Organization: WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE CARE CENTER
Mission: TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT MAN'S IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND MITIGATE THAT IMPACT THROUGH CARE AND REHABILITATION OF NATIVE WILDLIFE.
Activities: THE WETLANDS & WILDLIFE CARE CENTER (WWCC) IS DEDICATED TO THE RESCUE, REHABILITATION AND RELEASE OF INJURED AND ORPHANED NATIVE WILDLIFE. WWCC IS CAPABLE OF REHABILITATING OVER 1000 ANIMALS AT A TIME. IN 2019, THE INTAKE OF INJURED AND ORPHANED ANIMALS WAS APPROXIMATELY 5500 ANIMALS. THE RELEASE RATE WAS 52% - HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 32%.WWCC IS A PRIMARY PARTICIPANT-MANAGED FACILITY WITH THE OILED WILDLIFE CARE NETWORK (OWCN) AND IS DESIGNED TO CARE FOR UP TO 400 OILED BIRDS IN THE EVENT OF AN OIL SPILL IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
EDUCATIONAL/OUTREACH - WWCC PARTICIAPTES AND HOSTS EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUMITY EVENTS BOTH ON AND OFF-SITE. WWCC ALSO PROVIDES ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROVIDES TELEPHONE COUNSELING FOR WILDLIFE RELATED ISSUES. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HUNTINGTON BEACH WETLANDS CONSERVANCY, WWCC SPONSORS FUN AND EDUCATIONAL TOURS OF THE INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL. IN 2019, PROGRAMS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 6000 INDIVIDUALS (K-12, ADULTS) IN SETTINGS SUCH AS THE WWCC FACILITY, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, CHURCHES AND OTHER PUBLIC VENUES.THE PRIMARY EVENT WAS THE ANNUAL BABY SHOWER HELD ON 5/4/2019. OVER 1100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS FAMILY EVENT THAT INCLUDED GAMES, CRAFTS, FOOD AND TOURS OF THE NURSERY AREA TO VIEW BABY ANIMALS.
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NTEE category: Animal-Related
Secondary category: Environment