International Bird Rescue

Our mission | To inspire people to act toward balance with the natural world by rescuing waterbirds in crisis. |
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How you help | International Bird Rescue’s oiled wildlife response team members are highly trained and experienced professionals who are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to oil spills involving aquatic birds worldwide. |
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About us | In 1971 after 800,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the bay, concerned individuals led by a registered nurse named Alice Berkner jumped into action, bringing International Bird Rescue to life. We have always had to pave a road where there is none. Staff and volunteers work with tenacity alongside clients, partners, and the public to find solutions.​ ​Today, we research best practices at our crisis response hospitals in California and Alaska and share them worldwide. We dream of a world in which every person, every day, takes action to protect the natural home of wildlife and ourselves.​ |
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