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
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. In 2022, Wild ARC treated to 2,459 animals from all over the …
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