Hope for Wildlife recycles Christmas trees to feed and shelter animals over the winter, but before this weekend, it wasn't looking so cheery.

Hope Swinimer, director of Hope for Wildlife, says the bird was among nine resident geese that were removed from Sullivan's Pond earlier this week

The iconic Sullivan's Pond geese were gathered up a month early and will be assessed for aggressive behaviour at their winter home at the Hope for Wildlife rehabilitation centre

“After the [storm], we got up and went down, and we saw hundreds of laughing gulls."

On Saturday, Halifax police officers rescued Floop, a duckling found alongside Highway 102.

The flock, which now numbers 10 because there are four new additions, was returned to the pond on Monday afternoon by volunteers.

Some Good Samaritans rescued a beaver that was seen "wandering" in a mall parking lot Friday.

The RCMP tweeted a photo of a sad-eyed seal, saying it was found Sunday and an officer contacted the wildlife rehabilitation group Hope for Wildlife to some have a look at the "little guy."

The six geese, which have become a familiar sight at the Dartmouth pond, were rounded up Tuesday morning by volunteers armed with blankets.

Hope for Wildlife's annual open house allows the animal rehabilitation centre to raise donations, which help fund its operations.