PWC Blog

November 18, 2025

Two Yellow-billed Magpies Return Home

PWC Team Animal Release, Animals in Trouble

In May, Pacific Wildlife Care received an uncommon pair of patients: two Yellow-billed Magpie nestlings […]

October 16, 2025

The Saga of WEGU 1814

PWC Team Animal Release, Animals in Trouble, Wildlife Rehabilitation

Hit by a car and left on Highway 1 at Morro Bay Blvd., Western Gull […]

two people inspecting a cut-off piece of a tree

September 17, 2025

Home Destroyed. Parents Gone. Now What?

Pam Hartmann Animals in Trouble, Helping Wildlife, News Worthy

Peeping could be heard inside the three-foot high log. It wasn’t clear how many birds […]

July 22, 2025

Family Reunion in the Dunes

Pam Hartmann Animals, Animals in Trouble, Helping Wildlife

On the beach, a huge crowd had gathered. Music played loudly. Parents cheered on their […]

July 9, 2025

Spring Surge of Starving Brown Pelicans

PWC Team Animals in Trouble, Helping Wildlife, News Worthy

This spring, wildlife rehabilitation centers all along the California coast were admitting a wave of […]

June 22, 2025

Twilight Flight: The Story of Barn Owl 25-122

PWC Team Animal Release

On a lovely evening in late March, with a light breeze ruffling the green grass […]

May 13, 2025

Great-Horned Owl 575: Mystery and Mission

Pam Hartmann Animals in Trouble, Rescue

The mystery was how a nestling Great-Horned Owl ended up not just on the ground […]

March 31, 2025

The Dangers of Barbed Wire and What (Not) to Do

Pam Hartmann Animals in Trouble, Helping Wildlife, News Worthy

Great-horned Owl 2196 was found entangled in barbed wire fencing, with no possibility of freeing […]

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Let’s learn about lead! Did you know lead poisoning is a threat to wildlife?

Where does the lead come from?
Two major sources are lead ammunition and fishing tackle.
1️⃣ When lead ammunition strikes an animal, it can fragment into hundreds of tiny pieces. Scavengers like California Condors, Bald Eagles, and Golden Eagles can ingest these fragments when feeding on carcasses or gut piles.
2️⃣ In waterways, loons, ducks, and other waterbirds can accidentally swallow lead sinkers and jigs while foraging. Even a single small lead sinker can be fatal to a loon.

Once absorbed, lead can damage the nervous system, interfere with blood function, cause weakness, seizures, and ultimately death. For long-lived species that reproduce slowly, these losses can have consequences for entire populations.

California is currently the only U.S. state with a comprehensive, statewide ban on the use of lead ammunition for all hunting (went into full effect in 2019), but there is currently no statewide ban on lead fishing tackle.

The good news? Lead exposure is preventable!
✅ Hunters can choose non-lead ammunition. Check for non-lead ammunition incentive programs near you. (On the Central Coast? Check out VentanaAWS.org)
✅ Anglers can choose non-lead fishing tackle.
✅ All of us can help spread the word and support efforts to reduce lead exposure for wildlife.

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✨ Wild at Heart is just 25 days away! ✨

Join Pacific Wildlife Care for our annual fundraising celebration on September 26th at the Octagon Barn for an afternoon celebrating wildlife, community, and the next chapter of wildlife care on the Central Coast. Enjoy wine, appetizers, silent and live auctions, and special appearances by our Animal Ambassadors, all while supporting the rescue, rehabilitation, and care of local wildlife.

🎟️ Get your tickets today!
pacificwildlifecare.org/wild-at-heart

🥂 Sip, bid, and support wildlife! We hope to see you there! ✨

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