Another Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation

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Merry Christmas from all of us at Another Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation !

Kindly take a few minutes to do our 'Coyotes in The Urban Landscape' e-learning module. Click the link here: https://www.toronto.ca//coyotes-in-th...e-ur/story_html5.html We are so excited about our latest educational 'creative' developed in partnership with the City of Toronto. Grateful and proud of the collaboration and teamwork that went into our community-focused coyote education module!

Coyotes are one of our most feared, maligned & misunderstood keystones species. Please join the conversation & become informed.

We cannot stress this enough & still it continues: PLEASE DO NOT POST EMERGENCIES MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE! It is the busiest season for all wildlife rehabbers & the messages may not be seen for days or longer as we attend the animals already in care. Please phone 519-868-1937 or 226-374-4710 & leave a detailed message with your name & address & we will get back to you as soon as possible. To locate a centre outside London/St.Thomas contact Ontario Wildlife Rescue.ca @ (416) 436-9892.

Our calendars have arrived!!! This is our only fundraiser this year due to Covid. If you would like to purchase one or more please let us know and we will arrange pick up or drop off. Funds raised go directly to wildlife rescue. #RescueRehabRelease

Thank you Heather! #RescueRehabRelease

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at ACWR! #RescueRehabRelease #Thanksgiving #Opossums

Some of our fall intakes #RescueRehabRelease#RedSquirrels#Opossums#EasternGreySquirrels

With thanks to so many people Mr.Fox’s broken leg is now healed and he is free to run the forests again!#RescueRehabRelease#RedFox

THANK YOU so much to Pet Valu St.Thomas for choosing Another Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation for their giving initiative and the generous donation of over $1500. It is much appreciated and will go a long way in helping our native wildlife! Thank you also for your continued support and donations all year round!

Some of our fall intakes #RescueRehabRelease#RedSquirrels#Opossums#EasternGreySquirrels

Fox update. Pins removed, another week of meds and limited movement, and now returned to the fox pen! Thank you to everyone who donated for his surgery/care! And to the Doctors who provided it! We couldn’t do what we do without you #RescueRehabRelease #Fox

The last of our spring babies released. We keep the mink until they are approx 5 months old, as this is the age they would leave their mothers in the wild. They are enjoying their freedom in this perfect habitat provided by Wendy and Fred. #RescueRehabRelease #Mink

We would like to send a huge shout out to Critter Cabs for transporting our latest rescue to Aspen Valley Wildlife Centre, where they specialize in caring for beavers. This big guy had been seen sitting in the same spot for a couple of days, but had no apparent injuries and was not displaying normal beaver behaviour.#RescueRehabRelease #Beaver

This is what happens when inexperienced people try to raise orphan wildlife. A finder had the squirrel on the right for 9 days before bringing it to us. Compared to the one similar age in our care on the left. #squirrel#RescueRehabRelease

Short tail weasel release. These two fellows were very excited to return to their natural habitat. We have had them in care since they were three week old orphans. #weasel #RescueRehabRelease

Fox release. These guys were returned to the Paisley area from which they hailed. A little nervous at first, but happy to be free and wild. What a beautiful area to be released. #fox #RescueRehabRelease

A WILDLIFE REHABILITATOR’s PLEA: Many times we will get people who find an animal and contact us for information on how to raise it or care for it. We don't give out that information for many reasons In most provinces & states, it is against the law to be in possession of a wild animal unless you are trying to get it to a licensed rehabilitator (within 24 hours). That is so the public doesn't expose themselves to disease and parasites and so the wild animal isn't rais...ed improperly to survive back in the wild. If we're talking about a bird most birds are covered under the migratory bird act and that actually requires a federal permit to rehabilitate them. So we would be in violation of our permits if we were giving out information to unlicensed individuals. There is so much more to raising a baby animal than just feeding it. Eyes closed babies must be stimulated to eliminate. Output needs to be monitored. It's important to know that it's gaining weight at a proper rate, that it's getting the correct food, that it its proper body temperature is being maintained, that it's being housed in such a way that it'll be able to survive when it goes back out into the wild, and that it's being raised with others of its own kind. So when we get in animals that people have attempted to raise based on things that they have looked up on YouTube or on the Internet... It usually isn't a good outcome. Or sometimes we will talk to somebody who has turned an animal over to somebody who says that they do rehabilitation...but they aren't licensed, and therefore don't follow many of the rules that are in place for good reasons. We don't say these things because we want to raise all the animals that are found out there. We would love for more people to become licensed and do things properly. But we do want things to be done legally and the animals to get the best care possible. If you find an orphaned or injured wild animal, please do the right thing and contact a Wildlife Rehabilitator. Search for a Rehabilitator by location: Ontariowildliferescue.ca (Written by Nature’s Nursery & adapted by PB)

The little fox’s surgery was a success! He will need to return to the National Wildlife Centre in two weeks for X-rays, pin removal and follow up. This may be a long post, because we have some very special veterinarians to thank. Dr. Raj Bhatia, Beaver Creek Animal Hospital for squeezing him in for initial assessment and X-rays on a very busy day. To Dr. Sherri Cox, National Wildlife Centre for consult, coordinating and facilitating the emergency surgery. To Dr. Krista Hallin...g, veterinary surgeon, for her expertise in orthopaedic surgery. And to all of them for donating their time and skills, and being able to respond on such short notice!!! ACWR will only need to pay for medications, X-rays, etc. Probably around $500 (barring any complications) A huge shout out to our supporters and fox lovers for your donations to help this little guy! We will donate any surplus funds donated for our fox, to the National Wildlife Centre, so they can continue to help wildlife rehabbers like us with our wildlife. See more