Our Mission
We help wildlife get back home to the wild.
Many wildlife adapt to living in our urban Ottawa environments, but they face many challenges. Mothers are accidentally killed by cars or illegally trapped and relocated, leaving behind orphaned babies. If they lose their mother while they are young and vulnerable, these babies have no hope except for the care we provide.
Get Involved
We would not be able to help so many wildlife without the help of our dedicated team of staff, interns and volunteers. There are many ways to get involved and help wildlife. We have opportunities for summer student employment, full-time internships, Volunteers and co-op and field placements.
Come join our dynamic and diverse team of people from the community with a passion for wildlife and the environment.
Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Happy International Bat Day. Enjoy these facts about bats.
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Meet Bruce, a groundhog who came in as an emaciated, balding orphan last season. After taking the proper steps to reintroduce solid foods, he quickly
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A throwback to when we had Benny the mink recovering at the sanctuary three years ago. Minks can swim for 3 hours straight and hold
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Happy International Beaver Day
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RVWS wants to send a special thank you to everyone who has ever donated items from our Wishlist (www.rideauwildlife.org/wishlist/). These items are crucial in allowing
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Betty and Binkie came in on a cold rainy morning, severely dehydrated and covered in fleas, after their mom was accidently hit by a car.
Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary updated their cover photo.
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It's Aquatic Animal Day today. Today we are highlighting one of our River otters we had last year. He came in mid August after being
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While RVWS didn't come up with our usual April Fools joke this year (sigh, too busy), there were quite a few jokes in Ottawa involving
Here are some of the April Fools’ Day jokes from around Ottawa
Ottawa institutions are taking advantage of the date to share jokes this April Fools' Day. Here’s a collection of some of the gags we’ve seen.