The Ontario SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is located in Midland, Ontario, and provides care and treatment each year to nearly 1,500 animals - including more than 100 species of mammals, birds and reptiles - with the goal to rehabilitate these animals for release back into their wild habitat. The Centre includes an admissions area, treatment room, nursery, isolation rooms, education room, as well as indoor and outdoor enclosures and a wetland rehabilitation project on the property.

The Centre helps wildlife by providing outreach in five key areas.

Wildlife Hotline 1-705-534-4350
The Ontario SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre's telephone hotline enables Wildlife Centre staff to respond to your concerns regarding injured, sick and orphaned wildlife. The Centre also provides advice on long-term, humane solutions in dealing with conflicts between wildlife and people. For more information read our How to Help Sick, Injured or Orphaned Animals and Living with Wildlife fact sheets.

Rescue
If you are attempting to rescue wildlife that appears to be sick, injured or orphaned please contact the Centre before moving the animal - or review our How to Help Sick, Injured or Orphaned Animals fact sheets. Staff can offer guidance to determine what response is required and advise on the proper method of handling and transportation to ensure the animals and your own safety.

Rehabilitation
You may bring injured, sick and orphaned wildlife to the Ontario SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre seven days a week. Please call before bringing an animal to the Centre as admission hours vary throughout the year. If you need to contact the Centre after hours for a life-saving emergency call 1-705-534-4350 and the phone system will direct you to an emergency contact.

Upon admission to the Centre, all animals receive a complete physical examination to determine the best course of care and medical treatment. With the diversity of wildlife found in Ontario, special considerations of nutrition, enclosure features and environmental enrichment are made specific to each animal. The length of stay depends on the severity of the injury or illness, and can range from a couple of days to several months. Orphaned wildlife often require extended care, up to several months depending on the species, until they have learned the life skills necessary to survive in the wild.

Thank you! The Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre would like to thank TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for their generous grant to cover the costs involved in raising baby mammals at the Centre for the spring, summer and fall season! Items covered by the grant will include: formulas, vaccinations, feeding supplies, deworming medications, antibiotics, hydration fluids, cleaning supplies and groceries.

Release
The most satisfying aspect for Centre staff is see rehabilitated animals released back to their natural habitat. The Society takes this responsibility very seriously and acts accordingly.

Prevention
A large number of admissions to our Centre result through direct and often unintentional human interference. Our objective is to prevent animals from being admitted to our centre unnecessarily whenever possible by providing the public with educational information about how to adopt wildlife-friendly habits, as well as how to recognize when an animal truly is in distress.

More ways to get in touch:

Ontario SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
15979 Highway 12 East, RR 1
Port McNicoll, ON L0K 1R0
Ph: (705) 534-4350
Toll Free: 1-888-668-7722 x 386
Fax: (705) 534-3751
E-mail: wildlifecentre@ospca.on.ca