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 and Wild Animal Drop Off:
- May 1 – Aug 31: 8:00 am – 6:30 pm, daily
- Sept 1 – April 30: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, daily
- Stat Holidays: : Open
Welcome to BC SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC). We are open 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 2,459 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.
Wild ARC
Learn more about the BC SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC).
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Rescue
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Critter cam
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Upcoming events
The 2023 annual Wildlife-in-Focus photo contest runs May 15 to 30. Funds raised go towards food and medical care of wildlife in need at the BC SPCA’s Wild ARC, which cares for thousands of injured and orphaned wild animals each year. Plus, your photos could be featured on BC SPCA merchandise, education brochures, advocacy campaigns, …
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Learn MoreBid in the Wild ARC 2023 Spring Online Auction ON NOW! Wild ARC’s 2023 Online Auction raises lifesaving proceeds to help with animals that are ill, injured or orphaned. Wild ARC begins to see baby animals in need as early as March and April, and the summer months are the busiest season for wild animal …
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