Wildlife Care of Southern California has been serving our native wildlife since 1994. I began working with Anna in 2016, mainly working with coyotes and bobcats. We've come so far, especially working with animals in the field that have contracted mange. We are permitted to work with wildlife by CDFW, USDA, & City and local permits.
CDFW has awarded our organization with grants to further the amazing work we do with Wildlife.
Anna always puts the animals first, as it should be. She works tirelessly, 24/7 to give them the best possible outcome. Anna is a leader, meaning she is right in there with you doing the mundane work and well as the challenging. No task is beneath her.
Volunteers are given specific species to work with, resulting in highly trained volunteers within their area of expertise. I choose to volunteer because I want all the money to go to the animals. I was staff for 13 years at the California Wildlife Center, so I have vast experience to lend to Wildlife Care of Southern California, we all do. Anna has 30+ years of experience.
I am very proud of the work our organization does. Some people don't understand why we do what we do, but if not for us, wildlife would have no one. 95% of all animals that cross our path are there due to some kind of human interference. We do what we do, because we love wildlife and it's the right thing to do.
The urban landscape has changed vastly due to all the building of homes, businesses, highways, roads, etc. Poison rodenticides are everywhere, harming our wildlife. Educating the public about all the myths propagated about wildlife, especially coyotes, is a big part of what we do as well. It's a very important part of learning to co-exist with wildlife.
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This wildlife rehabilitation group consistently violates city, county, and state wildlife feeding ordinances by throwing out medicated food to coyotes to treat them for mange. They have been caught in Duarte, and Glendora. They continue to do this all over southern California. They have accepted $27K dollars in taxpayer funding despite not qualifying for the grants because they continually violate Title 14 and the wildlife rehabilitation guide as required by California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Anna and her volunteers have helped us numerous time when there is no one else to turn to. I manage a 130 acre piece of land and come across many injured or displaced animals and birds, and without WCOSC, they would have surely perished. While not all of the rescues are successful, I know there are some experienced, kind and knowledgeable people to turn to to give these animals a chance. There're good people making a difference!
When I left the Marine Corps in 2012 after two combat deployments as an explosive ordnance disposal (bomb squad) technician, I came to volunteer for Wildlife Care of SoCal, where I learned that healing others is the best way to heal ourselves. The director, Anna, taught me how to handle wildlife, and how to behave around these scared and wounded animals that reminded me so much of myself. What she was really doing was also showing me that I had a place in the civilian world and that, just like these animals, I was worth saving. Thousands of animals a year are rehabilitated at Wildlife Care of SoCal, and if you are looking for a place to volunteer, you might just find yourself rehabilitated too.