Northern Lights Wildlife Society

• Bear believed to be burned while hibernating now recovering at B.C. wildlife shelter

  'We got the call on Saturday evening that this bear was curled up on the middle of the road and somebody shooed it off the road,' Angelika Langen said.

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  Dec 24, 2025
  
• Motherless black bear cub, ‘apprehended’ at B.C./Alaska border crossing, now at shelter

  The cub was transferred to the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers, B.C.

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  Nov 6, 2020
  
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• Pregnant fox rescued from leg-hold trap in B.C.; animal society hopeful paw will be saved

  The fox was found near Houston, B.C., and is currently under the care of the Northern Lights Wildlife Society.

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  Apr 1, 2020
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• Deer entangled in Christmas lights and lost bear cub rescued by B.C. conservation officers

  B.C.'s wildlife officers have had a busy winter so far taking calls to assist entangled deer and abandoned bear cubs in the province's interior.

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  Dec 15, 2016
• Alberta farmer performs highway C-section on doe

  An Alberta man was moving an injured deer off a highway in British Columbia when he saw a tiny hoof sticking out of its belly.

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  Jun 15, 2016
• WATCH: Northern Lights Wildlife Society dealing with record number of orphaned bear cubs

  An orphaned wildlife rescue society in northwest B.C. is dealing with a record number of orphaned bear cubs for this time of year.

  May 4, 2016
• Wildlife rehabilitation society hopes for surge in donations for new truck

  A wildlife rehabilitation shelter credited with many bear rescues in northern B.C. is running out of time to fundraise for a much needed new truck.

  Aug 20, 2015
• Organization that rehabilitates wildlife in Northern B.C. needs help

  WATCH: An organization that rehabilitates wild animals in northern B.C. needs a new truck for their work. Jordan Armstrong talks to Northern Lights Wildlife Society founder Angelika Langen Last October when the Northern Lights Wildlife Society was out doing their work in B.C.’s interior, there was a problem. Their truck, well over a decade old...

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  Aug 2, 2015
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• Baby moose rescued from fence seen alive and well

  Angelika and Peter Langen, owners of the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers, are no strangers to saving the lives of various creatures in need. But this story has a happy ending.

  Dec 2, 2014
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• Social media users rally to get 2 orphaned grizzly cubs to shelter

  When Angelika and Peter Langen from the Northern Lights Wildlife Society received a call about two orphaned grizzly cubs in Invermere, they knew their Thanksgiving plans were going to be interrupted.

  Oct 14, 2014