Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC)
Please call ahead to advise staff if you will be bringing an injured, sick or orphaned wild animal to Wild ARC. Thank you.
- Reception:
- May 1 – Aug 31: 8:00 am – 6:30 pm, daily
- Sept 1 – April 30: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, daily
- Stat Holidays: April - September: Open
- Stat Holidays: October - March: Closed
Welcome to BC SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC). We operate 365 days a year to help sick, injured, and orphaned wild animals. Wild ARC is the only wildlife rehabilitation centre on southern Vancouver Island. We treated 2,043 animals last year from all over the region, helping them recover and return to the wild.
To ensure the best care for our wild patients, our facility is not open for public tours.Â
About Wild ARC
Learn more about the BC SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC).
Support
Support our work in wild animal rehabilitation.
Volunteer
Explore your options to volunteer or study and work in wildlife rehabilitation.
Rescue
Find out how to help rescue a wild animal or learn how to help wildlife in an oil spill response.
Coexisting with wildlife
Meet your backyard neighbours, learn how to prevent wildlife conflicts and how to coexist with urban wildlife.
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Critter cam
Tune in to the Wild ARC critter cam to see your support in action.
Donate a day of groceries for wild patients
Upcoming events
Every year, the BC SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC) holds a raffle to raise much-needed funds for the care of injured, sick and orphaned wild animals on Vancouver Island. Wild ARC is the only wildlife rehabilitation centre on Southern Vancouver Island helping approximately 3,000 animals recover and return to the wild each year. …
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