Wildlife Rescue Association in Burnaby, Metro Vancouver, Canada | Wildlife Sanctuary

Wildlife Rescue Association of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, provides leadership in the care and rehabilitation of injured, orphaned and pollution damaged wildlife, primarily in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is also committed to raising public awareness of, and respect for, wildlife and the issues affecting them in the urban environment.
The Wildlife Rescue Association is a charitable, not-for-profit society, located in Burnaby , British Columbia. A small group of concerned citizens formed the Association in 1979 to assist growing numbers of orphaned and injured wild animals, primarily in the Lower Mainland region. The public had formerly brought these animals to veterinarians, local naturalists, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), none of whom were equipped or specially trained to care for wildlife.
Within three years of the Wildlife Rescue Association's launch, a few staff and numerous trained volunteers were caring for over 800 patients annually. By 1987, the annual caseload had more than doubled again, leading Wildlife Rescue Association to move to its current, more spacious location on the south side of Burnaby Lake Regional Park . The new site, open 365 days a year, would grow to include a rehabilitation facility with examination and isolation rooms, as well as numerous outdoor aviaries and pens that could easily be modified to accommodate many species.
Today, with the aid of six full-time staff, a consulting veterinarian and 100 volunteers, Wildlife Rescue Association admits an annual average of 3,000 patients representing over 150 species of birds and mammals. We also teach people how to co-exist with wildlife, and have become one of the primary response groups for wildlife impacted by oil spills and pollution damage.