In our last issue of e-Wild, we asked for your help to recover revenue lost from the Canada Post strike, and thanks to your generosity, we surpassed our $30,000 goal.

Greetings!

I tell everyone "we have the best supporters around". And, the recent Canada Post strike proved this.

We were just about to send out our annual Thanksgiving direct mail campaign, when Canada Post went on strike. This initiative would have brought in approx. $30,000 and we were now stuck with 5,000 pieces of mail that couldn't be sent, and revenues that wouldn't be realized. This was devastating news!

So, we reached out to our caring community of animal-lovers and received an overwhelming response... over $31,000!

I wish you could have been at our weekly staff meeting when I informed everyone that this revenue crisis had been adverted! Everyone breathed a huge sigh of relief, their faces lit up with smiles.

Thank you so much for coming to the aid of wild animals in distress... without you, there would be no second chances.

Gail

Gail Lenters,

Founder & Chief Animal-Lover

Daylight savings time is

bad news for wildlife.

This past weekend, we set our clocks back an hour and gained an extra hour of well-needed sleep. But, for many species of wildlife and drivers, this “fall back” will lead to a dangerous spike in auto accidents. This abrupt shift in human activity, can catch wild animals off-guard and lead to more animal vs. vehicle collisions.

PLEASE BE EXTRA VIGILANT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT... WILD LIVES DEPEND ON IT.

Orphaned Cub

Found barely responsive on the side of the road, this cub had been alone and fighting to survive for at least a week.

In mid-October, several sightings were reported of a mother bear and her cub foraging near a busy roadway. One week later, an adult female bear was discovered deceased on the same road, though nothing was known about the fate of her cub. Shortly after, the youngster was found and rushed to us for urgent care.

Based on his symptoms, we suspect the cub had also been hit by the car, since he displayed signs of a concussion. After receiving intravenous fluids, pain medication, and food, he gradually became more responsive. Continued treatment and nutrition over the next couple of days turned this groggy and subdued cub into a lively and cantankerous bear – just what we wanted to see!

Weighing in at 80 pounds, our rescued cub was transferred to Bear With Us Centre for Bears—a facility dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of orphaned and ill black bears. With luck, he will make a full recovery and return to the wild next year.

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WILD ONES CURRENTLY IN OUR CARE