Agency Details:

International Bird Rescue Research Center

IBRRC is dedicated to mitigating human impact on aquatic birds and other wildlife, worldwide. This is achieved through emergency response, education, research, and planning.

Description:
IBRRC is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization established for the treatment of aquatic birds that are sick, injured, oiled, or orphaned. It is through this program that we are not only able to care for local injured, orphaned, and sick aquatic birds but can advance our skills and capabilities to apply to oil spills.

History:
In January 1971, two tankers collided beneath the Golden Gate Bridge spilling 900,000 gallons of crude oil into San Francisco Bay. Very little was known about oiled bird care at the time. Nonetheless, volunteers from all over the bay area showed up to help care for the 7,000 oiled birds collected and despite their well-intentioned attempts, only 300 birds survived.

Within months, a small group of professionals formed the International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC). The primary goals were to develop oiled wildlife cleaning and rehabilitation techniques, promote ongoing research and provide oiled wildlife response management capabilities during oil spills.

Contact people:

Ann Yasuda, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) James Lewis, Administrative Manager, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (707) 207-0380
Office fax number: (707) 207-0395

Address:

4369 Cordelia Road Fairfield, CA 94534 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.ibrrc.org

Directions:

From Berkeley/San Francisco: Take 80 East to the 680 Benicia/Green Valley Road exit Take first exit: Green Valley Road Right at stop (becomes Lopes Road) Continue to the next stop sign & turn left on Cordelia Road Continue on Cordelia Road – .7 mile. The. . . (more)   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: NA   Nearest Bus Stop: NA

Last updated on March 24, 2009