Our Patients - Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre

OUR PATIENTS

Look below to see some of the current and past patients that have made their way through PWRC's doors.

Currently in Care

October 1, 2009 - This Great Horned Owl came to us from the Tuxedo area in Winnipeg. He hit a window of a house and fell onto a second floor balcony. When we first received him he couldn't even stand on his feet but his recovery is coming along nicely. He uses his feet and can perch. Keep checking back for updates on him!

Past Patients

Wandering Porcupine

October 7, 2009 - this porcupine was found wandering through an elementary school playground. A little girl found him and picked him up. We evaluated his health and found him to be healthy so we released him in a safer location on October 13, 2009 in the Birds Hill Area.

Great Horned Owl with Head Trauma

1. Great Horned Owl sitting in a PWRC cage during the period of his rehabilitation	2. The same owl sitting in a carrier after being transported by Calm Air
3. Manitoba Conservation Officer preparing to release him in Gillam, Manitoba	4. The owl successfully rehabilitated and released perched on a tree branch

August, 2009 - We received this Great Horned Owl as he had been hit by a car and had major head trauma. He had some internal damage and his eye was closed, but thankfully not damaged. We were able to rehabilitate him successfully so he will be sent back to Gillam, Manitoba where he came from on October 14, 2009. Thank you to Calm Air for providing the flight from Winnipeg to Gillam.

October 23, 2009 - Manitoba Conservation Officer Justin Carlson released the Great Horned Owl after his arrival in Gillam. Wow! So many people worked to help this owl! Manitoba Conservation alerted us of his condition and ended up releasing him. PWRC volunteers successfully rehabilitated and banded him. And Calm Air flew him back to his home in Gillam. A happy ending for a gorgeous owl.

Orphaned Red Squirrels

August 8, 2009 - this young red squirrel male came to us with early stages of pneumonia. He was orphaned when his mom fell out of a tree and didn't return to him within 24 hours. With his bleak condition we weren't sure that he would make it, but he ended up responding well to treatment. It's a treat to watch him grow and mature every day.

August 17, 2009 - the male red squirrel is slowly transitioning to solid food and is energetically bouncing around his cage. Soon it will be time for a larger one.

August 19, 2009 - the red squirrel has doubled in weight in 10 days! Impressive!

August 24, 2009 - we found another red squirrel that is the same age as this one, so with careful monitoring we were able to put them together.

September 7, 2009 - The two red squirrels were finally put into a large enclosure. They were very excited and curious about their new surroundings.

September 25, 2009 - The two red squirrels have finally been released in a forest.

Orphaned Coot

August 27, 2009 - A Coot successfully rehabilitated and released.

Electrocuted Bald Eagle

August 17, 2009 - Wow! Here at PWRC we received three bald eagles in three days! Above is an adult from Tadoule Lake, MB. He has no fractures, but lots of swelling on one of his wrists. We believe he may have been electrocuted. His flight to Winnipeg was donated to us by Calm Air and Gardewine. Thank you! Our third eagle (not pictured) arrived from Island Lake, MB. He appears to have lots of sensitivity in his wrist area as well. His flight was graciously donated by Perimeter Air.

August 26, 2009 - The bald eagle has recovered, and we are currently making plans for his release.

Bald Eagle kept illegally in captivity

August 14, 2009 - This is a bald eagle we currently have in care. Because he is young, he has not yet developed the white feathers on his head. He has a few legs injuries due to being kept in captivity illegally. He came from Winnipegosis and his flight was graciously donated by Gardewine.

August 26, 2009 - The bald eagle has been sent to Alberta where they will continue caring for him.

Mink Orphaned in Northern Manitoba

July 23, 2009 - Currently at our centre we have a lively female mink. She was found orphaned in Northern Manitoba and so she was flown down to our centre in Winnipeg. She is very energetic and we always know when she is close by because of her very strong musky scent. Currently she is doing very well in our outdoor enclosure.

Aug 15, 2009 - right now the female mink is being trained to develop skills she will need in the wild. She is a quick learner!

Aug 22, 2009 - our mink was finally released at Whiteshell Provincial Park!

Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrels, Orphaned

July 17, 2009 - Pictured above are Thirteen-lined ground squirrels we have in care. They were found orphaned and therefore brought to us. They started out with eight feedings a day! However as they grow older they will be weaned off formula and prepared for a release back into the wild!

July 23, 2009 - The thirteen-lined ground squirrels are currently in a large outdoor enclosure where they have protection from sun and rain. Outside they have more running room and are able to explore!

August 4, 2009 - The thirteen-lined ground squirrels were finally released today! As soon as they noticed that they were free to go, they scurried out of sight.

Home Sweet Home for Snapping Turtle

This snapping turtle was rescued from a fire in a person's home. The home owners were trying to keep him as a pet, and after the fire, no longer had a place for him so they passed him along to someone else. Finally he arrived to PWRC where we fed him natural diet to make sure he could be released back into the wild. On his release date, he eagerly returned to his natural home. Snapping Turtles don't make good pets and usually do not like to interact with humans, even when kept in captivity for a long time.

Oily Gull

This Ring-Billed Gull came in April 2009 with all of his white feathers covered in black motor oil. It took the PWRC wildlife rehabbers three baths with Dawn soap to get this gull clean! He eventually returned to his natural white colour and was released.

Owl trekking across Canada

This Saw-Whet Owl travelled for 4 days to a Superstore in Winnipeg all the way from B.C. on a trailer full of cedar trees. He came to us dehydrated, however after 3 days we were able to return him to a healthy state and he was ready for release. Dr. James Duncan a zoologist for Manitoba Conservation confirmed that Manitoba would be a suitable place to release this little owl as a studies have indicated that they migrate all across Canada.

Young Snowy Owl Given Second Chance

This Snowy Owl came to us on Halloween of 2008. When going off to hunt on their own, sometimes young owls don't do so well. He was skinny and dehydrated so we fed him lots of food and hydrated him with fluids. We eventually released him at Oak Hammock marsh in February 2009. Visit our video gallery to watch the release.

Orphaned Woodchucks

woodchuck photo

In May 2008 the centre received a litter of orphaned woodchucks. Their mom had been hit by a car and the young were dropped off at a vet clinic in Winnipeg. PWRC was contacted and we were more than happy to help these little guys out. Over the next few months we had the challenge of providing enough ample fresh foliage and vegetables to keep their appetites satisfied and help them grow into healthy young woodchucks. The woodchucks were finally released in the Birds Hill area in August 2008.

Summer 2008 was a busy one for the PWRC. The centre received hundreds of phone calls from concerned members of the public and took in 230 animals, including orphaned squirrels and woodchucks to injured pigeons and Eagles!

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