Tehama Wild Care

(northern California region)

  • Our mission is to give injured wildlife a second chance at life and encourage people to live in harmony with their wild neighbors.

  • Our specialty is rehabilitation of wild animals that have been caught by cats or collided with windows. We also care for bats and baby skunks.

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  • If you want an education program, or want to volunteer, or want to sponsor an animal in our care, fill out the message box on the index page

    • This healthy Spotted Owl was found in the Walmart Distribution Center Parking Lot in Red Bluff. We think she was lost and transported her to good spotted owl habitat. This Peregrine Falcon was taloned by another raptor and couldn't help his mate raise their young. The nest wasn't found. We hope the wing will heal.

    This Black-tailed Hare was newly born, but flushed from his nest by a mower. We hope he will survive. This Brewer's Blackbird was found on the ground and unable to fly. He recovered after several days and was released.

    This CA ground squirrel was kept as a pet. He had to learn to recognize his native food, socialize with other ground squirrels and was then released.

    This White-tailed Kite juvenile was grounded by dehydration or possibly collision. He is still in rehab.

                                                  

    This Mourning Dove was caught by cats and lost all his tail feathers. After 6 weeks the feathers grew back and she was released.

    		 This American Kestrel juvenile was found grounded in an airport hanger. After he was healthy and able to catch live mice, he was released a mile from the airport in a good hunting ground.

     

    These Western Screech Owlets were mobbed by Scrub jays. They had bald spots pecked out on their heads. One recovered and was released.

    A wind storm blew branches off a tree where these Western Scrub Jay triplets were nesting. The parents tried to feed them on the ground, but there were too many predators.

    This juvenile Red-tailed Hawk was dehydrated and unable to fly. It was soon released.

    This Robin nestling was found in someone's yard being attacked by Scrubjays. We raised it and put it back when it could fend for itself.

    Someone illegally tore down the nests of these cliff swallow nestlings to remodel a house. They were later released near their old home.

    This beaver's mother was shot. No siblings were found.

    A dog bit off the front claw and tail of this pond turtle but he was still able to forage and swim.

    Wind blew this Great Horned Owl Chick down from her nest. The nest was too high up to put her back so she had to be raised by humans.

     Someone shot this bobcat's mother so it had to be placed with other baby bobcat orphans and be raised by humans.

    This Mallard female was hit in the head by a car, but medicine provided a miraculous recovery!

    This yellow shafted Northern Flicker lost all her tail feathers, left wing primaries and couldn't fly. All feathers finally grew out and she was released.

    This Pallid Bat came out on a warm winter day and was caught by a cat. He recovered and was released near his home.

    This fledgling hummer had learn to feed while hovering then was released

    This orphan skunk kitten had to grow and learn its native food, then was released.

    These barn owl babies were found in a packing house and released mid summer

    This Savannah Sparrow fledgling was caught by a cat who injured his wing. He was given antibiotics, a rest and time to grow a tail, then released.

    This raccoon was someone’s pet and could not be released into the wild. She had to be sent to a zoo.

    This mockingbird fledgling was found in the middle of the street. He couldn't fly well enough to return to his nest. He was later released on the same street.

    This Canada Goose was raised with domestics, was confiscated by DFG, but was able to be released.

    This juvenile Turkey Vulture was hit by a car, but his wing healed! When he flew well without tiring he was released.

    This Cooper's Hawk dislocated his shoulder, but recovered quickly and was released.

    This Red-shouldered hawk juvenile was grounded by dehydration. When he recovered and could hunt live prey, he was released

    This pigeon was covered with dried paint and couldn't fly. It took over a month to remove it, and condition it for release.

    Someone heard this orphaned gray squirrel screaming from hunger and fright. Mom had been hit by a car. He had to be raised by humans. He was released in a retirement community near his birthplace and greatly entertains the residents.