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Rescue, Rehabilitate & Educate

Pacific Wildlife Care has been serving wildlife in the San Luis Obispo area since 1984.

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Who We Are

Donors, volunteers & staff working together to support the wildlife of San Luis Obispo County through rehabilitation and educational outreach.

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What We Do

Pacific Wildlife Care treats nearly 3,000 wild animal patients every year, from over 200 different species. Our goal? To return healthy animals to the wild! We also provide educational presentations for local organizations and schools.

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Why it Matters

"Wildlife rehabilitation is a process of coming to know something quite unlike you, to understand it well enough not only to keep it alive but also to put it back, like a puzzle piece, into the gap in the world it left behind."
-- Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk.

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Help Us Build a Forever Home for Wildlife!

Pacific Wildlife Care is thrilled to announce our plans for a new, permanent home in San Luis Obispo. Located on a beautiful 10-acre property, the Kim and Derrel Ridenour Wildlife Rehabilitation Center will enable us to better serve our community’s wildlife. Our comprehensive goal of $11.5 million will secure funding needed for the construction of this transformational project and create a sustainable future for PWC.  Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we’ve raised $5.7 million towards the $7 million needed for initial planning and construction needs. Additionally we have raised $3.8 million in legacy gifts to help create a sustainable future for PWC. 

With construction starting in early 2025, your support is vital. Donate today to help us create a brighter future for wildlife in San Luis Obispo County.

Behind the Scenes at PWC

Pacific Wildlife Care (PWC) has been an advocate for wildlife in San Luis Obispo County since 1984. 

From that time we have grown from a small group of dedicated home rehabilitators into a successful non-profit organization with a well-equipped rehabilitation center, a full-time wildlife veterinarian, a small paid staff, and nearly 200 volunteers.  In addition to the Rehabilitation Center, which is open every day of the year, we maintain a Wildlife Hotline that the public can call to report distressed wildlife (injured, sick, orphaned) and to receive information about our local wildlife.

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Thank you for your incredible generosity this #GivingTuesday, and to our supporters throughout the year! Your donations ensure animals in need receive the food, housing, and medical care they require. Together, we’re making a difference for wildlife 💚 Today, on Wildlife Conservation Day, we celebrate the lives saved thanks to you. Enjoy these joyful moments of animals we treated being released back into the wild 🎉 #WildlifeConservationDay #WildlifeRehabImage attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment

Thank you for your incredible generosity this #GivingTuesday, and to our supporters throughout the year! Your donations ensure animals in need receive the food, housing, and medical care they require. Together, we’re making a difference for wildlife 💚

Today, on Wildlife Conservation Day, we celebrate the lives saved thanks to you. Enjoy these joyful moments of animals we treated being released back into the wild 🎉

#WildlifeConservationDay #WildlifeRehab
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⭐ So far this year, we have admitted more than 3,000 animal patients – a record-breaking year! Every donation allows us to provide the treatment needed for injured and orphaned wildlife to recover. Together, we can make a difference for wildlife. 💚 Join us before the day ends to ensure more success stories. Click the button here or this link —> https://givebutter.com/c/g5Ob3l to donate! #GivingTuesday #WildlifeRehabilitation #SupportWildlife #GiveBack

⭐ So far this year, we have admitted more than 3,000 animal patients – a record-breaking year! Every donation allows us to provide the treatment needed for injured and orphaned wildlife to recover. Together, we can make a difference for wildlife. 💚

Join us before the day ends to ensure more success stories. Click the button here or this link —> givebutter.com/c/g5Ob3l to donate!

#GivingTuesday #WildlifeRehabilitation #SupportWildlife #GiveBack
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3 days ago

🌿 Help us continue to be the lifeline for sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife. This #GivingTuesday, you can help us give thousands of wild animals the care they need to heal and return to the wild. Every donation makes a difference—providing medical treatment, nourishing food, and a safe place to recover. Together, we can continue this vital work.
🩵 Support wildlife today by clicking the donate button below or the link here givebutter.com/c/g5Ob3l

#wildliferehab #SupportWildlife #wildliferescue
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3 days ago
Join us this Thursday, December 5th! We will be hosting a meet and greet with some of our animal ambassadors at the Avila Beach Community Center from 1:45 - 3:30pm. This is a free event but space is limited, so please RSVP to our Board member, Kim, either by phone or email. Hope to see you there!

Join us this Thursday, December 5th! We will be hosting a meet and greet with some of our animal ambassadors at the Avila Beach Community Center from 1:45 - 3:30pm. This is a free event but space is limited, so please RSVP to our Board member, Kim, either by phone or email. Hope to see you there! ... See MoreSee Less

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Mailing Address: PO Box 4613, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403
Center Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm daily
with extended hours April to September
Wildlife Hotline Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm daily
with extended hours April to September
501c3 number: 77-0196350

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Our mission is to support San Luis Obispo County wildlife through rehabilitation and educational outreach.