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Fall is here and, around the province, bears are fattening up in preparation for hibernation. “Bears can almost double their weight in a matter of weeks,” says Meghann Cant, BC SPCA animal welfare educator. “They need to rapidly build up their fat reserves in order to survive the winter.” Finding enough food, however, could prove …
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News Category: Wildlife
The release of the brown pelican who was admitted to Wild ARC this summer was a cause for celebration, especially since the journey to get her back to the wild wasn’t an easy one. This young brown pelican was transferred to Wild ARC from Wildlife Rescue Association. She was found at landfill site in Delta …
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News Category: Wildlife
Owls are notoriously lazy when it comes to building a nest. In fact, they don’t make their own nests but will make use of an abandoned nest left by a hawk or eagle. Sometimes these nests are not in great shape so it is not uncommon for a young owl to fall from these structurally …
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News Category: Wildlife
After almost two years to the day she was admitted, and just in time for Canada Day, the orphaned beaver kit that arrived at the BC SPCA Wild ARC in spring 2016 was recently released back to her natural habitat. Beaver kits remain with their families for two years before they are able to survive …
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News Category: Wildlife
The BC government is asking the public to voice their thoughts on a new law that would aim to keep wild animals from going extinct. British Columbia is Canada’s most biologically diverse province, with more species at risk than any other province in Canada. BC currently has no stand-alone endangered species legislation, meaning hundreds of …
News Category: Take action, Wildlife
The BC SPCA is pleased to demonstrate full support for a bill that is due for third reading in the next two weeks. Bill S-203, also known as the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act, would make it illegal to capture, breed or move cetaceans with the intent of putting them in captivity …
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Gardening in deer territory certainly has its challenges but with a little patience and strategic planning, you can have a deer friendly, beautiful garden. Below are three strategies to keep in mind when gardening with deer. Keep in mind that besides fencing out deer completely, no garden will ever be completely deer proof but using …
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Do you remember orphaned otters Lady, Cowby and Piers? Named for where they were found (Ladysmith, Cowichan Bay and Piers Island), the trio was finally ready to be released back into the wild. Video filmed and edited by Maude Rivard-Haustrate Kelly Letendre, an air traffic controller who works in the tower at Vancouver International Airport, …
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News Category: Wildlife
When you ask the staff at Wild ARC about the two turkey vultures that were recently released, their faces light up – these quirky birds quickly became a staff favourite this past winter. You might be thinking that a bird who poops on its own feet on purpose, vomits when frightened and survives mainly on …
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News Category: Wildlife
Staff at the BC SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) on Vancouver Island are hoping the public can help a Great horned owl who needs some help from her animal-loving friends. Rescued by a Good Samaritan, the owl was underweight and had problems with one of her eyes. “She was very skinny – the problems with …
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News Category: Ways to help, Wildlife
