Stranded or Dead Wildife Hotlines (Bay Area)
Living or Dead Sharks and Rays
Shark Stewards is working in the East and North Bay to collect samples and observations and our Shark Watch program collects observations of live sharks on iNaturalist. Contact the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation PSRF by email or their Hotline (831) 459-9346.
Shark Stewards is assisting the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation investigating the die off of sharks and rays in the San Francisco Bay. Since April, hundreds of sharks and rays have been reported washing ashore inside the San Francisco bay, believed to be associated with a number of factors affecting water quality.
Dr. Mark Okihiro, a pathologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has identified a fungal disease that could be the cause of deaths of hundreds of these sharks throughout the Bay. Believed to be associated with the high rainfall and low salinity, and contaminants running into the Bay, the die off coincides with the period when Bat Rays (Myliobatus californica) and Leopard Sharks (Triakus fasciata) enter the shallow regions to give birth.
If you see a stranded shark or struggling animal in the shallows of the Marin and San Francisco County please contact us with location and a photo if you are able.
Shark Stewards- info@sharkstewards.org 415 729-5041
Injured or Sick Shore and Seabirds
International Bird Rescue San Francisco Bay-Delta Wildlife Center. 707.207.0380
4369 Cordelia Road
Fairfield, California 94534
Bird Help Line: (707) 456-4528 (leave a message).
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Rescues Lindsay Wildlife Experience’s Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) locations in San Ramon and Pleasant Hill for after hours care:
Found Animal page: https://lindsaywildlife.org/found-animal/
VEG Pleasant Hill (22 Contra Costa Blvd | 925-384-2110)
VEG San Ramon (2431 San Ramon Valley Blvd | 925-718-7771)
1931 First Avenue Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Front Desk (925) 935-1978
Hospital Hotline (925) 659-8156. hotline@lindsaywildlife.org For native song birds and raptors.
Dead Birds
To report a dead bird in Berkeley, use the California West Nile Virus website or call 1-877-WNV-BIRD (1-877-968-2473). These reports are used to track West Nile virus, especially from April to October. Do not touch the bird with bare hands; if needed, use gloves and double-bag it.
Injured or Sick Marine Pinnipeds or Otters
The Marine Mammal Center- 415-289-SEAL (415-289-7325).
Dead Marine Mammals
Academy’s department of Ornithology and Mammalogy at 415-379-5381 or email marinemammals@calacademy.org
Entangled or Healthy Whales
Report entangled whales to NOAA’s hotline by calling 877-SOS-WHALE
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/report
Report healthy whale, dolphin or porpoise sightings in the San Francisco Bay Area through the online form