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The California Council for Wildlife rehabilitators represents a progressive group of dedicated wildlife specialists in California. Our members include wildlife rehabilitators, rehabilitation and rescue organizations and regulatory agencies.

Our members offer a full range of programs and services throughout the state, including public education, wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, volunteer opportunities, and employment opportunities.

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• July 15, 2010. Government Debuts New Oil Spill Website. For everyone concerned about the Gulf Oil spill, there’s now a website where you can check in on the progress being made to fix the pipeline, restore the ecology of the Gulf, and more: RestoreTheGulf.gov.

• July 7, 2010. At least 30 dead ducks are believed to have died of botulism in Ellis Lake, California. Read more...

• July 4.2010. Ground squirrel tests positive for plague in the Los Alamos Campground, California. Read more...

• June 1, 2010. Visit these sites for the latest updates on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
  • U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Oiled Wildlife Care Network
  • Deepwater Horizon Response Unified Command
  • International Bird Rescue Research Center
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Response and Restoration

• May 12, 2010. The California Department of Fish & Game announced the release of the report, California Essential Habitat Connectivity Project: A Strategy for Conserving a Connected California. The project identifes large remaining blocks of intact habitat or natural landscape and the linkages between them that need to be maintained, particularly as corridors for wildlife. Read more...

• May 6, 2010. Scientists from the USGS and partner organizations have developed a technique using condor feathers to determine lead exposure. If the bird was exposed to lead multiple times, each exposure event will be shown at a distinct location along growing feathers. With this method, scientists can establish an entire lead-exposure history for individual birds. Read more...

• April 23, 2010. The U.S. Geological Survey has just released preliminary findings of the recent seabird mortality event involving a massive algal bloom of Akashiwo sanguinea, a dinoflagellate, off the coast of Washington during September and October of 2009. Read more...

• April 2, 2010. Los Angeles County Distemper outbreak in wild raccoons
• April 1, 2010. California Sea Otter population is in decline
• March 10, 2010. The Heat is On: Desert Tortoises and Survival
• March 2, 2010. The role of mosquitoes in the dispersion of West Nile virus across the U.S.
• February 22, 2010. Pelican stranding along California coast.
• January 28, 2010.Birds rely on their sense of smell to navigate on migration routes
• January 7, 2010. Pesticide exposure in amphibians, bees and bats
• January 6, 2010. Sacramento Valley Red Fox
• December 11, 2009. Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-Human Connection

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2010 North Country Conference in Redding. Handouts are available.

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2009 Symposium at Pismo Beach. Photos, notes and handouts are available.

2008 Symposium in Yosemite. Photos, notes and handouts are available.

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CCWR Mission Statement

The California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators works to promote the highest standards of animal care in wildlife rehabilitation by providing educational and networking opportunities among wildlife rehabilitators and regulatory agencies.