Small Efforts Reap Big Rewards
A gardener trimmed a tree in the spring, sending a squirrel's nest crashing to the lawn. Five babies were taken to the Wildlife Center where experienced staff advised the distraught gardener to return them to the lawn to see if the mother would pick them up and take them to a new nest. She did.
Approximately 100 Cliff Swallows were rescued from a bridge being prepared for painting. They were hand-fed day and night be volunteers until they were ready for flight.
Incredibly, a Burrowing Owl was found in the vent of an MD-11 jet at San Jose International Airport With its talon caught, the owl was unable to free itself. After four months of rehabilitation the owl was released. Due to ongoing growth and construction in the Santa Clara Valley, the population of the Burrowing Owl has dwindled and efforts are underway to say this beautiful owl.
Found by a security guard at a corporate site in South San Jose, the eagle had severe burns on its wings, probably from electrocution. Raptor specialists at the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley successfully rehabilitated the eagle with medications and physical therapy over a two-month period. With a wing span exceeding six feet, this powerful young adult male eagle was released back into the wild.
Five barn owls, raised to adulthood, were saved when three chicks and two eggs were found by a building supervisor during the renovation of Hayes Mansion Renaissance Conference Center.
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