Informational Sessions on Wildlife Care

Public Classes Offered on:
Informational Sessions on Wildlife Care


SAN FRANCISO - The Department of Fish and Game’s Office of Spill Prevention and
Response (OSPR), in cooperation with the Headlands Institute, the Harbor Master at
Richmond Marina and the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium will be offering informational
classes on Nov. 10 to the public.

The two-hour classes, “Informational Sessions on Wildlife Care”, are designed to inform
the public on the activities of OSPR, the Oiled Wildlife Network (OWCN) and the
International Bird Rescue and Recovery Council (IBRRC) in response to wildlife impacts
in the M/V Cosco Busan Incident.

Topics that will be covered in each of the three classes will be:
- What is OSPR and why was it formed
- How cleanup is conducted
- How are wildlife recovery and rehabilitation addressed
- How can the public get trained if they want to become more involved
- What areas and activities should the public avoid during the cleanup
- How can the public report wildlife impacts to trained response staff
The locations of the classes are as follows:

- Headlands Institute, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Building 1033,
Sausalito, CA 94965 – Tele: 415.332.5771
http://www.yni.org/hi/conference/location/index.php Class time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

- Harbor Master Richmond Marina, 1340 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA
94804 – Tele: 510.236.1013 Class time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

- Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA Tele:
415.974.4060. Class time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The classes are designed not be a community forum for other questions surrounding this
incident. It will only be an opportunity for the public to learn about wildlife care during
an event and how the public may want to be more involved.
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