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Celebrating National Bird Day: How You Can Help Birds in Need #DawnHelpsSaveWildlife

January 5, 2017 by Beeb 15 Comments

Photo courtesy International Bird Rescue.

Photo courtesy International Bird Rescue.


I am a Dawn Wildlife Ambassador; this is a partnered post.

January 5th marks National Bird Day, which commemorates these amazing animals and aims to bring awareness to issues that threaten their species. Growing up, my parents always stocked several bird feeders in the yard with seeds every day, so I have a special place in my heart for birds and what they add to the world. As a Dawn Wildlife Ambassador, I have been privileged to visit the International Bird Rescue Wildlife Center in California and see their important work first-hand. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Isabel Luevano, the Wildlife Center Manager for International Bird Rescue in San Francisco, about the work that the organization does and how each person can make a difference in the lives of these amazing creatures.

Q&A With Isabel Luevano of International Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

What are some of the biggest threats currently facing bird populations?

The biggest threat facing bird species we work with, and I believe all wildlife, is pollution. There isn’t just one type of pollution either; there are many different types of pollution we come across. Some examples include: Injuries due to plastics pollution from littering, plastic bags wrapped around the bird’s body, ingesting garbage (wrappers, corndog sticks), to rubber bands stuck on their heads or beaks, as well as the ingestion of small plastic particles out in open ocean.

We receive a large amount of birds that have come into contact with left-behind fishing gear, in which fishing hooks and line can cause horrendous infections and injuries involving constriction wounds or piercing wounds from the hooks.

We also see a large amount of pollution contaminants on our patients, some examples being petroleum oil, roofing tar, cooking oil, wax, even paint–anything that gets left behind in the environment can becomes potential hazard to these birds. From a bird’s eye view, they see as a puddle to bathe in not knowing it’s full of car oil, or one of many pollutant possibilities.

Another large threat to our patients is the unforeseen changes in their environment. For example the ocean water temperatures fluctuate from cold to warm waters. The temperature change drives their usual food sources to deeper depths in the water column making it difficult for the birds to dive and feed. This can often end up with the bird starving and exhausting itself, which can leave them at risk when they beach themselves. It can also cause them to search for food in unusual paces which can potentially lead to dangerous situations like chasing fishing boats, looking in dumpsters, or habituating to people for food handouts.

How is Bird Rescue responding to these problems?

Bird Rescue responds to these issues by accepting any native aquatic bird species and giving them the medical care they need for the issue at hand. If a bird comes in with injuries from pollution we care for them just as any hospital would. They are given pain medication, antibiotics, x-rays, or surgical intervention. We offer the medical treatments we can until the bird recovers to normal health.

If a patient shows signs of contamination we stabilize them, wash them with DAWN dishwashing soap, rinse them and return their plumage back to its original status to be a healthy bird again. We are able to use this knowledge of working with contaminated wildlife and respond internationally to oil spills and wildlife events. If the patient arrives starving/emaciated, the bird will receive supportive care fluids, nutritional tubings to regain strength and become a healthy predator/hunter/fisher/dabbler that they would normally be.

Though we do what we can to care for these birds we do find certain limitations because we are a non-profit. Daily we reach for ways to have the best medical supplies/care but this can be difficult at times without financial support.

How can individuals take action in their daily lives to help protect the environment and preserve bird habitats?

I always encourage people–the public, friends and family to go out and explore our local wildlife habitats and if you find trash/pollution collect it, bring it back to a proper disposal site so we all can stop these pollutants from finding their way into an animal’s life. Individuals can try to prevent pollution by educating others to take action as well.

If you see pollution happening mention it to the polluter, many times people are so wrapped up in their own lives they don’t even realize the impacts they have on others and a friendly reminder can change their way of thinking. As an individual it is always a great feeling to get involved in some sort of beach or habitat cleanup, to work alongside others with the same goal, to protect and help our environment.

You can also volunteer within our organization to help/assist care for our patients, donate funds to our Non Profit, and become a member. These are all ways to help make a difference in the care and work of International Bird Rescue.

What else can our readers at home do to help?

Educate yourself, friends and family on our mission and organization. Volunteer, and donate—every donation has a huge impact! So many individuals feel they can’t do much as one person but being that one individual who helps spread our mission, can catch the necessary momentum to make real difference in the community. Being an ambassador for Bird Rescue sheds light on the need for this important work. As knowledge spreads, so does our capacity to help sea and water birds in need, but we have to do it together!

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For more information, please visit International Bird Rescue online at Bird-Rescue.org as well as on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. You can also visit the Dawn Saves Wildlife website as well as their Facebook and Twitter pages for additional ways to help.

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Comments

  1. Colleen Lanin says

    January 6, 2017 at 10:42 am

    I love Dawn, and I love this! I’ve always loved birds and other wildlife, and I love that Dawn is there to help both birds and other wildlife that get covered in our human gunk.

    Reply
  2. Catherine S says

    January 6, 2017 at 11:30 am

    What a great interview. The International Bird Rescue in San Francisco sounds like a great organization and it is so great that Dawn is able to help save birds and other wildlife.

    Reply
  3. Marcie W. says

    January 6, 2017 at 3:49 pm

    No other dish soap works as well as Dawn. All they do for wildlife is just a super awesome bonus!

    Reply
  4. Theresa says

    January 6, 2017 at 7:35 pm

    I’ve always use Dawn because their cleaning power is the best. I also love that they help wildlife as well!

    Reply
  5. Reesa Lewandowski says

    January 7, 2017 at 10:35 am

    I love that Dawn does this. It really gives me another reason to buy it, because it works the amazing! When my dog got fleas years ago, my vet recommended giving my dog a bath using it because it worked the best!

    Reply
  6. Seattle Travel Blogger says

    January 7, 2017 at 2:50 pm

    This looks like a place with a great purpose. My husband spent some time visiting a similar place called the Tri State Bird Sanctuary in the PA, DE, NJ region.

    Reply
  7. Chrystal | Nevermore Lane says

    January 7, 2017 at 4:34 pm

    Dawn really is a top-notch product. It comes as no surprise that they are helping the efforts for birds and the oil spills.

    Reply
  8. Kelly Hutchinson says

    January 7, 2017 at 5:03 pm

    I absolutely love that Dawn is doing this initiative. We use Dawn in our home and I am glad to be supporting this in a small way.

    Reply
  9. Rosey says

    January 7, 2017 at 5:34 pm

    How wonderful this is in place. Every step/plan to help is an awesome one!

    Reply
  10. Kita Bryant says

    January 7, 2017 at 7:59 pm

    I have always used Dawn simply because of their support of wildlife. I love how much they’ve accomplished!

    Reply
  11. vickie couturier says

    January 8, 2017 at 7:10 am

    we love birds of any type and species

    Reply
  12. shelly peterson says

    January 9, 2017 at 12:21 am

    I only use Dawn. I really love how much they help the wildlife.

    Reply
  13. Amanda Love says

    January 10, 2017 at 1:46 am

    We seem to forget about these lovely creatures. It would be nice to be able to help them and cater to their safety and needs if we can. I think this is a lovely initiative.

    Reply
  14. brianne says

    January 12, 2017 at 10:16 am

    Oh I love this and always remember the Dawn commercials! They do such wonderful things helping animals!

    Reply
  15. Hannah C says

    January 12, 2017 at 5:26 pm

    I love birds and I love that Dawn makes an effort to preserve bird life!

    Reply

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