A 3,000 Mile Journey Ends with a Crash
Millions of birds manage the impressive feat of round-trip migration, sometimes thousands of miles, returning to nesting and wintering locations year after year.
Read PostMillions of birds manage the impressive feat of round-trip migration, sometimes thousands of miles, returning to nesting and wintering locations year after year.
Read PostWhen Daria went to the park with her environmental science class to plant native trees and remove invasive plants like ivy and blackberry, she knew she’d be spending the day restoring habitat and helping wildlife
Read PostIn 2016 seven baby American Kestrels, North America’s smallest falcons, were brought into our Wildlife Care Center. Each has its own unique story, but almost all share a common and easily avoidable theme: human interference.
Read PostHave you ever heard of an avian rehabilitation technique called imping? Most people, unless they’ve cared for injured birds, have never heard of this falconry practice dating back several thousand years.
Read PostDespite being a quiet, relatively small, and nocturnal mammal, skunks aren’t widely embraced as a favorite urban species.
Read PostOne of the more common reasons we see young animals in the Wildlife Care Center isn’t because they are injured, it’s because they have been kidnapped by well-intentioned Good Samaritans.
Read PostOn December 31, 2015 Chris Kaleta turned into her driveway and spotted something brown in the grass. She got out of her car to get a closer look and found an immobile and sick looking Red-tailed Hawk on the ground.
Read PostOn Sunday afternoon the clouds cleared and the sun came out just as Lacy Campbell and Deb Sheaffer arrived at Waterfront Park in downtown Portland with the Willamette Bald Eagle.
Read PostOn February 10, 2016, the Wildlife Care Center received a call from the Portland Harbor Master about a Red-breasted Merganser tangled in fishing line in the Willamette River.
Read PostEver heard of a Mountain Beaver? Most people, even in the Pacific Northwest where they are endemic, have neither seen nor heard of this elusive species.
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