Wildlife Stories

How to Protect Ground Nesting Wildlife

Who is this beautiful shorebird? With large heads and eyes, and thin legs with wide wings, Killdeer can be spotted on the West Coast year-round. Like many other birds, Killdeer have brown wings and white bottoms. They also have a...

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Support Your Local Wildlife on Canada Day!

Canada is home to a diverse range of birds, and to celebrate them we also must make sure we provide support and conservation efforts to help protect them.  Patrolling up and down the rivers and shorelines, the beautiful Belted Kingfisher...

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California Quail Ready to be Released in Osoyoos!

Help Save Wildlife Today! In late May, a finder came across a nest containing two California Quail babies in the interior region of Osoyoos, BC. The kind-hearted individual rescued the possible orphans and kept them warm overnight before driving them...

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Great Blue Heron Fledglings Survive Horrific Fall

Great Blue Herons are a familiar sight on British Columbia’s coast with wide wings, long “S” shaped necks, and grey-blue feathers. Their remarkably still stance in water, the plumes on their heads, and the black line above their eyes make...

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World Environment Day!

Every year, World Environment Day is a reminder that we must protect and conserve our environment. This year’s theme, biodiversity, is a pressing issue. By continually pushing nature’s delicate systems to the limit, our environment is thrown off its balance...

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California Quail Babies Fighting to Survive

Recently, a nest containing two California Quail babies was found in the interior region of Osoyoos, BC, where Quail populations thrive. A concerned Samaritan rescued the possible orphans from their nest with no sign of parents nearby.  Luckily, the finder kept the babies...

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Majestic Endangered American White Pelican Released to his Flock!

This week Wildlife Rescue Staff & Volunteers released an Endangered American White Pelican with his flock after seven months of intensive rehabilitation at Wildlife Rescue hospital.   On October 16th, 2019, the endangered species was on route to southern wintering grounds from Williams Lake with his migratory flock when...

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Help Prevent Entanglements Due to Fishing Lines in Wildlife

Every year, birds migrate remarkably long distances across the globe. Since 1993, people around the world have celebrated this journey in May through International Migratory Bird Day. Some 14 years later, in 2007, the Environment for the Americas took over...

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Help Ground-Nesting Babies This Spring!

Spring and summer are a sensitive time of year for ground-nesting birds and we need your help to ensure ground-nesting wildlife like the northern junco, hermit thrushes, and meadowlark can lay and protect their eggs safely. One of the most...

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