How to spot a rabbit nest before mowing your lawn
Got a stubborn patch of brown grass on your lawn that just won’t grow? Well, bugs and grubs or the beating rays of the sun may not be the only reasons behind the unsightly turf. It turns out that dry patch could be a rabbit nest burrowed beneath your lawn. READ MORE: How much you should […]
How-to: Prevent Cat Attacks on Wildlife
The spring and summer is one of the busiest times of year for newborn wildlife, but unfortunately outdoor cats too often cause these creatures their chance at life. Wildlife Rescue has already taken in several injured animals this year due to cat attacks, including our most recent arrival – a 1.6 gram Little Brown Bat. […]
How To Safely Remove Wildlife Waste From Your Property’s Attic
If the wild has inhabited your home or building, you’ll more than likely find animal waste in several areas. Once the animal(s) has been safely removed by professional wildlife control services, you should quickly and safely restore the damages and clean the waste the squirrels, raccoons, pigeons or even possums have left behind. Here are […]
Federal action for animals mixed in 2017, as additional threats and opportunities loom
The HSUS pursues multi-channel reform efforts, and in 2017 we made extraordinary progress by pushing forward on a hundred fronts – in the federal courts, in protecting wolves, farm animals, and other creatures at risk of suffering or under threat; in legislatures throughout the world in passing anti-cruelty laws; in corporate board rooms, whether in […]
Order Today! 2018 Wildlife Rescue Calenda
2018 This Is Wild calendar is now available! If you’re in Canada, purchase yours online by scrolling down and entering in your information below. For those in the US or International you’ll need to email us to get a quote on pricing for your region! Please contact us at giving@wildliferescue.ca. This year’s calendar features wonderful […]
How To Make Your Yard More Wildlife Friendly
Do you have a beautiful garden or larger yard and still feel it’s missing something? Sometimes enjoying the outdoors is more than just being outside. If you want to liven up your yard, try making your garden more attractive to wildlife. Wildlife adds color and singing from birds in the springtime. Although wildlife is great […]
Living with Possums
Due to habitat loss, possums sometimes resort to living in roofs or chimneys of houses, garages or sheds. If a possum has made its home in your roof, follow these steps to remove the possum and ensure that it does not return. 1. Provide an alternative home for the possum by constructing a sturdy, weatherproof […]
Do You Know Your Wild Neighbors?
Like the famous urban legend about alligators living in New York City’s sewer system, some animal tales seem to take on lives of their own in the public imagination. As we pass on the falsehoods from generation to generation, it can become difficult to separate fact from fiction. In the interests of setting the record […]
Humane ways to avoid conflict with wildlife in Durham
A couple in south Pickering recently had to deal with something no animal lover wants to see. Jane Becker and her husband Philip Perrin did what they could to help a baby raccoon that showed up in their backyard in pain with a snare trap clamped onto its paw late on June 21 near the […]
Wildlife
We live side by side with a variety of urban wildlife such as raccoons, squirrels, foxes, skunks and bats. The City only responds to urban wildlife calls if the animal has been injured. It does not respond to calls about urban wildlife that are running at large or who have entered a dwelling or place […]