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9/27/06 First Day at the IBRRC

My adventure begins! I kicked off my expedition today at the International Bird Rescue and Research Center in Solano County, California. The IBRRC rehabilitates aquatic birds that are the victims of oils spills, as well as birds with other injuries and illnesses. When I arrived at the IBRRC, the director of the center, Jay Holcomb, gave me a tour. It was much bigger than I expected. The center is equipped with outside cold and warm water pools for rehabilitating the birds, as well as an indoor hospital and washing facility.

After the tour, I jumped right into the daily activities. The day began with rounds. This was a meeting where the wildlife rehab supervisor, Michelle, debriefed everyone on all the “patients” in the facility. Today there were cormorants, pelicans, grebes, murres, egrets, and a heron. Throughout the day the patients were fed, bandaged, given medicine, and moved in and out of the therapeutic pools. It was amazing to see how the patients were evaluated and cared for based on their individual needs.

The day ended with an event that is the goal of every animal rescue. This was the release of a green heron who had been a patient at the IBRRC for about two weeks. He was brought in as a baby that fell out of his nest. He was rescued, rehabilitated and today, he was released!

Posted by Christy Buckley on Sep 29, 2006

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You guys are awsome for doing this .Helping animals is my dream. I love animals so much and finally people are understanding that where hurting animals by oil and pollution . Thank you guys for helping me try to save the animals.

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Brianna | Oct 10, 2006 8:17:59 PM

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