Every year, Toronto Wildlife Centre admits animals that have been affected or injured by discarded fishing equipment. Hooks can get embedded and cause infection and injury, lines get tangled around…
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One day in early December, a white-winged scoter sat still and alone on the platform of Ontario Power Generation’s northern Abitibi Canyon hydro-electric generating station. A staff member noticed its…
After more than 100 ducks covered in mineral oil were rescued from Mimico Creek earlier this month, the end is in sight.
The people of Toronto have come together to help the ducks oiled in the Mimico Creek oil spill. Read some of their stories here!
Toronto Wildlife Centre responds to a spill of mineral oil in Mimico creek, rescuing more than 100 oiled mallard ducks.
Toronto Wildlife Centre comes to the rescue when a mother grebe is spotted with a fish hook stuck in her neck.
This long-tailed duck was brought to Toronto Wildlife Centre when she was found on the ground with a bad wound on her keel. While she’s in care, she’s kept in…
Waterbirds have great difficulty coping with the freezing temperatures since they rely on open water for their survival. Grebes can’t even walk on land; except for incubating eggs in a…
A Red-Breasted Merganser is released into Lake Ontario after care at Toronto Wildlife Centre. We’ve admitted an unusual number of mergansers and other waterfowl this year, likely because Georgian Bay…
Emblematic of a perfect summer day, common loons are a familiar sight and sound on Northern Ontario lakes. Loons’ legs are located far back along their body making them excellent…