Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA Wildlife

Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA Wildlife Providing sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife with free care, rehabilitation, and release.
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09/04/2024

On this National Wildlife Day, we're proud to have provided care for 7,182 animals across 193 species so far this year. Every life matters, and we're committed to protecting and rehabilitating our precious wildlife. šŸŒā¤ļøšŸæļøšŸ¦‰šŸ¦…šŸ¦šŸŒæ

Weā€™re Hiring! Apply to join our FUR-bulous team at PHS/SPCA! Are you someone that truly believes in animal welfare and e...
08/12/2024

Weā€™re Hiring! Apply to join our FUR-bulous team at PHS/SPCA! Are you someone that truly believes in animal welfare and ethical animal rehabilitation? We have a variety of positions available- Animal Control Officer (Full-time); Human Resources Assistant (Full-time); Human Resources Intern (Part-time temporary); Wildlife Intake Technician (Full-time); Wildlife Center Administrator (Full-time). To apply and learn more, visit: www.phs-spca.org/careers

Our furry and feathered animals canā€™t wait to meet you as our newest Veterinary Assistant at PHS-SPCA! Are you dependabl...
08/01/2024

Our furry and feathered animals canā€™t wait to meet you as our newest Veterinary Assistant at PHS-SPCA! Are you dependable, collaborative and a firm believer of animal welfare and humane treatment of animals? Are you someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, providing medical care and treatment to our sheltered animals and ensuring proper admitting, monitoring, recover and discharge of animals in the spay/neuter clinic? This is a full-time position with FUR-bulous benefits and pet perks! To learn more, visit: www.phs-spca.org/careers

Join us tonight!How can you help an injured bird or abandoned baby squirrel? Learn what to do from our very own Wildlife...
07/31/2024

Join us tonight!
How can you help an injured bird or abandoned baby squirrel? Learn what to do from our very own Wildlife Manager, Ashley Kinney, tonight at 7 p.m. at Burlingame Community Center, 850 Burlingame Ave. Free. Pre-registration requested at https://bit.ly/PHSwildlife

What should you do when you find a wild animal in distress? Our very own Ashley Kinney will be offering advice at the Ci...
07/30/2024

What should you do when you find a wild animal in distress? Our very own Ashley Kinney will be offering advice at the Citizens Environmental Councilā€™s program on Wed. July 31 at 7 p.m. at Burlingame Community Center, 850 Burlingame Ave. Free. Pre-registration requested at https://bit.ly/PHSwildlife

 : Weā€™re excited to share that four Bushtits, who came into our care in early June after their nest was disturbed, have ...
07/25/2024

: Weā€™re excited to share that four Bushtits, who came into our care in early June after their nest was disturbed, have successfully been released back into the wild! Despite our efforts to reunite them with their flock, it was unsuccessful. After 32 days of dedicated care from our amazing staff and volunteers, these little birds are now thriving once again!

Bushtit Fun Facts:
ā€¢ Team Players: Breeding Bushtit pairs often have adult male helpers that assist in raising the nestlings, making this behavior quite unique and special in the bird world.

07/10/2024

Two juvenile red-tailed hawks arrived at our care facility, just one day apart and from neighboring blocks in Half Moon Bay. Given their similar age and proximity when found, they seemed to be siblings who had recently fledged from their nest but encountered trouble soon after. One had collided with a window, showing signs of head trauma, while the other was limping on its left leg. After receiving dedicated care for over three and a half weeks, we were thrilled to release both hawks together.The highlight of their release was witnessing a heartwarming sight: as our rehabilitated hawks took flight, their parents were nearby and promptly joined them in the sky. It was a poignant moment as they flew off together, reunited and free.Fun facts about Red-Tailed hawks: Red-tailed hawk fledglings typically leave the nest at 44 to 46 days old. Although they start to develop their hunting skills and independence during this period, their parents continue to feed and care for them for another four to seven weeks. Some juveniles may even stay with their parents for up to six months after fledging, gradually becoming more proficient hunters and explorers of their surroundings. šŸ¦…šŸ¦…

 : This Red-tailed Hawk was rescued from Lake Merced in San Francisco after a concerned citizen found it grounded and su...
07/03/2024

: This Red-tailed Hawk was rescued from Lake Merced in San Francisco after a concerned citizen found it grounded and subdued. It showed symptoms of head trauma and a soft tissue injury to its left wing. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of our staff and volunteers, and some time in our aviary with regular meals, the hawk has successfully returned to the wild this week!

Did you notice the band on its leg? That's a federal band marked with a unique identifier. Biologists with specialized training in bird banding and federal permits placed this band when the hawk was young. Tracking banded birds provides valuable insights into both individual animals and their species. We learn about their breeding and wintering habits, behavior, migratory paths, and even survival rates.

For instance, we discovered that this particular hawk hatched around the Sausalito area in 2017. That means it's 7 years old and has stayed relatively close to its birthplace. Our team is grateful for the opportunity to rehabilitate this bird and thrilled to see it return to its natural habitat!

APPLY TODAY! Join our OWL-some team as our newest Wildlife Center Administrator at PHS/SPCA! In this role you will act a...
07/02/2024

APPLY TODAY! Join our OWL-some team as our newest Wildlife Center Administrator at PHS/SPCA! In this role you will act as a liaison to the public on the phones assisting with all wildlife-related inquiries and requests in a positive, friendly, and professional manner. You also have excellent customer service skills to provide accurate information for service calls related to wildlife issues in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties. This is a full-time position at our San Jose location and offers excellent benefits and pet perks! To APPLY, visit: www.phs-spca.org/careers

06/27/2024

Happy ! Make sure to watch until the end for the most musical surprise.

This adorable hatchling Acorn Woodpecker arrived in our care after falling out of his nest in Redwood City. His nest was unfortunately too high up for Wildlife staff to put him back, so he is currently spending time in our hospital growing up big and strong. Watch how fast this baby grows up in just 4 weeks! This curious and cheeky young male, identified by his red cap that extends all the way to his white forehead (whereas femalesā€™ red caps is only present on the back of their heads), loves to eat and explore his enclosure!

Acorn woodpeckers are known for their habit of storing thousands of acorns in holes they drill into trees, fenceposts, utility poles, buildings, automobile radiators, and natural holes and cracks in bark. These holes are called granary trees, and one tree may have up to 50,000 holes. In the winter, when other food sources are scarce, the woodpeckers eat the acorns they stored in the late summer and fall.

Acorn woodpeckers live in large social family groups consisting of up to 16 birds! They demonstrate communal nesting where all the groupā€™s breeding females lay their eggs in a single nest. Young woodpeckers stay with their parents for several years and help raise more young.

06/14/2024

Two baby peregrine falcons that fell from their nests in San Jose and San Mateo County were taken to animal welfare specialists for medical examination and care, the Peninsula Humane

 !Itā€™s hawk fledgling season! Hawks such as red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks breed in late winter through spring (Jan...
06/13/2024

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Itā€™s hawk fledgling season! Hawks such as red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks breed in late winter through spring (January-May). Babies start leaving the nest at around 6-7 weeks of age as they learn how to fly and learn how to hunt from their parents, and June is peak fledging time! They can take up to 2 weeks before they are fully flighted and ready to take to the skies. It is normal for young hawks to be on the ground as theyā€™re learning how to fly and hunt.

However, baby hawks such as this fluffy red-shouldered hawk nestling, arenā€™t quite ready to leave the nest yet and can prematurely tumble out of their nest. You can tell this young one is a little too young to start learning how to fly because it is still covered in fuzzy down feathers and its main brown and reddish flight feathers havenā€™t grown in yet.

If you come across a baby hawk that still looks fuzzy, like this baby, on the ground, please call us at (650) 340-7022.

Fun fact: The iconic eagle cry you hear in films and movies is actually the cry of the red-tailed hawk!

 : Don't forget to stop and smell the flowers during the nice spring weather, just like these adorable fox squirrels are...
05/22/2024

: Don't forget to stop and smell the flowers during the nice spring weather, just like these adorable fox squirrels are!

These fox squirrels arrived in care as tiny, eyes closed, and sparsely furred orphans. After about a month and a half in care, these cute critters are getting released back into the wild this week! They loved learning how to explore their aviary and foraging for yummy treats, and of course, smelling flowers!

Fox squirrel fun facts: Fox squirrels are North America's largest native tree squirrel species! They are easily identifiable with their gray upper bodies and brownish-orange undersides.

Have you heard about our Wildlife Care Internship? This is a great opportunity to get a better understanding of all of t...
05/22/2024

Have you heard about our Wildlife Care Internship? This is a great opportunity to get a better understanding of all of the components that go into the rehabilitation process for wildlife in our care.
One of the educational modules that our interns participate in is Medication.
Within this module, they spend two weeks learning about the different varieties of medication used, and the methods used to give them: topical, oral, and injection. Interns receive extensive training on how to properly handle the patients during the process of administering medication to minimize the stress of our wild patients, what medications are ordered for specific conditions, and how to calculate the proper dosage for each individual patient.
Interested individuals can apply on our website (https://phs-spca.org/volunteer/internship/). Once applications are screened, we will contact selected applicants to schedule an interview. This is an unpaid on-the-job learning opportunity for dedicated, hard-working individuals interested in wildlife rehabilitation.
Questions? Email Michael Chen [email protected] or call (408) 856-0423.

It's Volunteer Appreciation Week! Peninsula Humane Society is so fortunate to have so many dedicated and passionate volu...
04/21/2024

It's Volunteer Appreciation Week! Peninsula Humane Society is so fortunate to have so many dedicated and passionate volunteers who make a real difference in our mission to help animals get the second chances they deserve.

Itā€™s inspiring to see the impact of their commitment every day. From feeding kittens, to walking dogs, to fostering, and everything in between ā€” each volunteer provides love and care that makes a real difference for the animals. Their dedication is pawsitively amazing!

Follow along this week as we share a bit about our volunteer programs. If you're interested in learning more about volunteering, check out this link: www.phs-spca.org/volunteer

 : This female wild turkey came into the San Jose Penitencia Wildlife location back in February after being attacked by ...
04/04/2024

: This female wild turkey came into the San Jose Penitencia Wildlife location back in February after being attacked by dogs. She had deep lacerations on both thighs, as well as lacerations on her back. Her wounds required daily cleaning and monitoring by staff. Our wildlife veterinarian applied surgical staples to keep the wounds closed. After 17 days in care, this turkey healed wonderfully from her intense injuries and was ready to join her flock back in the wild. Go Wildlife Team!

Fun turkey fact: Benjamin Franklin advocated for the wild turkey to be the national bird instead of the bald eagle.

"...for the past few years, one species tucked away in a cluster of aviaries spanning half the size of a basketball cour...
03/29/2024

"...for the past few years, one species tucked away in a cluster of aviaries spanning half the size of a basketball court has been barely hanging from the brink of extinction in the Bay Area: the burrowing owl."

Thank you SFGATE for this article about the near extinction of Burrowing Owls, and the work that Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA is doing to prevent it.

Burrowing owls are on the brink of extinction in the Bay Area, but conservation groups are urging California officials to list them as endangered.

This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to learn the care and feeding of wildlife and basic husbandry skills. In addi...
03/28/2024

This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to learn the care and feeding of wildlife and basic husbandry skills. In addition to hands on experience, interns will receive bi-weekly educational topics for review in discussion groups.
Location: Wildlife Care Center (opening spring 2024)
24103 Congress Springs Rd, Saratoga, California, 95070

Term 1: Full
Term 2: July 12 to October 4, 2024

Apply for the 2024 Wildlife Care Internship Here: https://phs-spca.org/volunteer/internship/
Questions? Email [email protected]

 : At  in San Jose, we are located in a park with many wild neighbors! This week, we spotted our first male hooded oriol...
03/21/2024

: At in San Jose, we are located in a park with many wild neighbors! This week, we spotted our first male hooded oriole!

Hooded orioles are medium-sized migratory birds that spend the spring and summer here in the Bay Area. Males are bright yellow-orange and black with distinctive patterns on their wings, while the females are a pale yellow and less contrasty in coloration. They typically forage hidden under the cover of foliage, but their distinctive chattering calls often reveal their presence.

Orioles have a varied diet, consisting primarily of insects, but also includes fruit, and they will consume nectar from flowering plants by eating the base of the flower. You can see the oriole in our photos gleaning insects off the undersides of palm fronds. Hooded orioles will nest by weaving fibers together to form a hanging basket on the underside of tall palm trees. The next time you are out and about, keep your eyes peeled and you might just see a hooded oriole!

We are hiring! Are you interested in working with local wildlife?These are full-time positions with excellent benefits a...
01/13/2024

We are hiring! Are you interested in working with local wildlife?
These are full-time positions with excellent benefits and pet perks! To learn more and apply, visit: www.phs-spca.org/careers

For 30 years, the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley has been a local leader in providing sick, injured, and orphaned wil...
01/12/2024

For 30 years, the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley has been a local leader in providing sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife with exceptional care, rehabilitation and the opportunity for release, while educating the public about coexisting peacefully with local wildlife.

And today, we have exciting news to share.

Our friends and colleagues at the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA (PHS/SPCA) have been granted an amazing opportunity to greatly expand their service to local wildlife. A very generous Bay Area benefactor is building a state-of-the-art wildlife rehabilitation center in Saratoga and PHS/SPCA will be operating the new facility. This is a unique chance to help offer even more care for the beautiful and abundant wildlife that makes the Bay Area such a beloved part of the world and an incredible place to call home.

When the new center opens, the goal is to care for wildlife from a greatly expanded region, including Santa Clara County. To accomplish this, PHS/SPCA will be joining forces with the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley. We believe working together will allow us to bring the very best experts to bear on caring for local wildlife. This is an exciting opportunity for both organizations who will now operate as oneā€”Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. We will be twice as strong and better positioned than ever to serve the wildlife in our region.

Funding is secured for our location in San Jose, along with the ongoing operating budget of the new wildlife center. This is an amazing gift for wildlife in our region and we are grateful to be part of this new and exciting partnership.

Please be sure to follow us at Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA for oodles of animal stories, as well as updates about the new center expected to open in 2024!

WCSV will be open on Christmas Eve, from 9am to 3pm, and closed all day Christmas Day. We will also be open New Year's E...
12/24/2023

WCSV will be open on Christmas Eve, from 9am to 3pm, and closed all day Christmas Day. We will also be open New Year's Eve from 9am to 3pm, and closed New Year's Day. If you find a wild animal in need of assistance while we are closed and it is safe for you to handle, feel free to take it to the Veterinary Emergency Group at 725 Ridder Park Drive in San Jose. For all other wildlife emergencies, reach out to your city's animal control for assistance.

We hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season!

12/20/2023

They're great, they're blue, and they're herons!

Check out this snippet of a Great Blue Heron taking off - their large bodies necessitate a short running start and a jump to take flight. Observe the neck movement as it takes off - the neck begins extended to aid in takeoff, but as it reaches flight level the neck will retract into an S shape so that its head rests on its body.

Great Blue Herons hunt fish along the water's edge, which can cause issues when fishers leave fishing line in the water. This heron was brought in after a concerned citizen noticed it remained near a pond and wouldn't take off. Closer inspection revealed fishing line wrapped around its primary flight feathers. The inability to use these feathers, as well as the general stress of entanglement was likely preventing the heron from flying. Fortunately, damage to the feathers was minimal. Hospital staff at WCSV cut out the fishing line, and after a few days the heron was ready for release!

Just before Thanksgiving we received a ā€œturkeyā€ vulture that was injured after falling from a tree and entangling itself...
12/19/2023

Just before Thanksgiving we received a ā€œturkeyā€ vulture that was injured after falling from a tree and entangling itself in a canopy. During its initial exam, the vulture was using its left leg to balance, which indicated it had an injury to the right leg. The good news was that the bird hadnā€™t suffered any fractures and was in good body condition. The bird was given medication to treat any pain and swelling sustained from entanglement. Over the course of a few days, staff closely monitored the bird's gait, and soon it was moved to one of our outdoor enclosures for continued evaluation. The vulture was eating well and showed strong-steady flight, but still was favoring its leg. After another week of observation, staff noted the bird was stable enough to perch, land, and fly. We are happy to report this bird was returned back to the wild, where it can go back to searching for carcasses to feast on.

Fun fact: Turkey Vultures have keen eyesight and can often identify carrion from miles away.

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3027 Penitencia Creek Road
San Jose, CA
95132

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm
Sunday 9am - 3pm

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(408) 929-9453

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