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Conservation groups in London Ont. are suggesting the use of owls instead of poison for dealing with rodent problems. There's even a pilot project underway.

Angela Ell is among nearby residents who want to know why Wascana Centre isn't safely relocating the beavers away from the park.

Salthaven West is dealing with a busy time of year, with an uptick in vehicle and window strikes and people rescuing animals who don't need to be rescued.

Trappers near Fort Qu'Appelle found a dead mother beaver, with her four kits still by her side. The newborns, only days old at the time, were in critical condition.

Angela Tremka of Salthaven West says the Regina wildlife rehab centre used to see a few hundred patients in a year, but cares for 1,500 birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles.

The non-profit wildlife rehab organization Salthaven West is in dire need of donations as they care for six great horned owls.

Salthaven West clinic manager Natalia Slipak said a woman walking her dog on Thursday saw baby owls on the ground with the mother owl sitting on top of one of the babies. 

Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Centre said an injured bald eagle came in their care earlier this week, and was released back into the wild on Friday.

Despite her injuries, the beaver is healing at a good rate, and is expected to be released within two weeks.

Salthaven West in Regina is reminding residents to respect wildlife and leave 'abandoned' animals alone as the number of rescues is up over previous years.

Despite good intentions, wildlife experts are reminding people that physical distancing guidelines should be kept around wildlife as well as humans.

Salthaven West launched a fundraising campaign to get a larger rehabilitation centre as they are currently over-capacity with sick and injured wildlife.

A local couple wants to help sick, injured and abandoned wild animals with a new centre launched two months ago.

Regina police officers came across a suspicious sight Thursday, an owl with its wings entangled in a soccer net.

Brian Salt, the founder of Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, said he was called out to the incident early this week by a horrified homeowner.

Staff at Salthaven Wildlife and Education Centre rescued five baby jackrabbits over the past few days reportedly abused by children in Regina.

Salthaven, which rehabs some 1,500 injured, sick, or orphaned animals every year, has outgrown its current location and will move to a 25-acre property near Strathroy, Ont.

According to a study by the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, the number one cause of death in bald eagles in Saskatchewan is poisoning.

A jackrabbit was found running around in Regina's Glencairn neighbourhood with a large arrow in its neck on Saturday night.

The agency assumed care of the beaver on May 2.