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Happy (almost) Canada Day, Eh!
With Canada day coming up on Friday, we thought we’d take some time to talk about Canada’s national animal, the North American Beaver! The North
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Living Alongside our Wild Neighbour
At AIWC, we are seeing a large increase in the number of baby skunks (kits) being admitted to our centre, and the numbers are worrisome.
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Patient numbers soar at AIWC!
As awareness about our organization grows and human-wildlife conflict unfortunately continues to rise, we expect an increase in patients each year. We didn’t expect the
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AIWC Caring for an Influx of Early Birds
Baby birds require almost constant care, and the number of birds admitted to AIWC has doubled since this time last year! As a result, staff
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Teaching Wildlife Conservation
At AIWC, we believe education programs that emphasize the importance of environmental protection may be the most important investment we can offer Alberta’s youth. If
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
