HOW TO HELP SICK, INJURED OR ORPHANED WILDLIFE
When most people find sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife, their first instinct is often to try and help the animal by caring for the animal themselves. However, although we understand that many people find injured, sick or orphaned wild animals and wish to help them, the general public should not try to care for wildlife. Wildlife rehabilitation is tremendously demanding and requires expert knowledge and experience to be done effectively. Restrictions on who can keep wildlife are in place to protect the best interests of the animals and to protect the public's health. It is illegal for members of the general public to provide care or treatment to wildlife. You must be a licensed wildlife custodian to rehabilitate wild animals. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources is responsible for licensing wildlife custodians...


LIVING WITH WILDLIFE
The Ontario SPCA has a series of fact sheets available that provide advice on how to coexist with wildlife, and how to deter wildlife from your property using humane alternatives. While traditional methods of dealing with wildlife have included trapping, poisoning and shooting, these approaches are inhumane and only provide short-term solutions...


WHY LIVE-TRAPPING DOESN'T WORK
 Many people look for an immediate solution when dealing with wildlife on their property. Some view the process of deterring the animal using wildlife-proofing strategies as a hassle, and prefer the outright removal of the animal as the most appealing option. However, live-trapping is not an effective manner in which to deal with conflicts between humans and wildlife, and can have severely inhumane consequences...


WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTRE
The Ontario SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is located in Midland, Ontario, and provides care and treatment each year to nearly 1,500 animals - including more than 100 species of mammals, birds and reptiles - with the goal to rehabilitate these animals for release back into their wild habitat. The Centre includes an admissions area, treatment room, nursery, isolation rooms, education room, as well as indoor and outdoor enclosures and a wetland rehabilitation project on the property.
PLEASE NOTE: The Perth County Branch of the OSPCA will not remove healthy wildlife from either public or private property.

However, if you have specific questions on dealing with wildlife, you can call us at 519-273-6600 or the Ontario SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre for advice at 705-534-4350.