Wild ARC

David Guyader, a volunteer with the Wild ARC animal care team, has been volunteering at the centre for two years and finds the work rewarding. (Thomas Eley/News Staff)

‘It’s a pretty cool thing’: Wild ARC volunteers call out for new helpers

The team of volunteers will help support the centre’s rehabilitation staff

 

A raccoon from View Royal is healing at the BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin after having its eye surgically removed. (Courtesy BC SPCA)

One-eyed raccoon ready for release after healing at West Shore rehab

Animal had corneal perforation, which can result from conditions that trigger the cornea to melt

 

A trio of gulls enjoy a return to freedom after spending time healing at the BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

VIDEO: Gulls take flight after healing journey at West Shore rehab

Wild ARC staff and volunteers treated 2,459 animals last year

 

Fawns enjoy breakfast at the BC SPCA wildlife centre in Metchosin. A half-dozen young deer will be released back into the wild across Vancouver Island this summer. (Courtesy Wild ARC)

Island animal rehab centre seeks donated helmets ahead of fawn release

6 young ungulates to return to the wild between Greater Victoria and Campbell River

Fawns enjoy breakfast at the BC SPCA wildlife centre in Metchosin. A half-dozen young deer will be released back into the wild across Vancouver Island this summer. (Courtesy Wild ARC)
Barely a blur, a red-breasted sapsucker eagerly makes its escape after healing at the BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

VIDEO: Wild birds eagerly fly away after healing at West Shore rehab

BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre releases four healed red-breasted sapsuckers

Barely a blur, a red-breasted sapsucker eagerly makes its escape after healing at the BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
As summer progresses, juvenile raccoons are on the move and starting to explore as they seek food and shelter, says the BC SPCA. (Photo by Michael Woods/Courtesy Wild ARC)

BC SPCA offers tips as young Greater Victoria raccoons go it alone

Food is the primary source of human-versus-raccoon conflict

As summer progresses, juvenile raccoons are on the move and starting to explore as they seek food and shelter, says the BC SPCA. (Photo by Michael Woods/Courtesy Wild ARC)
A pair of orphaned ducks plunge into the wild after healing at the Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

Swimming free: Metchosin wildlife rescue releases orphaned ducks in video

Pair of wood ducks take the plunge after several weeks in care

A pair of orphaned ducks plunge into the wild after healing at the Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
The BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin could use some greenery to keep its animals wild as they heal. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

Tree trimming time? Wildlife in Greater Victoria could use your cuttings

Metchosin animal rehab centre seeks cedar and fir

The BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin could use some greenery to keep its animals wild as they heal. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
Four raccoon kits are in care at the BC SPCA site in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

VIDEO: Orphaned newborn raccoons thrive at West Shore wildlife rehab

With trapping and relocating, abandoned kits are not unusual, says Wild ARC

Four raccoon kits are in care at the BC SPCA site in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
The BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin suggests checking out its critter cam to catch glimpses of an eagle currently in care. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

Metchosin wildlife rehab centre launches latest eagle cam star

Wild ARC critter cam streams live from flight pen B, currently home to a bald eagle

The BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin suggests checking out its critter cam to catch glimpses of an eagle currently in care. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
Anna’s hummingbird babies need near constant feeding by syringe. (Courtesy BC SPCA)

Disturbed nests, chicks best left alone in Greater Victoria, says wildlife specialist

Nests fall victim to weather and predators but most often humans

Anna’s hummingbird babies need near constant feeding by syringe. (Courtesy BC SPCA)
These wide-mouthed Adams Peanut Butter jars are used for storing formula, fluids and food, helping staff and volunteers keep hungry bellies full at the BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

Wild ARC wants Greater Victoria peanut butter fans to divert glass jars from the blue box

‘They’re glass and metal, we can keep them clean and sanitized between uses’

These wide-mouthed Adams Peanut Butter jars are used for storing formula, fluids and food, helping staff and volunteers keep hungry bellies full at the BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
A baby squirrel on the mend at Wild ARC in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

VIDEO: Scurry set free after healing stay at Vancouver Island wildlife rehab

‘Young, wild and free’ handful of red squirrels returns to the wild

A baby squirrel on the mend at Wild ARC in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
A baby squirrel on the mend at Wild ARC in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

VIDEO: Scurry set free after healing stay at West Shore wildlife rehab

‘Young, wild and free’ handful of red squirrels returns to the wild

A baby squirrel on the mend at Wild ARC in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
Give the gift of flight this Christmas with a series of stuffed birds that make noise courtesy of the BC SPCA. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

Feed a bird in need this holiday season with BC SPCA gift program

Adopt an owl at Wild ARC and get a stuffed great horned owl to keep

Give the gift of flight this Christmas with a series of stuffed birds that make noise courtesy of the BC SPCA. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
During rutting season, bucks like this fella on Beach Drive in Oak Bay tend to rub their antlers on trees and bushes, and it’s not unusual to get tangled in Christmas lights, garden netting or other low-hanging strings. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Christmas decor dangers lurk for wildlife, warns Greater Victoria rehab centre

BC SPCA Wild ARC offers tips to safe decor, where to go for help

During rutting season, bucks like this fella on Beach Drive in Oak Bay tend to rub their antlers on trees and bushes, and it’s not unusual to get tangled in Christmas lights, garden netting or other low-hanging strings. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Uninjured physically, but in shock and hypothermic, a naked baby squirrel is on the mend at Wild ARC in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

Naked and alone: Baby squirrel finds new family at West Shore wildlife rehab

Four red squirrels mark a rarity for BC SPCA centre in Metchosin

Uninjured physically, but in shock and hypothermic, a naked baby squirrel is on the mend at Wild ARC in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
While small in size, bug-eating bats have a big impact on ecosystems. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

B.C. bats need a hand, but don’t touch them

Populations in decline for the bug-eating mammal that can spread rabies

While small in size, bug-eating bats have a big impact on ecosystems. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
A Metchosin-based animal rehabilitation centre released nine deer fawns into the wild the last week of summer. (BC SPCA Wild ARC/Facebook)

VIDEO: 9 young deer fresh from rehab trot off into Island wilderness

BC SPCA Wild ARC cared for 13 sick, injured or orphaned fawns this summer

A Metchosin-based animal rehabilitation centre released nine deer fawns into the wild the last week of summer. (BC SPCA Wild ARC/Facebook)
A pair of baby birds remain in care after the two nestling house finches were found alone on the ground beside a deceased sibling. (BC SPCA Wild ARC/Facebook)

VIDEO: Greater Victoria wildlife volunteers celebrate pair of bird releases

25 years strong, BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabiltiation Centre restores flight for owl, gull

A pair of baby birds remain in care after the two nestling house finches were found alone on the ground beside a deceased sibling. (BC SPCA Wild ARC/Facebook)