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SPCA Wildlife Center Rescues Oiled Common Murres

 

Since December 23, the SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center has rescued 13 Common Murres found covered in oil. The oiling is a result of natural seepage in the Monterey Bay, which has been stirred up by recent powerful winter storms.

Currently, the rescued murres are emaciated, hypothermic, and suffering from compromised waterproofing. Some also have burns due to the oiling. The SPCA Monterey County's skilled wildlife rescue staff are providing essential fluids, medication, and specialized nutrition to stabilize these fragile birds. As an open-admission shelter dedicated to all animals in need, the SPCA is the only local resource equipped to provide this level of specialized care for Monterey County’s wildlife.

Common Murres are sleek, black-and-white pelagic birds often mistaken for penguins when seen on shore. Because they spend their lives at sea, finding them on a local beach is a clear sign of serious distress.

The SPCA Monterey County needs your help. Please donate to help them care for rescued wildlife and contact them if you see a common murre in need of rescue. 

How You Can Help: 

  • Donate at www.spcamc.org/wild 

  • Safe Containment: Use a towel or blanket to safely and gently pick up the bird and place it in a well-ventilated box and bring the bird to us. Learn more at www.spcamc.org/wildlife 

  • Call and Monitor: If you cannot safely contain the bird, please call the SPCA Wildlife Center directly at 831-264-5427 during normal business hours and stay near the bird to track its location while we respond. 

The SPCA Wildlife Center has rescued almost 2,900 wild animals so far in 2025. Support from their compassionate donors makes their work possible. As a local, independent nonprofit, the SPCA Monterey County wildlife rescue efforts are funded entirely by compassionate donations, not by tax dollars or national organizations. Rescues are made possible by the support of their donors. Please give at www.spcamc.org/wild 

The SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is the only full service wildlife rehabilitation center serving Monterey County. They 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 them, as they 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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