The Rideau Valley
Wildlife Sanctuary
Every year thousands of Ottawa
residents need help dealing with wildlife
problems: raccoons or squirrels nesting
in the attic, skunks living under the
porch, coyotes roaming the outskirts of
our city. Every year hundreds of Ottawa
residents also seek help for injured,
sick or orphaned wildlife.
As the only non-profit authorized
wildlife rehabilitation centre in the
Ottawa area, we treat and care for small
wild mammals until they are healthy
enough to be returned to their natural
habitat. We also offer advice on
co-existing peacefully with wildlife
through our telephone hot line and our
website.
NEW: Registration
for OWREN (Ontario Wildlife
Rehabilitation and Education Network)
Wildlife Rehabilitation Basic Skills
Courses
If you are concerned about
a bird, reptile, turtle, bat or deer,
please click here
to Find
Another Wildlife Rehabilitator
in this area.
The Rideau Valley Wildlife Centre is a
volunteer-based registered charity
(#827317744RR0001) so we do not receive
government funding for our wildlife care
expenses. RVWS depends entirely on
donations and grants from the general
public, businesses and foundations.
"Distress
call goes out"
by Earl McRae
Ottawa Sun May 18, 2008
The response to the
Ottawa Sun column has been heartwarming
and we are so grateful to every one who
responded to our need. Every gift, little
and large, has been a lifesaving
contribution. We are well on our way to
finishing the expansion that will triple
our ability to help the animals, thanks
to your extraordinary generosity ("Call of the
wild answered in full," by Earl
McRae, Ottawa Sun June 8, 2008)
and thanks to the determined efforts of
Bruce, Carole, Donna, Kim and Mike, as
well as the dedication of all of our
animal assistants and volunteers. Thank
you!
For tips on wildlife
care, please click here
to check out the RVWS Spring 2008
Newsletter. For answers to
other questions, browse our website using
the Site Map.
If you have used our
hotline or brought an animal to us,
please click here to
fill in our FEEDBACK FORM
and return it by e-mail or regular post.
We are always looking for ways to improve
our service.
We are
so grateful to all our sponsors,
benefactors and volunteers for
helping us to help the animals.
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