, just as with any other business. Believe me it all adds up.

The Employees Community Fund of Boeing, Long Beach and THUMS of Long Beach have been very generous to us and have helped cover a serious chunk of these expenses and we are very, very grateful to be the recipients of their generosity. And like I said before, the reason AWRE is able to work our miracles is due to the kindness, generosity and caring for our environment and community of the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Long Beach and THUMS of Long Beach. Thank you. Thank you one and all!!!

We greatly appreciate the generosity of all of our donors but we need your help too. Our expenses continue to grow as does our case load and the funding we have does not cover our expenses. Last year AWRE spent much more than it had coming in. We have plans on growing, expanding enabling us to save more injured wildlife and reach more children with our message. We have designed a hospital ship and have chosen our builder, the contracts are drawn up and we are ready to go except for the proverbial funding. The sad thing is, AWRE has great plans for the future but we are having such great problems dealing with today.

We do need your help, boy, do we need your help. As I said, there are no salaries at AWRE, 100% of your donation goes directly towards the aid of our wildlife, your donation is tax deductible and your money will make a difference. A difference to our environment, a difference to our community and a difference to our wildlife. Please help. You, too, can make a difference. Thank you.

Send your tax deductible donation to:        All Wildlife Rescue & Education
                                                                379 Newport Ave. Ste 302
                                                                Long Beach, CA
                                                                90814

January deemed to be a rather slow month as far as the number of animals we treated, only 53, but some interesting cases. The southern California area is dealing with a Newcastle's disease onslaught, so we are on the look out for any birds that are symptomatic. I understand some local poultry farmers/ranchers have lost their entire flocks in hopes of slowing the spread of this disease. It is kind of scary, almost as bad as the West Nile Virus that is spreading nation wide.

We have been very busy despite the lack of funds. Boeing and the THUMS Company have been very generous, but as with everything else, our expenses to treat the wildlife and to operate have continued to escalate.

Needless to say, we have been very busy and keep in mind, no one at AWRE receives a salary and we are responsible for all expenses incurred with our rescue and rehabilitation services. YES, WE NEED YOUR HELP!! Please make a tax deductible donation to AWRE. Thank you

Needless to say, we have been very busy as of late caring for a large number and assortment of injured wildlife. Thanks to our friends, the Employees Community Fund of Boeing and our friends at Thums Long Beach, and their kind generosity, we are able to continue with our mission. They have enabled us to provide the care and treatment the injured wildlife deserves, the best!!

We finished the year 2001 with flying colors. We treated 77 different species totaling almost one thousand animals (948 to be exact) and were able to release better than half of them, 52%, 488, back into their native habitat.

As I have mentioned before, AWRE is in desperate need of funds to continue our good work. Yes, that means we need money to continue. We need your help by means of a donation. Any donation, no matter what size is greatly appreciated and will be put to good work. At this time, there are NO PAID POSITIONS at AWRE, we all volunteer our time and efforts.

This means 100% of your donation goes directly to aid our wildlife. Please your help will be very appreciated. Thank you.

I have enclosed a list of critters we treated, categorized by species with all the numbers of their disposition. By disposition we mean as to what happened with this creature, weather the animal was released, died, euthanized or placed into an educational facility.

Another busy month at AWRE. We treated 120 different animals and were able to release 84 of them back into their natural habitat. This gave us an outstanding 70% release rate. All the work was well worth it. It is such a rush when returning what would have been a dead animal back into it's natural environment to return to it's normal life and family

We have also completed our sampling of free-range raptors in the study of the spread of the West Nile Virus. I'll post the final findings as soon as they become available

Did you know that Americans love for hamburgers has a direct impact on the water level of the Panama Canal?

The Panama Canal's water level is dictated by the amount of rainfall. The amount of rainfall is dictated by the rain forest and one of the main reason for the rain forest being destroyed is to make that land suitable for cattle to graze. Americans are the major consumer of these cattle

More hamburgers, less rain forest, less rainfall, and a lower water level in the Panama Canal.

We have been treating 1000 different critters per year and the expense of our work has sky rocketed. The cost of equipment, supplies and everything else involved with our rescue and rehabilitation work has continually increased while at the same time the amount of donations has failed to meet AWRE's needs.

In order to continue with our good work, we need your help. We need you to make a donation.

October ran by just as fast as last month with a variety of animals. In one day alone we treated pigeons, cormorants, pelicans, red tailed hawks, a gopher, possums and a raccoon. Great fun.

The great thing about wildlife rehab is that no two days are ever the same and you never know what great adventure is about to begin when the phone or doorbell rings

This month we treated 75 different animals for everything from broken parts, gunshot wounds, oil exposure and even some things we aren?t quite sure about.

With any luck November will slow down but we?ll cross that bridge once we get to it.

September proved to be another hectic month. We treated 61 different critters and were able to release 37 of them for an astounding 61% success rate. No wonder everyone around here is so tired

10 September 2000

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5 September 2000
It has finally started to slow down here at the offices of AWRE. During August, we only treated only 83 animals and were able to release 61% of them. Yes, despite the "slow down", we remained fairly busy.

One of our more interesting cases concerned a small Striped Skunk. It seems a concerned citizen found an abandoned, deformed baby skunk and thought it would make an interesting pet.

Although Skunks are very cute and even more personable, they have a legal status, which makes acquiring all the necessary permits, almost impossibility. Even the LA Zoo does not have a Skunk on display.

These strict laws of the State of California are due to the fact this species is considered to be a reservoir for Rabies.

Without the proper knowledge, this individual had the Skunk de-scented. This is a process of surgically removing the scent glands. This surgery leaves the Skunk defenseless and therefore non-releasable.

This individual had no idea of what a proper diet for a Skunk was and this animal was starting to show the signs of malnutrition.

We immediately started to stabilize this animal and get it onto a balanced diet of good food. You should have seen the delight in this creature when he was fed his first mouse. Real food, at last!

We knew of an educational organization, which was trying to find a Skunk in order to receive the proper permits. We received permission from the proper authorities to transfer custody of this critter once it was stabilized

20 August 2000
A good time to finish our press release for July, we have obviously been quite busy.July proved to be a very hectic yet interesting month at AWRE. We treated 119 animals and were able to release 71 of them. This gives us a 60% success rate and in our line of business, that is something to be quite proud of.

We treated our usual array of animals but had an exceptionally unusual case. We received and treated our first Roadrunner.

On Saturday afternoon, we received a call from the Long Beach Animal Control Officer wondering if we would take on a baby Roadrunner.

It seems someone was unloading a truckload of hay, which had been trucked in from Arizona, and discovered a nest with this baby chick abandoned within it.

Sure didn’t know what I had gotten myself into. I’ll post more, as the pictures become available

We also had a Coopers Hawk, which probably had gotten hold of a mouse or rat that had ingested poison. Secondary poisoning is something everyone should be aware of.

When someone uses poisons as a means for pest control, they have no control over who is going to be poisoned.

Secondary poisoning is the term used when something, let’s say a mouse, eats poison that has been placed for him. He eats poison, sufficient amounts to kill him. This means the ingested poison is circulating all through the mouse via the blood stream.

After eating the poison the mouse becomes poison and runs off about his way. Whatever creature eats this poisoned mouse becomes poisoned also.

In this case, a Coopers Hawk ate the poisoned mouse and had to suffer the consequences of secondary poisoning due to carelessness.

Now, on to answer a quwestion we received via e-mail about the rehabilitation of Brown Pelicans

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 8:11 PM
Subject: a question about Brown Pelicans
Hello,
I am writing to inquire if you have any information about the rehabilitation
of Brown Pelicans. I am a volunteer at the wildlife Care Center of
County. Pelicans are one of my favorite sea birds. We care for
them & then we release them back. I am not aware of much information on the
rehabilitation of the Brown Pelican & was wondering if you had any & if you
would share it w/me. Perhaps you would know of some places where I could
obtain more information on the rehabilitation of the Brown Pelican.
Thank you,

Greetings;
yes, I've had over 10 years of experience with Brown Pelicans and have
literally treated thousands of them. What you are asking can fill volumes
so if you could be a little more specific with your question, I'll be able
to take it from there (hopefully)

If you want authoritative information on Brown pelicans check out any
treatise, papers, research data or anything written by Dan Anderson. I've
had the privilege of working with Dan on a Brown Pelican satellite-tracking
project. The man is a literal walking Pelican encyclopedia He teaches at
UC Davis and is "The Pelican God". This is the man that took it on his own
and discovered why the Pelican shells were too soft to be productive back in
the 60s (yea, he's the guy that proved the damage done by DDT, if it wasn't
for him, there would be NO Brown Pelicans around now and everything else
would be pretty sick by this time)
I'm pretty sure the UC Davis Avian Department has plenty of his works
available on line and is well worth the effort in looking it up
Anyway, if you have a specific question, let me know and I'll try and answer
it the best I can.
God Bless One and All dave

> Hello,
> Thank you for responding to my emails. I am almost sure that the center
has gotten his information but I will mention it to the Tech that is the
Pelican expert. I have been told that she doesn’t have much information on
the rehabilitation of the brown pelican. When I go in on Monday I will ask
her exactly what she would like to get & get back to you. I will also
mention the person from UC Davis.
Once again thank you. I am trying to learn as much as I can as well, so
that I can service them to my best ability.
> Once again thank you.

Greetings;
The International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council has some great info too
try www.iwrc-online.org and the International Bird Rescue Research Center
www.ibrrc.org should have some important info you will need.

Please forgive my candor and poor choice of words. I mean this to be
constructive and do not mean to sound offensive, so if it does, please
excuse my poor choice of words but: One question, if your facility has no
one that is experienced with Brown Pelicans, why are you treating them?

I don't mean to be rude but these are very delicate living beings and are not
there for inexperienced people to be playing "biologist".

If basic guidelines aren't followed you are not helping the creature but are doing
the threatened creatures harm. Perhaps you should consider transporting the
Pelicans to a facility that has the properly trained and experienced staff.
One really needs to apprentice under an experienced, knowledgeable
individual and not go about experimenting hoping "this or that" might work.

Remember this is a life you are dealing with

If you are interested in apprenticing with qualified people let me know and I'll give you some contact info.

I'm off my soap box now I hope this is taken as constructive and it is
meant to be helpful

Let me know your questions and I'll do my best to answer them
God Bless One and All
dave

August 7, 2000
A piece from our Q & A Department
Thank you for the information on the broken leg of our Albatross.
This is the first of this species that we have dealt with and I would
appreciate your advice on its feeding requirements.
    It is aYellow-nosed Albatross, which I understand is one of the smaller of the species.
    We have been feeding it with small fish (whiting: a small elongated fish about the length of your hand) and it has been comfortably handling up to 25 fish per day. It is not interested in feeding itself with fish placed in a dish and we therefore have to place the fish in its throat. Because of its wound dressings, we are unable to place it in or near our pools and have been tubing approx. 50ml of water into it per day. We have also been supplying it with specialized supplementary vitamins. I would appreciate any information you can forward to us.
> Regards,
> Lance Ferris
> Australian Seabird Rescue

Greetings;
    An Albatross's natural diet consists mostly of squid which they catch on the fly and eat on the fly also.
    This "natural feeding behavior" is very hard to over-come and why we rely on force-feeding. This way we know its eating.
        As far as the amounts to feed we use the formula
78.3X Wt..75=K/Cals/24 hours

note: the Wt..75 is the animals body weight in Kg cubed and then find
the square root twice This number you multiply by 78.3
    This gives you the basal K/Cal requirement for a 24 hour period. If the animal is adult and injured, its basal requirements are doubled. If the
animal is a juvenile, the basal requirements are tripled. If the animal is
an injured juvenile, the basal requirements are quadrupled.
    Sorry, I don't have my caloric density chart here with me (its at the
hospital) but you can find the amount of K/Cals in the food, preferably
squid in this case. It will be listed as K/Cals per KG and just do your
math.
    Serve at least the amount required over the 24-hour period. Individual
feeding amounts vary according to the bird’s behavior when force-feeding.
    Many times once the squid is put into the bird’s mouth, it readily
accepts more but after a bit it will not be as accepting. You'll get "the
feel" for it after a couple of feeds.
    The number of feeds per day is determined by the amount it eats at each individual feed. If it consumes a small amount, more individual feeds are necessary than if it consumes large quantities at each feed
    As a general rule I never feed at night other than having food and water available for self-feeding purposes.
Let me know if I can be of any other help
God Bless One and All dave

ANSWER: Fulmars' natural diet consists of fish, plankton and squid. When tube feeding this species, we usually use squid that has been run through the food processor/blender and chopped and mixed with Pedialyte until it is fine enough to pass through the feeding tube. We also add fish, usually smelt or mackerel, to the ingredients or sometimes using only fish in attempts to vary the diet. We always add Vionate vitamin, mineral supplement to the food.

One VERY IMPORTANT FACT to remember when feeding waterbirds that are kept in restricted confinement (a cage) is to NEVER feed them Anchovies. Anchovies are in their natural diet BUT Anchovies contain a very high amount of natural oil. This OIL IS NOT COMPLETELY DIGESTED AND IS PASSED IN THE FECES. When the bird is in confinement it will inevitably get its feces on itself, when this happens you have an oiled bird. The same effects as if it had motor oil on it. You will now have to wash the bird in a very prescribed manner to be able to release the bird with any chance of survival.

June turned out to be another busy month at AWRE. We treated 138 critters all together and were able to release 96 of them. This gave us a 70% success rate. Needless to say, we are just as proud as we are tired.

We received a call from Los Angeles Animal regulations Office asking if we were licensed to take and would take coyotes, which we are. Seems they had trapped a young coyote in downtown Los Angeles and they need someone with the expertise to be sure this animal had a chance to be released in the wild.

When we received the Coyote, it turned out to be a young pup around three months of age. It was in good health despite having a good case of "worms".

After being treated for these internal parasites, the only thing this creature needed was its freedom. This is what proved to be an interesting exercise.

California laws dictate the animal, when released, is to be returned to within a ? mile radius of where it was found. My contention was that this coyote was found off Vermont Street in downtown Los Angeles and there is no suitable habitat for it to be released in. This is where I passed the buck and contacted the Fish and Game Department and let their head biologist make the decision.

With the location and permission we were off to release our charge into a wilderness area which would now be this young Coyotes new home.

When arriving, we surveyed the area for a suitable location for the release. We were looking for an area that had shelter, a water source and natural food.

The Coyote was a bit hesitant to leave the security of his carrier but with a little coaxing he was out.

He took a few steps forward, turned, looking back as if to say "Thank you" and then bolted into some brush, disappearing almost instantly. Hopefully to never be seen by humans again.

It’s times like these that make rehabbing the most rewarding experience one could ever hope for.

Q: Hello, What can we do for a Hawk in a tree attacking people at a Developmental Center in Costa Mesa. The individuals who live at the center cannot defend themselves and I am afraid the Hawk could be hurt.
      thank you for your time
A:it sounds as if the Hawk has a nest in the vicinity.
     If this is the case, since there are human lives involved , I would recommend locating the nest and have the chicks raised by a rehabber.
     Ideally, if the parents were captured first, then the entire nest could be relocated to a suitable location. Easier said than done but it is a possibility

    Give me call if I can be of any further assistance

Q:> Hello,
> I let the parents take care of the little guy and just observed for a few days. The parents have obviously left and now the little thing is truly   all alone. This was approx. one week ago. I then went and checked on it and it was very weak and it is terribly deformed, or was initially injured when it first fell. Its' little legs are swollen at the (elbows?) and twisted to the side. The wing was damaged also, I have fed it and kept it clean (boy can it poop) and quiet. It is eating at least every hour and I am feeding it by baby spoon, a mixture of chopped worms, grubs, sow bugs, ants, soaked dry dog food, canned dog food, creamed corn and peas, carrots, and vita flight.
> I have also taught it to drink drops on the bottom of a tuna can.
>Its' wing is a lot better but the legs are terrible, she can not stand on them and has taught herself to use her (elbows?) to stand, with her wings and butt as a balance point.   Can you recommend a vet the will help to assess if this lovely little bird can be repaired and returned to its' natural environment. If not what can be done (Besides Euthanasia) to rehabilitate
it enough to go to a sanctuary?? I would need someone in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Area, as this is where I am from. As I have assumed the responsibility of making sure that she has survived so far. I would like to assume some of the responsibility of her care. I have called several wildlife rehab places and they can not guarantee me enough that She will Not be
euthanized.
>
> The reason I stress this is because of the fight and spirit within this disabled little spirit. I know in my heart that she needs to be free, but if this is not possible, I know that there are ways to repair her enough so that she can still live out her life, with the right person to care for her. I wish to be that person, even if it is not legal to have this type of
bird.I will even license if I need to. So I desperately need someone's help here.
Can you Help?
A: Greetings;
I am not familiar with the state wildlife laws in Wisconsin, so I recommend contacting your local Fish & Game Warden or the Dept. of Natural Resources for the legal answers to your question.
Sometimes, it is necessary to euthanize injured wildlife. I am not saying this is what will happen to your animal, but if it the injuries and prognosis is serious/terminal, it may be the only gift we can offer, To die with dignity. This is a task all rehabbers hate to do (we want to save them all, remember, why we rehab in the first place. Because we love the critters) but it is a reality. I only wish it was acceptable for humans
Here are some rehabbers in your area I found in the IWRC directory which may
be able to give a good referral as requested
     If these aren't enough there is the complete listing on the IWRC web site, I
think. www.iwrc-online.org
Hope this helps

May turned out to be another hectic month. As you all are fully aware, baby season is at its height, … I hope. We have been overwhelmed with baby crows. Unfortunately, caring but uninformed humans made orphans of the majority of them. As mentioned in last month’s release, these crows were not orphans but were going through the branching behavior, which is all apart of growing up when you are a bird. Due to unnecessary human intervention we are stuck fledging our limit of crows, we have no more room.

This brings us to the topic of the new AWRE facility. We have hit a minor obstacle in our path. It seems although the wonderful Bixby Ranch Company has given us permission to build on their land, the city of Long Beach does not want us at that location. The city officials have stated they think the amount of land we have to use is too small and thinks they can come up with a better parcel of land for AWRE to build on.

We are happy to accept what ever they come up with but at this point in time, the city has failed to come up with anything. They are still trying to locate the perfect spot for the AWRE facility for our community. We have great hopes and expectations with the City of Long Beach and are very excited in the possibilities that can arise for our community, wildlife and environment.

In May we treated 140 animals and were able to release 96 of them. No wonder we are all so worn out around here

It seems baby season is here by the number of telephone calls that have been inundating the AWRE office. The majority of these calls concern baby crows, which have started the behavior known as "branching".

"Branching" is when a baby bird is at its point of growth where it has developed enough wing feathers to generate a very little bit of lift when it stands on the side of the nest and flaps. This is when the baby discovers the gift of flight.

But in this early state of development the baby learns it is much easier to glide in a downward direction than it is to fly upward. (This is also another trick Mother Nature plays on the babies to get them to leave the nest.). In order to get to higher ground the baby flaps and hops from branch to branch, thus the term "branching". In the beginning of this stage the baby does tire rather easily but soon develops its stamina.

Although the baby may appear to be abandoned, the parents are sure to be close by. And depending on what type of species of bird it is, the parent may become quite protective of the baby.

Crows will frequently gather and swarm around someone that is bothering their baby and mockingbirds have been known to be quite aggressive when it comes time to protect their young.

Where some birds may remain hidden from all view at a safe locale where it can observe its’ babies and wait until the coast is clear before coming to care for its’ young.

Please, take this information into careful consideration before rescuing a baby bird.

Ask yourself if the baby appears to be injured in any way, injured not just tired?

Has it been in the same location for a long period of time? (Over 8 hours with no sign of the parents)

If you retrieve the baby, are you rescuing an injured critter or are you making an orphan?

And most important, what are you going to do with it once you take control of its’ life?

Another busy month at AWRE, not only did we treat 17 different species with a total of 44 animals with a release rate of 50%, we managed to cross a major hurdle in our developmental stages.

Thanks to the generosity, kindness, consideration and genuine concern for our communities’ wildlife and environment, the Bixby Ranch Company has graciously donated the use of approximately ? acre of land.

AWRE will use this land, located at the northwest corner of Studebaker and Loynes in the city of Long Beach; to build a rehabilitation center for our community’s injured wildlife. This facility will have flight pools, flight cages and runs for the injured wildlife as well as classrooms for our educational programs.

We still have a long way to go before we can actually start to build. We have to gain the city planning office’s permission along with that of the Coastal Commission before we can begin.

As I said, we still have many hurdles to clear but the Bixby Ranch Company has gotten AWRE over the biggest hurdle of all, they have given us a place, an actual physical spot in which to serve our community, environment and wildlife.

As always, I’ll keep you all posted as to our progress and many, many thanks and praises to the Bixby Ranch Company.

Due to the kindness and concern for our community and our environment of the Bixby Ranch Company, we have gained a location to build a rehab facility. They have agreed to allow AWRE the use of their land to build a wildlife rehabilitation facility. This is located on the northwest corner of Studebaker and Loynes in Long Beach. We, AWRE, still have many hurdles to clear with the city of Long Beach Planning Council and the Coastal Commission in order to gain their approval and consent but we are on our way.

1999 has proven to be another fruitful year for AWRE. We managed to treat 940 different animals and were able to maintain a 52% success rate.

These animals included numerous Pelicans, Cormorants, Grebes, Black Skimmers, a vast assortment of Hawks, Owls, Kestrels, Gulls, Loons, Kingfishers, Dove, Crows, Avocets, Egrets, Herons, Ducks, Possums, Night Jars, Hummingbirds, Rabbits, Mice, Gophers, Conures, Parakeets, Mitered Parrots, Squirrels, California Desert Tortoises, Grouse, Red Eared Sliders, Pythons, Auklets, just to name a few.

Needless to say, Long Beach Animal Hospital has continued to be AWRE’s Godsend. Without their support, guidance, generosity and great medical skill, AWRE would not be able to provide our services to our communities.

Despite the fact our educational program has yet to reach its full potential, it is very rewarding to see the effect exposure to AWRE has. It is truly amazing to see how people’s attitudes and thoughts can evolve with a little knowledge. Being able to provide that knowledge is what AWRE is all about. Yes, with a little effort, we can share the earth with all of God’s creatures.

Species	# Treated	# Released	# Euthanized	#Died	# Placed
41) Dove, Domestic	2				2
42) Mussuranas	1				1
43) Brandt?s Cormorant	1	1
44) Common Loon	1	1
45) Warbler	1	1
46) Burrowing Owl	2		1		1
47) Mockingbird	7	1		4	2
48) Cassin?s Kingbird	1	1
49) Sharp Shinned Hawk	1	1
50) Chinese Goose	1	1
51) Raccoon	2		2
52) Gold Finch	1		1
53) Blue Jay	1		1
54) Rabbit, Domestic	5			2	3
55) Great Blue Heron	1	1
56) House Finch	9	4	3	1	1
57) Western Tanager	2	2
58) Crested Sparrow	2	2
59) Duck, Domestic Hybrid	1	1
60) American Robin	1	1
61) Starling	5	3	1	1
62) Box Turtle	1		1
63) Great Horned Owl	2				2
64) Scrub Jay	2	2
65) Parakeet	1				1
66) Lorikeet	1				1
67) Gopher Snake	2	2
68) Mitered Conure	1				1
69) Green Backed Heron	1	1

Species	# Treated	#Released	#Euthanized	#Died	#Placed
81) Hamster	1				1
82) Herring Gull	4	2		1
83) Mouse	3	2		1
84) Cinnamon Teal	1		1
85) Muscovy Duck	1	1
86) Plum-Headed Parakeet	1				1
87) Coot	3	3
88) Saw Whet Owl	1		1
89) Black Necked Stilt	1		1
90) Plover	1	1
91) Shearwater	1	1
92) Lesser Tern	1			1
93) Burrowing Owl	1	1
94) Common Loon	1	1
95) Ferret	1		1
96) Canada Goose	2	1	1
97) Royal Python	1				1
98) Swan	1			1
99) Chinchilla	1				1

	Species	Treated	Released	Euthanized	Died	Placed
	1) Red Tail Hawk	18	6	6	3	3
	2) Hummingbird, Anna?s	15	4	2	2	7
	3) Hamster	1		1
	4) Sharp Shinned Hawk	20	5	11	4
	5) Pigeon	183	78	63	17	2
	6) Crow	108	27	76	16	6
	7) Widgeon	1		1
	8) Pelican, Brown	15	4	1	10
	9) Heron, Great Blue	14	7	7
	10) Coopers Hawk	11	2	6	4
	11) Brandt?s Cormorant	8	4	3	1
	12) Kestrel	24	18	2	1	3
	13) Rat, Roof	2		1	1
	14) Dove	60	27	20	12	1
	15) Earred Grebe	3	3
	16) Gull, Western	26	7	18	1	1
	17) Parakeet	4			1	3
	18) Loon, Common	3	3
	19) Snowy Egret	2		2
	20) Opossum	137	288	6	11	92
	21) Hedgehog	1			1
	22) Striped Skunk	64	39	1	1	23
	23) Pelagic Cormorant	5	1	1	3
	24) Ring Billed Gull	5	4	1
	25) Surf Scoter	2	1	1
	26) Red Head Parrot	1			1
	27) Cockatiel	1				1
	28) Alligator Lizard	2	1	1
	29) House Finch	12	5	3	3	1
	30) California Gull	7	3	3	1
	31) Great Horned Owl	1	1
	32) Western Grebe	3		3
	33) Starling	17	5	3	8	1
	34) Mallard	58	43	6	8	1
	35) Squirrel, Tree	13	6	3		4
	36) Sparrow	77	41	23	12
	37)BlackCrownNight Heron	26	13	10	1	2
	38) Mobile Cooter	1	1
	39) Chinchilla	2				2
	40) Barn Owl	10	5	1		4
	41) Gopher Snake	2			2
	42) Scrub Jay	10	7	1	2
	43) Uromastix	1		1
Species 44) Canary		# Treated 2	#Released	#Euthanized	#Died	Placed 2
	45) Wren	3	2	1
	46) Western Tanager	1			1
	47) Red Earred Slider	6	2	1	1	2
	48) Grackle	1			1
	49) Inca Dove	1	1
	50) Domestic Duck	2	2
	51) Muscovy Duck	2	2
	52) Raven	5	2	2		1
	53) Cliff Swallows	1			1
	54) Herring Gull	2		3
	55) Tortoise	3	1		1	1
	56) Jack Rabbit	3	1	1	1
	57) Mockingbird	17	4	4	8	1
	58) Domestic Finch	1				1
	59) Herring Gull	2	1		1
	60) Red Shouldered Hawk	8	3	1		4
	61) Bushtit	1				1
	62) Green Heron	1			1
	63) Myer?s Parrot	1			1
	64) Bat, Myotis Californicus	1			1
	65) Stilt	1	1
	66) Japanese Quail	3		1		2
	67) Calif Desert Tortoise	1				1
	68) Domestic Dove	1				1
	69) Ruddy Duck	1			1
	70) Tree Squirrel	1		1
	71) Xantu?s Murrelet	1		1
	72) Domestic Rabbit	6		1		5
	73) Peregrine Falcon	1				1
	74) Least Tern	2		1	1
	75) Osprey		1
	76) Quail	1				1
	77) Skimmer	1			1
	78) Prairie Dog	2				2
	79) Raccoon	7	1	1		5
	80) Bittern	1		1
	81) Kangaroo Rat	1		1
	82) Yellow Flicker	1	1
	83) Kingfisher	2		2
	84) Tanager	1	1
	85) Yellow Tanager	1			1
	86) Nightjar/Poorwill	3	2		1
	87) Alligator	1				1
	SPECIES 88) Pie-Billed Grebe	Treated	Released	Euthanized	Died	Placed
	89) Pine Siskin	1			1
	90) Field Mouse	2	1		1
	91) Virginia Rail	1		1
	92) Gopher	1			1
	93) Coot	3	2	1
	94) Ruby Throated Hummingbird	1		1
	95) Gray Fox	1	1
	96) Phoebe	1	1
	97) Merganser	1	1
	98) Swan	1	1
	99) Bufflehead	1	1
	100) Burrowing Owl	1				1


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Survey of Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers Helping to Support the Deselectionist Position

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Discussion

October ran by just as fast as last month with a variety of animals. In one day alone we treated pigeons, cormorants, pelicans, red tailed hawks, a gopher, possums and a raccoon. Great fun.

September proved to be another hectic month. We treated 61 different critters and were able to release 37 of them for an astounding 61% success rate. No wonder everyone around here is so tired

10 September 2000

Here's a sample from our Question & Answer section

5 September 2000 It has finally started to slow down here at the offices of AWRE. During August, we only treated only 83 animals and were able to release 61% of them. Yes, despite the "slow down", we remained fairly busy.

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5 September 2000
It has finally started to slow down here at the offices of AWRE. During August, we only treated only 83 animals and were able to release 61% of them. Yes, despite the "slow down", we remained fairly busy.

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