COSTA MESA, Calif.—Following its four-week recovery after being shot in the neck, a mallard duck was released back into the wild April 28 at TeWinkle Park by the wildlife rehabbers that saved its life. According to Newport Beach Police, the duck had been shot in the neck and cheek with a mini crossbow gun and…

The Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center—a rehabilitation center for injured wildlife in Huntington Beach—has suffered significant damage to its roof, electrical conduits, and pool pumps after heavy storms hit the coast this past week. According to Debby McGuire, the center’s co-founder and executive director, insurance is not covering any of the damage and they have…

Greg Hickman, the founder and chairman of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, California, and Vietnam War veteran, died unexpectedly while fly-fishing on May 15. Hickman was “enjoying his favorite hobby … at the time of his passing,” Debbie McGuire, co-founder and executive director of the wildlife rescue nonprofit, said in a…

Greg Hickman, the founder and chairman of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, California, and Vietnam War veteran, died unexpectedly while fly-fishing on May 15. Hickman was “enjoying his favorite hobby … at the time of his passing,” Debbie McGuire, co-founder and executive director of the wildlife rescue nonprofit, said in a…

Scores of Brown Pelican’s along the coast of Orange County, Calif. have become victim to brutal attacks resulting in serious injuries, leaving many to die from severe wounds. During the past few months, more than 32 pelicans have arrived at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, brought by fish and wildlife officers…