Monte Merrick
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Humboldt Wildlife Center Puts Out ‘Code Red’ Call for Help
The Humboldt Wildlife Care Center/Bird Ally X is putting out an emergency call for help after what the nonprofit describes as one of the business wild baby seasons in its more than four decade existence, all while trying to rebuild after moving to a new location. In an update this week, Monte Merrick, HWCC and […]
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A Bird in Hand
You’re strolling around the neighborhood one morning when something odd catches your eye. You take a closer look and find a bird in the grass. It looks like a young one: Some of its feathers are stubby, others fluffy, and it hops along as if unsure how to fly. You’re worried it might end up […]
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Endangered Sea Turtle Recovering After Washing Up in Humboldt
An endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle is recovering at a Sausalito veterinary hospital after washing ashore at Bunkers Beach in Humboldt County, hundreds of miles north of its home. Marine Mammal Center spokesperson Giancarlo Rulli tells the Journal that Donatello, as the adult female turtle has been dubbed, is currently receiving supportive care, which includes […]
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Oh, Mercy
The patient lets out a low, chittering growl, a warning. Lucinda Adamson reaches down and lifts him up onto the scale, her thick leather gloves protecting her from the juvenile raccoon’s sharp teeth and claws. She examines the space between the critter’s back legs to confirm his sex, then sets him back into the carrier […]
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Aggressive Hitchhiker Spotted in King Salmon
It proved to be a pretty epic first kayak trip for Liz Bagnell. Bagnell, a sales consultant for Northwood Chevrolet, had just moved down to King Salmon from Cutten, and set out to get to know her new neighborhood by hopping a kayak for the first time to paddle around the residential channels in her […]