Prevent accidental “fawn-napping” this spring
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…
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How to rescue a wild animal
…a baby bird, found a baby deer or found a baby seal. This deer fawn doesn’t need help – he’s hiding quietly until mom comes back in a few hours….
Alone, but not abandoned – keeping moms and babies together this spring
…Other times, the whole nest will need to go to a wildlife rehabilitator for proper care. Deer fawns Deers fawns are one of the most frequently “kidnapped” animals brought to…
Position Statement on Hunting, Trapping and Fishing
…through ingestion or secondary lead poisoning. The BC SPCA does not condone the introduction of species to increase opportunities for harvesting purposes (e.g., feral pigs, fallow deer, rainbow trout). Such…
Wild ARC celebrates 25th anniversary
…tiny hummingbirds to bald eagles and great blue herons, mammals like beavers, bats, river otters, raccoons, squirrels, and deer fawns, and even reptiles and amphibians like garter snakes and the…
Urban wildlife
…Deer Learn more about urban deer, and how to humanely manage problems with deer. Mice and rats Learn more about humane rodent control, and options for preventing rodents in…
Building a better future for Canada’s farm animals
…negotiated improvements to the Codes of Practice for beef and dairy cattle, veal calves, egg-laying hens, meat chickens, turkeys, meat rabbits, pigs, mink, foxes, sheep, horses, goats, farmed deer and…
4 Ways to help wildlife this holiday season
It may feel as though we just left the warm days of summer behind us, but the winter holiday season is fast approaching. While you’re busy making things merry and…
Don’t feed wildlife: It can do more harm than good
Feeding wildlife can seem like an enjoyable way to connect with nature, but it can often lead to serious problems for species like squirrels, raccoons, deer and bears. Even unintentional…
Community of Greater Victoria works together to keep local wildlife safe
…with wildlife such as raccoons, squirrels, crows, geese, deer and other ungulates. Injured or orphaned wildlife If you observe injured or abandoned wild animals in the Greater Victoria area, please…
I found a baby animal, what should I do?
B I found a baby animal, what should I do? Whether it’s a baby bird, squirrel, deer, seal, raccoon or skunk, a baby animal’s best chance for survival is with…
Position Statement on Wildlife Feeding
…see the BC SPCA position statement on Urban Deer. Wildlife tourism When visiting other countries, tourists create conflicts directly by feeding wildlife, or through tour companies using food to bait…
BC SPCA Wild ARC reports another successful season
…animals with their wild moms including fledgling birds, deer fawns, raccoons, goslings, squirrels and rabbits during its busy season from May to September. More than 2,800 animals came through Wild…
A day in the life at Wild ARC
The BC SPCA’s Wild Animal rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC), in Metchosin on southern Vancouver Island, treats almost 3,000 injured and orphaned wild animals each year. Whether an eagle or deer,…
Celebrating the year of the tiger, and B.C.’s own big cats
…them during the day on rare occasions. They usually hunt ungulates, like deer, but will also hunt rodents and insects. Cougars are the fourth-largest wild cat in the world. Despite…