Patient Update: Ferruginous Hawks
Every patient Calgary Wildlife accepts is a unique and special case, but three of the patients we took in this summer were particularly...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Nov 21
- 1 min
Patient Update: Great Blue Heron
A noteworthy patient at Calgary Wildlife this summer was a great blue heron that spent over 50 days in care. The heron was found in...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Nov 15
- 1 min
Patient Update: North-American Porcupine
One of our current patients is a North-American porcupine who came to us in the spring. Although now living a happy and healthy life with...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Oct 26
- 2 min
Patient Update: Ravens
This summer, Calgary Wildlife had the incredible opportunity to offer care to a group of five common ravens. The first raven was injured...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Oct 19
- 2 min
Education Ambassadors: Birds
As a rehabilitation centre, our goal is to always release sick and injured animals back to their natural habitat after recovery, but in a...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Oct 16
- 2 min
Patient Intake
Have you ever wondered what happens after an animal is admitted to Calgary Wildlife? Well wonder no further! As animals, especially...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Oct 12
- 2 min
Patient Update: Great Horned Owls
This summer, Calgary Wildlife had the remarkable opportunity to supply care for multiple great horned owls (bubo virginianus). Each of...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Oct 5
- 1 min
The Wildlife of Calgary Wildlife
Calgary Wildlife not only takes in patients from the wild, but also provides a home to many species at our site. Built on the outskirts...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Sep 28
- 1 min
World Animal Day (WAD) Great and small, love them all.
World Animal Day (WAD) is celebrated every year on October 4th and unites the animal welfare movement, mobilizing it into a global force...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Sep 28
- 3 min
Practical Ways to Help Wildlife
True or False: There are lots of ways to help wildlife in your day to day life. True! There are several easy ways you can contribute to...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Sep 22
- 2 min
International Rabbit Day
Today (September 23rd, 2023) is International Rabbit Day! Here in Alberta we have both wild hares and wild rabbits, but do you know the...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Sep 21
- 1 min
Patient Update: Muskrat
One of our previous long-term patients was a muskrat who overwintered at Calgary Wildlife. The muskrat was brought in after being caught...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Sep 14
- 1 min
Patient Update: Black-billed Magpies
This summer, Calgary Wildlife was in for a surprise, with a shipment of black billed magpies from the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC!...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Sep 7
- 2 min
Why You Shouldn't Raise Wildlife at Home
True or False: It’s okay to keep a wild animal in your home while it’s a baby. False! Although many species are cute when they are young,...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Aug 31
- 4 min
September is FOX month
September is FOX MONTH here at Calgary Wildlife. Did you know that foxes are solitary creatures and do not form packs like wolves and...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Aug 31
- 1 min
Patient Update: Eastern Grey Squirrels
During the spring and summer it is very common for nests to be disrupted by natural causes like storms and wind as well as human...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Education Ambassadors: Mammals
As a rehabilitation centre, our goal is to always release sick and injured animals back to their natural habitat after recovery. In a few...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Aug 8
- 2 min
PSA: Bats
True or False: All nine species of bat in Alberta are insectivores. True! Alberta is home to nine different species of bat, six of which...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Aug 2
- 4 min
August is Porcupine Month
August is PORCUPINE MONTH here at Calgary Wildlife, and we can't wait to tell you all about our spikey friend the porcupine.
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Calgary Wildlife
- Jul 25
- 2 min
PSA: Fawns
True or False: A mother deer will spend all day with her babies. False! A mother deer will leave her babies in a safe spot like some...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Jul 20
- 4 min
Urban Wildlife: The dos and don'ts
As cities expand and habitats deplete, coexistence becomes more important than ever. City folk may find themselves encountering a wide...
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Calgary Wildlife
- Jun 20
- 2 min
PSA: Baby Skunks
Baby skunks are born through May and June. Read this PSA to find out what to do if you come across a baby skunk!
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Calgary Wildlife
- Jun 14
- 2 min
PSA: Fledglings
It's fledgling season! Learn everything you need to know about encountering a fledgling in this PSA.
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Calgary Wildlife
- Jun 9
- 2 min
Hitchhiking Marmots?
"Check your car before you leave" are words to live by this hiking season. If you have spent a wonderful day out in the mountains, and...
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