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Patients of the day: Eastern Gray Squirrels

This is not a common species we get at WCA so it's always a special day when we get them. These two siblings were orphaned and could not be reunited with mom so they will receive the care they need and eventually be released back into the wild

Patient of the day: a baby Western Gray Squirrel
Fun fact: baby squirrels will ball up, like in the first picture, so mom can easily pick it up and move it

Patient of the day: white-tailed Kite

Encourage your friends and family to follow our social media, it really help us. Not only does it helps us with donations but it helps spread respect and appreciation for our wildlife.

Patient of the day:a juvenile White-faced Ibis

RIBBITT! Sacramento is a region of art sharing its heart with murals high, low or towering into the sky from building’s side, streets, storefronts and in alleys between. Many feature wildlife. Take a picture of a Sacramento regional mural with some aspect of wild things and submit it on our Wildlife Care Association Facebook page. Describe how wildlife is a part of the art. Then send us a message on Facebook with picture attached, its location and your email address. We will post them to a Photo Album on our social media through August and you vote on your favorite with a Share to your friends. Shares must be made from the Album picture to count. The picture with most Shares wins! Submit yours thru August 31st. Winner to be determined in September.

And thanks to the community volunteers at events like this Saturday's Spruce Up to help keep the aviaries, flight cages and our rehab facility up and running! Join us this Saturday at 10:30am to work on repairs, clean and organize after a very busy season, with 500+ more critters taken in for that second chance at life than last year at this time. Volunteer or join us for Spruce Up when you email volunteer@wildlifecareassociation.com today! If you can't give time we also accept private and business donations to power our volunteer efforts.

Patient of the day: Mexican Free-tailed bat.
This bat, like all the bats we receive, will be going to @norcalbats where they get the specialized help they need. Wildlife rehabilitation is a community effort in many ways and we appreciate all the help from the public and other organizations.

Patient 5000 - American Crow!!! We can’t believe we’ve received this many animals this year.. We’ve received 507 more animals than we did last year at this time. How crazy is that?!

Thank you for all of your support, donations, and kindness through these difficult times! We couldn’t do it without you!! #wildliferehab

See it, snap it! Real and imagined creatures; mythic dragons, wild creatures and soaring birds, many of these murals reflect the Sacramento area’s regional love of wildlife in nature, fantasy and dream. Wildlife Care Association wants to share them in a Camera Safari Contest!

Take a picture of a Sacramento regional mural with some aspect of wild things and submit it on our Wildlife Care Association Facebook page. Describe how wildlife is a part of the art. Then send us a message on Facebook with picture attached, its location and your email address. Contest begins August 1 and ends August 31, 2020.

We will post them to a Photo Album on our social media through August. VOTE ON YOUR FAVORITE WITH A SHARE TO FRIENDS FROM THE CONTEST PHOTO ALBUM. Shares must be made from the Album picture to count. The picture with most Shares wins!
The winner will receive WCA swag, a guide on animal tracks of Northern California and a Field Guide to North American birds. Honorable mention wins a Wildlife Care Association t-shirt for whoever submits the most mural pics in the contest. Remember to social distance, cover your face and grab your camera to tour Sacramento in search of our mural’s wildlife art! ... See more

Today is #internationalowlawarenessday 🦉
We’ve admitted 115 owls in 2020!! Can anyone guess what species of owl this one is?!