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Helping
birds is our passion and now it
can become yours, too. We welcome
you to adopt one or more birds in
care as part of IBRRC’s Adoption
Program. When you adopt an orphaned
duckling, heron, egret or endangered
brown pelican, the bird you adopt
wears a federal band with a number
that identifies it as your
bird.*
Did you know that since
1972 IBRRC has banded over 50,000
birds? We have the word “research”
in our name because the birds we
band become lifetime subjects of
study, and provide a great amount
of data. IBRRC is one of only a
few rehabilitation centers in the
US that is part of the USFWS Federal
Banding Program.
We began our adoption
program in the summer of 2004, when
we received over 100 juvenile brown
pelicans at our San Pedro center.
They were unable to find food and
were starving. Knowing from past
experience that each pelican we
rehabilitate costs approximately
$200, we decided to initiate a bird adoption
program for this endangered species.
It was so successful we quickly
ran out of pelicans and had to start
a waiting list!
Every spring and summer
our centers are filled with orphaned
waterfowl and aquatic birds that
have lost their parents for many
different reasons. We all are aware
that the loss of wetlands and problems
with our oceans create incredible
stress on birds trying to survive
in habitats that continue to shrink
due to urban sprawl.
Waterfowl are adaptable
to certain human actions but loss
of habitat and food sources mean
many birds are forced into areas
that are unsafe, or polluted. Mallard
females who typically nest in the
same area every year, may find what
was once a wetland, is now a condo
complex with swimming pools. She
and her babies now face a host of
dangers, including dogs, cats, and
cars.
A wonderful gift of
life
Adopting a bird for
yourself or a friend is a wonderful
way to give a gift of life to other
bird lovers and help us continue
helping our bird friends in need.
We've had birds adopted as
wedding presents, memorials
of people, pets and special animals, birthday,
Mother's Day, Father's Day, anniversary
presents and celebrating the birth
of a baby.
Your adoption package
includes a beautiful certificate
of adoption that includes the band
number of your bird, place and date
of release. Every adoption
also includes an year long membership
to IBRRC. IBRRC will not inundate
you with mailings. We do quarterly
updates via e-mail and invite you
to e-mail us with questions or comments
and hope you will visit our website
often. It is full of information
about us, our history, and our work
around the world. We use the
donations we receive to help fund
our rehabilitation program.
Your donation goes directly to animal
care, not marketing programs.
In 2005 we successfully
raised and released over 1,000 orphan
ducklings and 500 herons and egrets.
That’s a lot of mouths to
feed!
*Note: Your sponsorship
of a bird is to help raise and release
each bird. You do not actually get
to keep the bird.
Download
an Adoption form 
(PDF 300 kb)
Note: Many employers
have matching gift programs. Check
for your company
Need more information?
Call Ann
Yasuda: (707) 207-0380 Ext 109.
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