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Rehabilitation Program
 Our emphasis has always been on rescuing and caring for injured
native wildlife, and then returning them to the wild. We receive calls
from people who have found an injured or sick animal and we go to the
site, capture the animal and return it to the sanctuary. Often this
requires a visit to one of our vets who will perform any necessary
operations. Otherwise the animal is returned directly to the sanctuary
where our experienced staff treat the animal. Euthanasia is not employed
unless no hope of life exists. After consultation with handicapped
humans, we believe that even handicapped animals can experience good
lives. Our own convenience does not enter into the equation. We do our
very best, and no creature is neglected.
We receive animals who are:
- Orphaned
- Shot
- Hit by vehicles
- Trapped
- Starved
- Suffering from mange
- Unwanted wildlife pets
The sanctuary is comprised of eight hundred acres located in the back
woods of Muskoka. Our busiest period starts in the spring and runs
throughout the summer. In the fall we are usually very busy releasing
orphans who have grown up in the sanctuary. We release them as far from
human populations as possible. Whilst they are in the sanctuary we keep
human contact to an absolute minimum so the animals remain shy of people
(their worst enemy). Our research indicates that our released animal
survival rate is high. Moose have returned to us, after six years in the
wild - raccoons after three or four years. One of our beavers has
established a thriving family on a pond out near a logging road. As the
human population pushes ever closer to us, we are trying to acquire as
much land here as possible, to provide a place of safety, and the
opportunity for life, for our wild creatures.
Permanent Residents:
If we receive an animal that is unable to be released in the wild we
build large enclosures where they can live out their remaining years at
the sanctuary.
The animals we keep:
- Would not be able to survive in the wild
- Are hybrids
- Are exotic species.
For information on turtles or help for
injured turtles please contact Turtle S.H.E.L.L. Tortue (www.turtleshelltortue.org) |
