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Please note: volunteers must be 18 years of age or older. If you are under 18 years of age, we would love for you to join us but only if you volunteer with a parent, guardian or someone over the age of 18!

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Please choose which positions/roles you are interested in. Note: we only accept hotline volunteers during Fall/Winter as we will provide you with training.

Hotline
Events (education)
Fundraising (events, grants, sponsors)

You can choose more than one of these options - as well as choose either Rescue or Transport below, if you are interested in volunteering in multiple capacities.

Please choose which positions/roles you are interested in. Note: we only accept rescue volunteers during Fall/Winter as we will provide you with training.

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Do you have a valid drivers license and access to a vehicle? Please note: this is a mandatory requirement for rescue and transport volunteers. *

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What inspires you to volunteer with the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan?

Do you have any previous volunteer experience? If yes, please explain briefly.

Do you have any special talents or skills that you think would be helpful to WRSOS?

Approximately how many hours do you anticipate that you can volunteer? *

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Varies depending on my schedule

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We have some amazing junior volunteers! 😍 As

We have some amazing junior volunteers! 😍

As long as they are accompanying one of our volunteers, we totally encourage kids to get involved with WRSOS! We absolutely love seeing kids engaging with wildlife and learning all about wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.

A special shout-out to Benjamin, Kit, Kura and Sloan (our junior volunteers featured here!) - you guys are awesome! 🤩

Happy #CdnAgDay! 🎉 We would like to thank all

Happy #CdnAgDay! 🎉

We would like to thank all of the amazing farmers and those involved in the agriculture industry.

A special shoutout to the farmers in Saskatchewan who contact us when they see wildlife in need on their farm! We are really proud to say we have been seeing an increase in calls from farmers wanting to help and co-exist with wildlife. 🥰

If you ever see wildlife in distress, please call our Wildlife 911 Hotline at 306-242-7177!

Today we have another awesome interview with a reh

Today we have another awesome interview with a rehab facility 😍

Q1: What is the name of your rehab facility?
Silverwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Inc.

Q2: What kind of animals do you rehab?
We take in all mammals that are provincially allowed, migratory birds, waterfowl and raptors.

Q3: Why are services like WRSOS' hotline and your rehab important?
The WRSOS hotline is incredibly important because they screen most of the calls coming through that used to go to the rehabbers. They answer questions, help solve conflict with wildlife, direct calls where they need to go along with organizing the rescues and transport whenever humanly possible. By doing this service, it lets the wildlife rehabs focus on the job of wildlife care and rehabilitation. We take in a wide variety of wildlife species through the year in rural corner of south east Saskatchewan. This helps the wildlife by getting them help sooner rather than being transported further to the other rehabs in the cities plus some species have zones and they are not allowed to travel outside the zone without permission. It's important to have wildlife rehabs placed around the province to alleviate overcrowding and to share the burden of expenses along with shortening the travel for injured wildlife to get help.

Q4: Tell us your favourite rehab story.
My favourite story is when we got in a Red tailed hawk that took on a truck with its head on the highway. She should not have survived as the impact hurt as twisted her spine. She did rally and heal which sparked my amazement to raptors. Bright Eyes flew free this past spring.

Q5: How can people find out more about your facility?
We have a website but it isn't updated as much as social media - www.silwildrehab.ca

The best thing to do is give us a follow on Instagram or Facebook -
https://www.instagram.com/silverwoodwildlife/

Q6: What is the best way for people to donate?
The best way to donate right now is by sending us an e-transfer to hh4you@hotmail.com. You can also mail us a cheque or donate through Canada Helps - https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/silverwood-wildlife-rehabilitation-centre-inc/

Our new logo is here! 😍 We are so excited for

Thank you for participating in our lead poisoning

Thank you for participating in our lead poisoning week - we hope this has been informative and helpful! 🤓

Please explore non-lead alternatives and help save the lives of countless animals! 🦉🦅🥰

Even if you aren’t a hunter or fisher, you can s

Even if you aren’t a hunter or fisher, you can still help by taking some important actions to stop lead poisoning! 🤩

• Talk about it – if you have friends or family who hunt or fish and who may use lead products, share what you know about the dangers of lead! We aren’t condemning or judging those who hunt or fish, we just want to make sure our wildlife and environment are not adversely affected.

• Share – share our posts and information about the issue on social media or with local media outlets. Get the word out!

• Support local organizations – our rehabbers will always need support to be able to help animals who are still being affected by lead poisoning. Please consider donating or volunteering with these organizations to help!

• Encourage – encourage local hunting organizations and retailers in your area to become informed of the issues of lead poisoning and the importance of non-lead alternatives!

Thank you for helping us keep Saskatchewan’s wildlife wild! 🥰

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Lead poisoning is so incredibly toxic that it kill

Lead poisoning is so incredibly toxic that it kills an estimated 3 million waterfowl each year in North America. Lead can cause a very slow and painful death for these animals.😢

Lead bullets can break apart upon impact and can even disintegrate, leaving powderized lead on the carcasses and guts of the hunted animal. Then when a raptor goes to feed on the animal, they are ingesting the toxic lead!

Even though some bans and restrictions have been made on the use of lead pellets and bullets they are still widely used to hunt large game and certain game birds. An article on CBC states that the Canadian government estimates that 40 to 80 tonnes of lead are used every year for hunting activities in Canada. Lead can also be left in the environment for many years and continue to affect animals that feed off the land.

Please do not use lead based products and help keep Saskatchewan’s wildlife wild! 😊

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Your fishing tackle could be harming wildlife! 😧🎣

Many people may not know this but using lead-based fishing tackle can unintentionally harm all sorts of birds such as ducks, owls and eagles. These birds can end up eating the jigs and sinkers that you left behind. Once ingested, the lead is then rapidly distributed and absorbed in their body – sometimes the death can be quick if the animal ingests a lot of poison but often the animal can suffer for several weeks before succumbing to the poison. 😢

If you are a fisher who still uses lead tackle, please switch to non-lead alternatives and remember to always clean up after yourself!

Thank you for helping us keep Saskatchewan’s wildlife wild! 🤩

#wildlife #help #nonprofit #rescue #saskatchewan #animals

Check out this infographic about lead poisoning in

Check out this infographic about lead poisoning in eagles from the Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. As it states at the bottom – a Standard 130 grain bullet contains enough lead to kill 102 eagles!

Please do your part and stop the use of lead-based bullets!

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Our rehabbers see many cases of lead poisoning eac

Our rehabbers see many cases of lead poisoning each year in all kinds of raptors. 🥺

Lead is a neurotoxin and can cause the animal to suffer from symptoms such as blindness, inability to stand and loss of coordination. Many of the animals who suffer from lead poisoning symptoms can end up getting hit by vehicles or starving to death as they can’t properly hunt.

As most raptors scavenge the carcasses and remains of animals left behind by hunters, they can get lead poisoning from people who are using lead ammunition to hunt. This is a completely preventable issue as non-lead alternatives do exist.

Please do your part and help keep Saskatchewan’s wildlife wild! 🦉

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Following the success of our coyote week, we have

Following the success of our coyote week, we have decided to launch a new week featuring posts about LEAD POISONING. Lead poisoning affects many of the raptors in our Province and countless innocent animals die each year from this poisoning.

For the next week, we will post about lead poisoning and what people can do to help stop this problem. Please share our posts with your friends and family!

Thank you for helping us keep Saskatchewan’s wildlife wild! 😍

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We would like to say a huge thank you to Clifton A

We would like to say a huge thank you to Clifton Associates Ltd in Saskatoon for their generous donation of these gently used First Aid Kits! These kits will be used to help all kinds of wildlife in need! We are currently in the process of distributing them to our amazing wildlife rescuers throughout the province. 🤩

Donations of gently used items are always welcome!

Thank you again! 🥰

TIME IS RUNNING OUT - registration closes today at

Help us keep our volunteers safe! 🦺 The safety

Help us keep our volunteers safe! 🦺

The safety of our volunteers is our top priority so we are in search of hi-vis vests! We would be so grateful if someone could donate or sponsor the purchase of these vests.

As a non-profit, we rely on the support of the public to keep our essential Wildlife 911 Hotline and Rescue services running. Our volunteers typically have to pay out of pocket for their supplies - but in 2021, we are really working to build our rescue program and ensure our volunteers are properly equipped!

Thank you for helping us keep Saskatchewan’s wildlife wild! 🥰

The other day our volunteer Penny received a call

The other day our volunteer Penny received a call on the hotline from people at a construction site who found this beautiful owl trapped on the third floor of a building under construction in Regina. 🦉

Our amazing board member Susan went out to do the rescue - she had to climb three flights of outside ladders to get to him! This fellow was not impressed at all - and ended up flying in to a window multiple times while Susan was trying to help him!

Luckily, Susan was able to catch him and take him to Megan at Salthaven West. We think he may have a concussion but are hoping for the best - and that he can be released back in to the wild very soon! 🥰

Thank you to the individuals at the construction site who called us, to our incredible volunteer Susan and the wonderful Megan at Salthaven West! 🤩

We just wanted to say THANK YOU to SaskPower 😍

We just wanted to say THANK YOU to SaskPower 😍

SaskPower is a huge supporter of wildlife rescue across the Province. The grant we received from them is being used to support our volunteers who have to temporarily house animals until they can get to a licensed rehabber or target vet. This grant is truly a huge help to our volunteers who pay for everything out of pocket!

Thank you again to SaskPower and all of our supporters! 🥰

REMINDER - FINAL ORIENTATION BEFORE SUMMER! 🤩

REMINDER - FINAL ORIENTATION BEFORE SUMMER! 🤩

Join us for our virtual orientation on Saturday, January 23 at 1 p.m.

To register please:

Step 1. Visit our website and fill out an application form (link in bio!)

Step 2. Once you receive an approval email then you will have to register on our Zoom event.

Please note: space is limited and we are almost at capacity for this orientation. You will have to receive approval once you've submitted your application before your registration will be accepted on Zoom. Registration closes Friday at 6 p.m. - so don't miss out!

We are in desperate need of volunteers in Moose Jaw and the west of the Province. We are also looking for people who are interested in helping with hotline and admin roles such as fundraising and events. 😍

Please join us in helping keep Saskatchewan’s wildlife wild❣

Join us for our final orientation before the summe

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳🥳 Wow – we can’t belie

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳🥳

Wow – we can’t believe it’s 2021 already! Though 2020 was a tough year for everyone, we are amazed by the support we received.

From our volunteers, to our donors, to the rehabbers and vets we work closely with, to every caller on the hotline, to the amazing students we hired, to every single person who has helped wildlife this year – THANK YOU! 😍

We could not have handled our busiest year yet without each and every one of you! Our Wildlife 911 Hotline received a whopping 4586 calls this year – and we are sure it will be even busier this year! 😅

2021 is going to bring about a lot of exciting changes for WRSOS – a new name, better equipped rescue teams, and more partnerships – just to name a few. We cannot wait to share all of the exciting news with our awesome followers throughout the year! 🥰

Please keep following our page, sharing our posts and helping us get the word out about WRSOS!

Thank you again for the wonderful year!

From your friends at The Wildlife RESCUE Society of Saskatchewan

Thank you to all the wonderfully generous individu

Thank you to all the wonderfully generous individuals who participated in our 25 Days of Christmas – Sponsor a Rehabber❣

We know this year has been very difficult for everyone – but the never-ending generosity of our supporters is truly incredible. A special shout out to Stacy in Moose Jaw who put together this package for Wild & Cared Free. 😍

Thank you again for helping us and our awesome rehab partners! 🥰

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PO Box 24004 Midtown PO
Saskatoon, SK
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