Sea lion rescue on April 26, 2009

This tiny, little sea lion was rescued from Leo Carillo beach. He has his flipper up in the air to try and warm his body up. Since his flipper is dark in color, it retains heat from the sun. This is called thermo-regulating. We found him to be dehydrated, cold and very skinny. He is almost a year old and should weigh about 60-80 lbs. When weighed at the rehab facility, he only weighed 22 lbs. He is doing well and hopefully, will be returned to the wild in a few months.

Nestling Barn Owl Rescued on May 3, 2009

This nestling Barn Owl, either fell out or was kicked out of its nest in a palm tree. A very odd nesting site, as they prefer barns and haystacks. It came to us from La Puente and was very dehydrated. It will eat now if force fed the first bite of mouse and then will eat the rest on its own.

The owl will be transferred to the Ojai Raptor Center in a few days because their rehab progresses much better if they are paired with another Barn Owl about the same age. They specialize in raptors, so it will be in very good hands.