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AIWC Centre Upkeep
Maintaining the AIWC centre requires a lot of volunteer commitment from a wide range of individuals with varying interests and skills. Each day volunteers work to clean indoor enclosures, ensuring
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The babies are coming!
Did you know that few areas in the world have more diverse wildlife than Alberta? Our province is home to 587 wildlife species, including 411 bird species, 93 mammal species,
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Are robins back, or did they ever leave?
Although the majority of robins have migrated back to Alberta from as far south as southern Mexico and Guatemala, some robins actually choose to overwinter in Alberta and the rest
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Increased number of animals being admitted to AIWC
With the warmer weather so far this year, we have seen increasing patient numbers at AIWC. In addition, we have admitted wildlife babies earlier than normal with our first great
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Great Horned Owls Continue to Make Headlines in Alberta
March was been a high-publicity month for great horned owls in Alberta! Mid-month, we admitted our first baby animal of 2016: a great horned owl nesting who had fallen out
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NWRA 2016 Symposium
Each year the National Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Association (NWRA) holds a symposium for wildlife rehabilitators. This year’s conference was held in Norman, Oklahoma, and myself and Stacey (Director of Wildlife Care)
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Join Us in #BandingTogether!
We are very excited to launch our new #BandingTogether campaign! If you haven’t had the opportunity to view our adorable campaign video, check it out on YouTube here. At AIWC,
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How Language About the Animals We Care For is Changing
Last month there was a fascinating article in the Globe and Mail, by Peter Singer, a bioethics professor at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. Singer
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AIWC Wants Your Christmas Trees!
Did you know that real and artificial trees help provide a natural habitat to the patients in our care? For all of our patients, we try to provide them with
