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Wild ARC is at the beginning of their busiest time of year, when hundreds of babies will be brought through their doors every month. More than 70% of our patients are admitted just between April and September, as wild babies arrive in a massive spring and summer wave. Staff and volunteers will be working tirelessly …
Continue reading “Alone, but not abandoned – keeping moms and babies together this spring”
News Category: Wildlife
Whether on a hike or in your own backyard, wild animals and pets don’t belong together. Encounters can be scary and quickly become dangerous – for the wildlife and your pets. Read our pets and wildlife brochure (PDF). You can keep pets and wildlife safe this summer by taking these simple actions: Leash up Every …
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News Category: Wildlife
Spring is officially here! This means there are plenty of baby animals of all shapes and sizes being welcomed into the world by their anxious parents throughout the province, including birds, who are in their nesting season. Throughout spring and early summer, our feathered friends are busy caring for their young and it’s important for …
Continue reading “Baby birds: To help or not to help?”
News Category: Wildlife
Is this fawn an orphan, or simply waiting for mom to come back? Not every deer fawn found alone is an orphan! It is normal for a mother deer to leave a fawn alone for long periods of time. She comes back only a few times a day to feed her baby, who waits quietly …
Continue reading “Prevent accidental “fawn-napping” this spring”
News Category: Wildlife
It’s that time of year when migrating shorebirds and nesting birds use the Pacific coast to travel between their breeding and wintering grounds. These long journeys leave little room for setbacks and delays from human disturbance can impact their survival and breeding success. Pet guardians can make a meaningful difference for these birds by being …
Continue reading “Respecting migrating and nesting birds”
News Category: Wildlife
Heading outdoors to tidy up in the coming weeks? Now that baby season has started, birds and mammals could be stealthily nesting and denning around your home as we speak! Helping wildlife is easy as reading our handy tips for keeping wildlife safe as you ready your yards and gardens for spring. Trimming trees When …
Continue reading “Stay wildlife-wise during spring cleaning”
News Category: Wildlife
You love and care for animals, and you also want a rodent-free home. This does not have to come at the expense of wildlife, the environment or put your pets at risk! The most effective and humane way to solve rodent problems is prevention. Prevention minimizes the use of harmful control methods like rodenticides and …
Continue reading “Rodent-proofing your home in four simple steps”
News Category: Wildlife
World Wildlife Day is a day to celebrate the incredible wildlife that we have here in B.C. and beyond, to reflect about the importance of coexisting with our wild neighbours, and to learn more about how to protect the many vulnerable species that are admitted for care at Wild ARC.   In 2026, the theme for World Wildlife Day is “Medicinal …
Continue reading “World Wildlife Day 2026 – make your backyard wildlife-friendly!”
News Category: Wildlife
The BC SPCA generally doesn’t recommend feeding wildlife – but what about bird feeders? Backyard bird feeding is the most widespread and popular form of human-wildlife interaction worldwide – but did you know that bird feeders are a common place for birds to get sick? Wild ARC commonly admits birds suffering from conjunctivitis – an …
Continue reading “Get the facts on backyard bird feeding”
News Category: Wildlife
Suppose you are looking out at a green space near your home and spot an interesting bird. Grabbing your phone, you open a bird identification app and log your observation. The day you logged your observation coincides with the Great Backyard Bird Count and you have joined people all around the world submitting their bird …
Continue reading “Citizen science lends wildlife a helping hand”
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