These cedar waxwings, all admitted for different reasons, were housed and hand-fed together daily at Toronto Wildlife Centre. Waxwings get their name from the bright red waxy tips on their…
Killdeers can walk as soon as they hatch, but still need care and protection from their parents. When this little killdeer arrived at the centre he was roughly the size…
Toronto Wildlife Centre’s Rescue Team leader Andrew Wight saves a baby raccoon, who had fallen into a pipe.
These three little babies were found in Toronto, near the intersection of College and Spadina, by people who witnessed their mother and siblings get run over by a car. Sadly…
This garter snake was found in a Caledon house in February. Staff suspect the snake was disturbed from hibernation by renovations. Though uninjured, the snake can not be released until…
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…
Toronto Wildlife Centre responded to a call about 43 big brown bats found at a Newmarket mall on January 2nd, 2014. Discovered by a mall staff member, the bats were…
This Northern Shrike was admitted to TWC on November 19th after being hit by a car. It was treated for an injured eye and fractured shoulder, and released back onto…