On Monday, August 21, the SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center rescued a Western Gull who ingested a fish hook. He is now safe and recovering at the SPCA Wildlife Center.
This rescued Western Gull almost didn't survive. He was found near Monterey Harbor feeling very bad with fishing line coming out of his beak. Radiographs confirmed what SPCA wildlife technicians suspected - he had a hook stuck inside his stomach. Using a special trick, skilled SPCA wildlife technicians stuffed fish with a padding that birds can't digest. The padding became tangled around the hook, cushioning the barb. When he regurgitated the padding, the hook safely came out.
The gull is now recovering in the SPCA’s shorebird pool with other rescued wild birds. Once he is ready, he will be released back into the wild.
The SPCA reminds people to safely dispose of fishing hooks and lines and to always be careful around local wildlife. Thank you for your support that makes all rescues the SPCA does possible!
The SPCA Wildlife Center is the only full-service wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center in Monterey County, rescuing over 2,500 injured, sick, and orphaned wild animals every year. Right now, we are caring for 90 animals, including a golden eagle, a great horned owl, gulls, a cormorant, songbirds, swallows, raccoons, a coyote, opossums, king snakes, and more.
You can help:
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If you see injured or orphaned wild animals in need, please call us at 831-264-5427 or visit www.spcamc.org to learn how to help.
Everything the SPCA does for rescued wild animals is only made possible by your compassionate support.
The SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is the only full service wildlife rehabilitation center serving Monterey County. We operate under permits from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Your support is extremely important to us, as we do not receive funding from any federal, state or local government agency. Each year, The SPCA Wildlife Center admits over 2,500 animals for treatment and care.
SPCA Monterey County is your nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905. The SPCA is not a chapter of any other agency and does not have a parent organization. They shelter homeless, neglected and abused pets and livestock, and provide humane education and countless other services to the community. They are the local agency you call to investigate animal cruelty, rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife, and aid domestic animals in distress.
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