Release Sites for Animals from the CWRS

Whenever possible all animals brought into the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (CWRS) are released in or as close to the area from which they were originally found. However, this information is not always available. The following list describes where an animal may be released.

Mammals
Wynden's Park near Carlsand for raccoons
Glenbow Road in Cochrane for foxes
Area north of Spyhill for porcupines and badgers
Kananaskis and Canmore areas for beavers and coyotes
Bowness Park for Black Squirrels
Fish Creek area for White-tailed prairie hares
Innisfail and Rocky Mountain House area for Ungulates

Raptors Springbank area west of airport Spyhill area Cochrane area Song Birds Any area of prairie with mixed shrubs and trees Game Birds Simon's Valley area

Waterfowl
Bow River south and north of Calgary for ducks, geese, loons and grebes
Nose Hill Creek for Blue herons
Spy Hill slough for Coots
Wynden's Park for Pelicans
Eagle Lake by Namaka and Strathmore



NOTE: All birds from the CWRS are banded before release. The raptors are banded by Mr. George Halmazna from the Calgary Zoo.