Our annual wildlife photography contest is back! By entering photos, or voting for your favourites, you help wild patients at Wild ARC. If you donate $20 or more when you enter a photo, you’ll get 10 bonus votes! That means you’ll get 30 votes for the price of 20. Tell your friends and family to share their amazing wildlife photos!

One of the happiest events at a wildlife rehab centre is when we can reunite a baby with their family. Staff and volunteers at Wild ARC were especially happy when this barred owlet was reintroduced to his parents as circumstances with his rescue made a successful reunion uncertain. Read all about the journey this owlet took to get home again.

The recent escape in Ladner of a six-foot-long ball python once again raises questions about the suitability of exotic animals such as snakes as pets. Reptiles are often marketed and sold as “easy-to-keep” pets for beginners. But can any animal with complex needs really be easy to care for?

Check out this new book on Tourism & Animal Welfare including a chapter on responsible bear tourism by BC SPCA Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Sara Dubois.

The BC SPCA supports the Animals in Science Policy Institute in its mission to replace animal dissections with innovative technology and better learning outcomes.

In Canada, more than 25 million birds are injured or killed by collisions with windows every year. Find out what you can do to help birds and prevent these deadly collisions.

Geese get a bad rap for protecting their babies and gathering in parks and green spaces. Learn how to humanely handle problems with geese.