SPCA Wildlife Center Rescues Pelicans

SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is rescuing pelicans in distress across our county, including on Alvarado Street, on Camino Aguajito, in the middle of Carmel Valley Road, in Point Lobos, at the Coast Guard Pier, on Cannery Row, in Moss Landing, and in a backyard in Carmel. The pelicans are all thin to emaciated with poor blood values and unable to fly.

The SPCA rescued 9 pelicans in the past few days, with more calls for help.

A similar rescue happened previously in May, 2022.

If you see a pelican or any other animal in distress, please contact us. The SPCA Wildlife Center is here to help, thanks to your support.

To report pelicans in need of rescue: 831-264-5427

To help rescued wild animals: www.spcamc.org/donate

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.

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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