Dye Creek Wildlife Rescue

To continue our celebration of Bat Week here’s some info about a spooky disease haunting bat populations. In July 2019, CDFW and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv...ice (USFWS) announced surveillance results suggesting the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) is now present in California. WNS has killed more than six million bats in North America to date. The fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans grows in and on bats’ skin during winter hibernation and spreads quickly through bat colonies. CDFW, USFWS and other partners are actively working to respond to the threat, through: Continued surveillance for the disease and the fungus that causes it. Baseline monitoring of bat populations statewide. Research to better understand where bats in the area spend their winters. Education and outreach efforts to inform the public and other agencies about WNS. Coordinating with other state wildlife agencies and USFWS on response planning. If you are a hiker, spelunker, caver or anyone who enjoys spending time in the outdoors, you can help bat biologists’ efforts by reporting possible cases of WNS. Read more about what to look for, and how to report, at https://wildlife.ca.gov//Wildlife-Investig/Monitoring/WNS.

We have a couple of beautiful hawks in care right now. Both due to collisions with vehicles. A large female red tail hawk on the left came from near Hwy 99 W with an injured left wing. The red shouldered juvenile hawk came from Hwy 99 E with head trauma and an injured left eye. They are both feisty and eating well and should be able to be released soon. Thank you so much for the Good Samaritans that took the time to save these beautiful birds.

We got to help release two beautiful Great Horned Owl back into the wild yesterday. This guy has has been in care with Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehab with Hollianne since last spring when he and his sibling were brought to us after being found on the ground. Quite a change huh? Aren’t they just beautiful?!?

Sadly all so true. I do what I do because I love it...all on a volunteer basis. No one pays me. And yes people have been very rude lately, I’m going to chalk it up to the state of our world. Happy Friday all!