Our staff and volunteers are the backbone of Toronto Wildlife Centre (TWC). The dedication and combined expertise of the people at the heart of TWC truly is outstanding.

From veterinarians to lawyers, from professional designers to accountants, from computer programmers to people who just love wildlife and want to help them, our volunteers are involved in every aspect of running Toronto Wildlife Centre. To learn more about our volunteers and the many aspects of TWC’s work that they participate in, please check out the volunteer page.

Our staff have years of experience in wildlife rehabilitation and related areas. With backgrounds in veterinary medicine, wildlife biology, environmental science, administration, education, and public relations, TWC’s staff bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to their work at the Centre. Below is a brief profile of some of our key staff and staff positions:

• Nathalie Karvonen, Executive Director, is a biologist who has worked in wildlife rehabilitation for twenty years. She sat on the Board of Directors of the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, frequently lectures at conferences, is regularly featured in the media, and has been instrumental in establishing mutually beneficial relationships between wildlife centres and policy development agencies
• Our veterinary staff has extensive training in wildlife medicine, and ensures that our patients get the best possible care while at TWC. Our head veterinarian is one of the most experienced at wildlife medicine in Canada
• Wildlife Care Supervisors direct the rehabilitation of our wild patients. Each of our supervisors is a trained biologist with additional specialized training in wildlife rehabilitation from conferences, workshops and courses. Our four supervisors have close to thirty years of combined experience in the field
• The Wildlife Hotline, an integral part of our Education Outreach program, is run by a team of highly-skilled staff experienced in the fields of human relations and wildlife education. Our senior hotline staff teach about running effective wildlife hotlines, and in partnership with the Humane Society of the United States are developing a Hotline manual to be shared with organizations throughout North America
• Toronto Wildlife Centre’s Rescue and Oil Spill Response program is run by specialized staff members experienced in solving diverse challenges, including rescuing wildlife in distress below ground, at great heights, and in large bodies of water

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