Wild ARC Stats

Since August 1997, Wild ARC has treated over 22,000 wild animals. The main reason these animals are in need of help is due to human activity, generally causing trauma to the animal.

Many of the animals we admit are severely injured after being hit by a vehicle, hitting a building or window, attacked by a cat or dog or even a natural predator, or caught in a fence or netting. Many young animals are also orphaned when their parents suffer from fatal trauma. Some animals are sick with disease or covered in oil or a sticky substance.

In 30-40% of the cases, we are able to treat and release the animal back to the wild after a short or long period in care. Another third of the animals may die in care within hours or days of being admitted or before they even reach the center. The remaining animals suffer from severe injuries, illness, or emaciation that they will never recover from to function in the wild again, and therefore they are provided with a humane euthanasia - another form of release - that from a very painful life. In a few rare cases we are able to locate breeding or educational programs for non-releasable wildlife.

We have seen increasing numbers of wildlife admitted to Wild ARC over the years, likely from a combination of more people becoming aware of Wild ARC, more wild animals being injured or orphaned with increasing human population in the region, and finally, more people being out in the wilderness interacting with wild animals. The spring and summer are the busiest times of the year with many baby animals needing both medical care for injures and supportive care when their parents have been killed.

 

Wild ARC annual intake 1998 to 2010

Wild ARC 2010 patient admissions

Wild ARC patients by species

The BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre provides care and rehabilitation to a wide variety of animal species. (* indicates feral or domestic species adopted out and not released into wild)

Birds (122 species)

Mammals (19 species)

Reptiles (3 species)