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Showing posts with label wild bear rescue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wild bear rescue. Show all posts

Finding Food

After hibernation, bear cubs typically emerge from their dens in the early spring and are in need of food to replenish their depleted energy reserves. The diet of a bear cub will vary depending on its location and the availability of food in its habitat. In general, bear cubs will begin by feeding on the early spring plants and grasses that are beginning to emerge. These can include dandelions, clover, and other herbaceous plants. They may also feed on insects and small animals such as rodents, which are becoming more active as the weather warms up. As the spring progresses, bear cubs may also eat berries and fruits such as raspberries, blueberries, and apples.

As the summer months approach, the diet of a bear cub will expand to include a wider variety of foods. In areas with abundant salmon populations, bear cubs will often feed heavily on these fish as they migrate upriver to spawn. In other regions, bear cubs may eat a variety of other fish species or small mammals such as ground squirrels. Additionally, bear cubs may continue to eat berries and fruits as they become available throughout the summer months. Overall, the diet of a bear cub is diverse and will depend on the availability of food in its particular habitat.

A Rescue in the nick of time!







A little cub was captured on a remote trail camera, alone, hungry and chased by Coyotes. 
It was only a matter of time and we would be to late. NLWS volunteer Lydia Koot left Hope immediately to travel to Cache Creek. On a normal day this takes a little over 2 hours, but in winter conditions this becomes a much more difficult trip.  Wildlife Rehabbers Eva Hartman and her partner Jonathan Laumer from Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society came to Lydia's aid, as well as camera owner Danny Smith and a friend of his.  Rescues are always a team effort as walking in deep snow with traps, bait and transport boxes is difficult, The bear investigated the trap, even closed it, but didn't go in. By next morning it was reset and a few hours later the rescue efforts were finally rewarded with success.  Weighing only 21,4lb (40 -60 would be normal) and with a deep drop in temperatures coming over night this cub would not have survived much longer.  Highway Angels Bandstra Transportation took over and by next morning the cub was safely in Smithers. 

Coco(nut) the Albion Porcupine








Coco got into trouble for chewing hydraulic and other cables in a local barn. He will be with us over the winter and then will return to the wild.  Albino Porcupines are rare and we will try to outfit him with a tracker so we can follow his progress after release. 

Facebook Auction ends February 28th




Kimberley Watkins and Lin Olson have arranged this auction as a fundraiser for NLWS.  We are so grateful for their efforts!  Check it out, find your treasure  and help wildlife in need! Ends February 28th

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Moon & Star Go Fishing!

We are fortunate to get some live fish from a local hatchery so our cubs can practice this important skill. Here our grizzlies Moon & Star have their first try at fishing!







Daypass Time!

Daypass Time!

Our moose and deer are now free to roam every day on our property and the adjacent park. This enables them to find the natural feed that we are hard pressed to provide. Did you know they love moss, lichens and mushrooms? In the close by ponds they also find delicious water plants and of course all around them yummy leaves.








It's A Wrap! July Bear Releases

July 2022 It's a wrap!

71 black bear cubs orphaned in 2021 have been returned to their home ranges. We traveled 20000 plus Km to get this huge job completed. We had bears from Prince George area, Terrace area, Burns Lake area, Smithers, Quesnel, Williams Lake area, 100 Mile House area, Cache Creek, Kamloops area, Princeton, Merritt, Nakusp, Trail, Castelgar, Grand Forks, Christina Lake, Vanderhoof, Ft St James, Ft St John, Kootenay Bay and Salmo to name a few.









July 1st Open House: Success!

July 1st Open House was a huge success after 2 years of pandemic pause.

Just over 2000 people made the trip to visit NLWS and it was great to see so many familiar faces, as well as meeting new people. This being the only day each year public is allowed to visit (as we need to keep the animals wild to be released) it is always a great pleasure to share with our supporters what all we can achieve thanks to your help!










Ragnar & Rollo Run Free!

Ragnar & Rollo Run Free!



Luna Meets Dandelions

Luna finds out that all bears love eating dandelions.



Happy New Year 2022!



THANK YOU to all of you that support wildlife in need! You are amazing and we are so grateful that you are part of our team! From all of us at NLWS we wish you all the very best for 2022!






Queen Sigrid (CLICK for VIDEO)




 
Our little Grizzly female Sigrid (Siggi for short) went in with the 4 males for the first time on Nov 11th. She proofs that size doesn't matter and even our big boy Rollo gets put in his place by this feisty little lady!
 





Grizzly fun

Grizzly cubs are always good for a smile. These 6 month old cubs are orphaned and are raised to be released once they are old enough. The sibling males are called Rollo (playing with water) and Ragnar.

Watch until the end!





BC Fire Updates!

 

 

As terrible fires race across BC we are getting more and more inquiries how that affects the shelter. Thankfully we have no fires close by at this time. We are mindful thought that this can change at a moments notice. As evacuating our animals would be close to impossible  we need to focus on fire safety. That means clearing areas around enclosures to prevent fire from getting to close, investing in sprinkler systems (thankfully we have plenty of water due to Betty Gealan and an Aviva contest in 2012 that resulted in a deep well).

We need to hire experienced people to delimb trees and clear brush away from enclosures. On the animal intake side we typically see a delayed rise in animal arrivals as no one is allowed in the active fire areas for rescue.

 

So we get calls once people are allowed back in, finding orphaned wildlife often dehydrated and starving.

 

So preparations are already being made to answer these calls.

How can you help?

* if you have access to previous fire areas be alert for wildlife in need.
* Call for help, either the RAP line at 18779527277 or the shelter at 250 877
   1181 if you find wildlife in distress.
* sign up as a transport driver at https://www.wildlifeshelter.com/p/nlws-transport-volunteer-agreement.html quick transport saves lives.
* Become a GEMS Donor, monthly support (no amount is to small, remember, $1 buys a syringe that gives critical medication) gives us the ability to answer the calls as they come in because we know you have our back financially. https://www.wildlifeshelter.com/p/gems-donor-system.html
* Not ready to commit monthly? Consider a one time donation so our Rescue kits can be replenished and we are ready for the next animal that needs help. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/10649/donation





Odin Needs Your Help


Odin lost his mother to a vehicle collision and got hit in the head himself. His sinuses are fractured and he has multiple cuts all over his face. He lost some of his baby teeth from the impact as well and one eye is compromised (to what extent is to early to tell). Thankfully overall he seems to be healthy and no other fractures or cuts were found on his body. Veterinarian Jaini Clougher cleaned him up and he now is comfortable in our intensive care unit. The hope is that his sinuses will heal on their own, but will recheck and if needed will operate. Odin has a good appetite and seems to respond well to the care he is receiving.

We need to grow our support team to facilitate the ever growing demand.



Helping critical cases such as Odin has become more of a challenge as our resources are stretched with the loss of Fundraisers such as our Open House for 2 years in a row. If you are part of our amazing support team, thank you for giving Odin a chance. With fires burning everywhere we expect more such cases in the coming months. So please share this e-mail with others and tell them why you are involved.

If you have not donated yet please consider doing so now. Wildlife needs you more than ever in these difficult times. If you love our cute pictures and videos, give Odin and wildlife like him a chance to be that happy animal and overcome the adversity that has slowed them down.



Donate Today




June 2021 Wrap Up

June has as always been a super busy month and that means less time for posts. All but 3 black bears and all grizzlies from 2020 have been released. The 3 remaining bears are from an area where wildfires are burning, and we are monitoring for a safe release option. In total 18 new black bear cubs are now in our care and 2 grizzly cubs, along with moose, deer, foxes, squirrels, flying squirrel, porcupine and a variety of birds. We are no bird experts and really have no intentions to become a bird center, but the heat has brought us unprecedented numbers and made transport to other places almost impossible. We did the best we could under the circumstances. In the coming days we will post release pictures as well as introduce the new arrivals. Thank you for your patience and as always thank you for your support, without you far less animals would get a second chance.






Grizzly Rescue

On June 21st 2 grizzly cubs were orphaned near Vanderhoof. Conservation officers captured the 2 cubs and alerted NLWS. A team immediately dispatched and by late last night the cubs arrived at NLWS.

We are so grateful for all your support, that allows us to react in a timely fashion and in turn saves so many lives.








Norman Lake cubs reunited! 2021

The Shelter continues to grow and expand to offer best care for the ever rising number of wildlife in need. All this is possible do to the dedication of donors and Volunteers.


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Loki & Brann Update

What is sweeter than a bear cub? Two of course!!! Loki and Brann are enjoying outdoor time now!

They are very mobile and climb really well.








First Cubs of 2021

On March 24th we received a call from the BC Wildlife Veterinarian in regards to efforts to reunite a bear mother and her cubs near Grand Forks BC. The den had been accidentally compromised by road construction and the sow had taken off with one cub, leaving two cubs behind. Hopes were high to reunite cubs and sow and together we worked out a feeding schedule to keep the cubs safe. But after a few days we all had to concede that the mom was not returning and the decision was made to give them to our care.

Peter and Angelika met wildlife officials in Kamloops and took the cubs back to NLWS. The two male cubs are named Brann (Fire) and Loki (Trickster) and have settled in well to their new home. They will remain at NLWS until June of 2022 when they will be released back into a suitable area in the Grand Forks region.



Brann & Loki
Brann
Loki
Peter with Loki
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