Emergency Shelter
January 23, 2022
With intake numbers exceeding our capacity we set out to expand in the midst of winter. That is no easy task as ground is frozen and snow limits access to possible sites. With the help of our longtime partners at DVV Construction we came up with a workable solution. Framing and doors were build in an indoor workshop and then assembled in a cleared off spot at NLWS. The result 6 more enclosures that we are quickly filling with cubs in need.
Happy New Year 2022!
January 01, 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!
A Tree of Hope (Dawson's Lights)
December 06, 2021
SOLD OUT - 2022 Calendar Until Dec 10th
December 01, 2021
Grizzly Fun
April 23, 2021
Our 5 grizzly cubs are doing well and are very active. In our rewilding program for grizzlies we don't hibernate the cubs and they keep growing throughout the winter. To avoid habituation to humans we release our cubs at 17 month while they typically leave their mother at 29 month. Growing over the winter gives our yearlings the size of 2 year old's and gives them the best survival chances.
All released bears are fitted with a radio collar to monitor their first year and so far we have no evidence that the early release age lessens their survival chances.
First Cubs of 2021
April 16, 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.
Elusive bear cub caught attempting Canada-U.S. border crossing in northern B.C.
November 06, 2020
Officers at the Canada-U.S. border between Stewart, B.C., and Hyder, Alaska had cause to paws recently, when an unusual visitor was caught attempting to cross.
According to a social media post from the Canada Border Services Agency, a small female black bear cub "sought entry for essential reasons, but had no travel documents."
Those "reasons" are believed to be natural food and berries, according to Angelika Langen with the Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter, which has been tracking the bear for more than a month.
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Follow Our Release Route! July 2020.
July 19, 2020
Williams Lake Cub Arrives
June 12, 2020
Grizzly Bear Helicopter Release
June 05, 2020
'Bandit' - Meet The Animals
February 11, 2020
Bear Cubs In The Snow!
February 06, 2020
As the cubs grow and heal, they need to take time to rough-house and play with each other. The snow provides a fun way for the bears to roll around together, jump into snow piles and dig through mounds... while giving us the feeling that what we do here is truly helping these animals.
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Gorgeous Scarf! - Highest Ethical Production Standards
February 05, 2020
Well here is an amazing option! Our friend and talented photographer John Marriott teamed up with InFocus Canada and they used one of his pictures to create an amazing scarf. But it gets even better the scarf is made out of recycled material and John asked that 10% of each sale will go to NLWS. How awesome is that!?!
The scarves are produced from 100% recycled plastic and diverts 3 bottles from the waste stream. Only 100 scarves have been produced in this print. All scarves are developed and manufactured employing the highest ethical production standards.
Only 100 scarves have been printed so you better move fast! >> Click Here
'Rain' - Meet The Animals
January 31, 2020
At NLWS we are fortunate to sometimes get a glimpse into the long term success of our work, mostly with Ungulates that return for winter visits.
In 2011 we received a young moose girl we named Rain and over the past years we have been granted a few visits from her at the onset of winter.
In fall of 2019 she did not return and we feared for her, but yesterday we saw her once again. It is your amazing support that made her life (and that of many others) possible.
Thank you for your big hearts!
Thank You Rancho Vignola!
July 26, 2019
Please visit Rancho Vignola: https://www.ranchovignola.com/
As you can see by the video our awesome bear cubs truly enjoyed the treats.
Cub # 8 arrives
May 30, 2019
Cub # 8 arrived 2 days ago and we are desperately hoping that his vision problems are temporarily. There are no obvious swellings or injuries, but his vision is very, very poor. His mom got killed by a train, so we are hoping that he got bumped by the airflow and got a hit on the head. Only time will tell.
We had other wildlife with head trauma that was blind for up to 3 month and then all of a sudden got better, so we are possibly in for a long wait.
The Sky is the Limit (Part 1)
May 20, 2019
Day 1: The call came at around 2pm, a bear sow was found dead in the outskirts of Ft St John with 2 cubs hanging in a tree close to her. As this was a vehicle hit and the cubs where suitable for rehab, Conservation Officers turned the capture over to NLWS. Longtime NLWS Volunteer Renata Debolt had a live trap up at location within a few hours, while Angelika and Peter started the 10 hr drive to Ft St John.
Day 2: An early morning checkup by Renata revealed that the cubs had gone no where near the trap and bait. Angelika and Peter arrived around noon and the cubs had still not left their tree. After some monitoring it was decided that getting help in form of a tree climber would be the best way to proceed. Unfortunately calls to local business was not producing the support we needed. Finally as the day slipped into late afternoon the life trap was reset and re-baited and we left the area. The cubs had not left the tree all day and we thought they should be hungry and thirsty enough to follow the easy food trail.
Later that evening we returned with Renata and her friend Stephen Bot, a hobby climber that had offered to assess if he could help. To our dismay the cubs had left their tree without paying any attention to the food offerings and despite a quick search could not be located.
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