Wildlife Rescue

• ‘Literally just non-stop’: B.C. wildlife rescue says it’s overwhelmed and under-resourced

  Elizabeth Melnick has been running Elizabeth's Wildlife Centre for 39 years, and says spring and summer are getting busier every year.

  Environment

  May 29, 2025
  
• Firefighters rescue young deer from frozen river in Kamloops

  Kamloops Fire Rescue said witnesses called for help Tuesday morning when they spotted a deer who had become trapped on the icy surface of the frozen Thompson River.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2025
  
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• ‘Her personality is huge’: Rescued baby beaver bonds with staff at wildlife centre

  The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation is raising a baby beaver after it was abandoned by its parents, Staff say at almost a year old, it's like raising a toddler.

  Environment

  Jan 22, 2025
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• B.C. wildlife association reports uptick in heat-related calls, hospital admissions

  As high temperature records fall across southern British Columbia, a wildlife rescue group is warning of the heat risks for animals.

  Weather

  Aug 16, 2023
• ‘This little gal’: B.C. man reportedly fired for rescuing moose calf in work truck

  Mark Skage said he brought 'this little gal' back to town to a farm, and eventually, she wound up at a permitted wildlife rehabilitation facility in Dawson Creek. 

  Environment

  Jul 16, 2023
• Lethargic beaver with large abscess rescued in Kelowna, B.C.

  Members of a non-profit organization gently captured the beaver with a large cage trap, then took it to the vet, where it was examined.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2023
• Penticton firefighters rescue deer from Okanagan Lake

  The rescue happened at Marina Way Beach, with the deer around 50 metres off-shore, stuck in thin ice.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2022
• Owl rescued from netting in Enderby, B.C. released back into the wild

  Wednesday's release was the final chapter of a rescue that started in mid-January when an Enderby resident noticed the owl tangled in baseball diamond netting and called for help.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2022
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• Black bear cubs rescued near Lac du Bonnet

  Black Bear Rescue Manitoba, the province's first and only bear rehabilitation centre, said it didn't have details on why the bears weren't with their mothers.

  Environment

  May 4, 2021
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• B.C. train crew rescues bobcat found stuck, frozen to railroad track

  Asked in the Facebook post if the bobcat tried to bite while being rescued, Coby Reid replied it “wasn’t happy, that’s for sure. Was protecting his duck.”

  Feb 19, 2021