Critter Care Wildlife Society
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Who Are We?
Critter Care Wildlife Society specializes in the treatment, care and release of sick, injured and orphaned Native Mammal species of British Columbia’s Southern and Lower Mainland.
We are the only facility in BC specializing in the care of mammals and one of only three bear rehabilitation facilities in the province.
604-530-2064 ext. 3
Wildlife Rehabilitation
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Critical Care
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Critical Care is a large part of any good rehab facility and Critter Care is no exception. Each year we deal with hundreds of animals that have been severely debilitated very often as a result of human-animal conflicts, including animals hit by cars, animals accidentally (and intentionally) poisoned. We also have animals that come in diseased, starved or simply suffering from parasites or pneumonia. Critter Care has the facility, the medicine, the staff and the voluntary veterinary support of several prominent clinics throughout the lower mainland in order to provide superior care.
Elizabeth’s Wildlife Center Society (EWCS)
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WHEN DOES THE PROGRAM RUN?
The Center is open 365 days a year. The Center receives new admissions, 15 to 20 per day, during the summer months. Phone calls and other inquiries are double that number of intakes per day. November to March the Center is still open, but with reduced hours. In off-season hours, there are website and social media inquiries that are answered on an as-needed basis.
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The primary mission is “Rescue, Rehabilitate, Release – caring for injured, orphaned, and sick wild birds and small animals”.
WHO BENEFITS AND HOW MANY?
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Elizabeth’s Wildlife Center is a fully functioning, independent facility capable of handling hundreds of injured, orphaned and sick wild birds and animals with the assistance of staff and many volunteers. Operating as a non-profit society, the Center receives funding solely from public and business donations, both in-kind and monetary, and from an annual fee for service by the Fraser Valley Regional District. Additionally, EWCS is accredited with the CRA to provide tax receipts for donations.
Each year the Center admits over 1500 birds/animals, with approximately 50% being fully rehabilitated and released. The Center receives over 7,000 phone calls per year with questions regarding situations involving injured, orphaned, and sick wildlife. The Center serves not only the City of Abbotsford, but a vast regional area as well.
The goal of the Center is the preservation of wildlife. To that end, we:
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manage rehabilitation and release, and community education programs which are integral parts of EWCS function; and,
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increase awareness and knowledge of wildlife to try to reduce the number of wildlife being admitted and treated.
604-852-9173
OWL (Orphaned Wildlife) Rehabilitation Society is a registered non-profit organization whose staff and volunteers are dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of injured and orphaned raptors and to educating the public on the conservation and importance of them.
604.946.3171
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OWL became a registered Society in January of 1985 (Registration No. S-19879) and is run by a Board of Directors. We are licensed through the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations.
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The facility specializes in birds of prey only (eagles, falcons, hawks, ospreys, owls, & vultures) and has rescued thousands of patients since the beginning of OWL. They are sent to OWL from all over British Columbia, other provinces, and sometimes the USA, with the help of a network of dedicated volunteers. We also receive assistance from Conservation Officers, veterinary clinics, Police Officers, highway maintenance crews, and other community groups in rescuing these birds and receive transportation help from Bandstra Trucking Company, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Central Mountain Air, Harbour Air Seaplanes, and many others.
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Many non-releasable Raptor Ambassadors reside at OWL where they perform important duties and continue to help their species. Some assist with fostering orphans to prevent the young from imprinting on people and helping with their integration back to the wild, some go out to schools and events with our Educators and Volunteers as Educational Ambassadors to help educate the public on the conservation of these species and the dangers they face, and others are viewable to the public during our Public Visiting hours.
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OWL continues to expand their programs and the facility through public donations and the support of companies who provide monetary donations, sponsorships, materials, and supplies. We undertook the development of a Wildlife Museum to enhance the educational programs and to increase public awareness of raptors, their habitat, and the environmental impact people have on the natural world and OWL offers Onsite and Offsite education programs for a variety of different groups. Groups can visit OWL to learn about raptors and the environment in our Schoolhouse and have the chance to view our Front Education Birds or we can come to you with an OWL Educator and two of our glove trained Raptor Educational Ambassadors
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OWL regularly accepts work experience and veterinary students from various provinces and even from other countries. The students obtain practical skills in raptor rehabilitation, including raptor medical care, handling, and husbandry.
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Found an injured or orphaned raptor?
Please call us immediately at 604.946.3171
Available 24hrs for Raptor Emergencies
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OWL only has permits to take care of raptors (eagles, falcons, hawks, ospreys, owls, & vultures).
This means that unfortunately we are not able to help with other birds, such as crows, songbirds, or waterfowl, nor with mammals, amphibians, or reptiles. Please feel free to contact us to ask who can help you with any other injured wildlife.