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Welcome spring, and cute baby animal season! Being young is a struggle, and sometimes young wildlife needs our help. On the other paw,...

Snowy Owl rescued from being caught in a barbed wire fence.

An American robin flies overhead against a blue sky. In its beak it holds several bits of long grass. It lands on the edge of a tree...

Porcupine rescued from a storm drain.

It’s early in the morning, and the snow is untouched—or not quite. Someone or something has already traversed the fresh blanket of white...

March is Salamander month at Calgary Wildlife.

Rehabilitating pigeons covered in motor oil.

A Calgary golf course has just opened and a red fox trots along the fairway tree line, unbothered by the golfers. Is it a cause for...

Badger that was hit by a car recovering in care at Calgary Wildlife.

Today is Groundhog Day! Did you know that groundhogs, also known as woodchucks, are just one of many species of marmots found here in North

What to do if you think you have found a bird of prey in need of help.

Thirty-thousand quills have given the North American porcupine a bit of a prickly reputation, but this slow-moving rodent is generally a...

They’re black, they’re white, and they’re cute? Hello stripey skunks! Early morning or late evening is when one might encounter a family...

We must be mindful of how trash enters the landfill to protect wildlife from injuries that said waste can cause.

It’s dusk and a grey shadow flits across a green space in your neighbourhood.  Its tail is pointed down as it runs. Just before it...

January is WEASEL MONTH here at Calgary Wildlife. Weasels belong to the Mustelidae family. Their relatives include badgers, otters,...

Black-billed magpies are one member of the corvid family that live in Calgary. This family includes species such as jays, the Clark’s...

Swainson's hawk surgery and recovery after getting hit by a vehicle.

Every patient Calgary Wildlife accepts is a unique and special case, but three of the patients we took in this summer were particularly...

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...

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...

This summer, Calgary Wildlife had the incredible opportunity to offer care to a group of five common ravens. The first raven was injured...

As a rehabilitation centre, our goal is to always release sick and injured animals back to their natural habitat after recovery, but in a...

Have you ever wondered what happens after an animal is admitted to Calgary Wildlife? Well wonder no further! As animals, especially...