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who REALLY want to make a difference and help native wildlife in Niagara and the Golden Horseshoe area.

You can complement our strong leadership of 33 years of full time hands on experience

in the delivery of wildlife rehabilitation services for both the public and our native wildlife.

We are the largest and only facility in this area federally and provincially licensed for all species.

Our area extends from Hamilton down through to Dunnville and east of those areas,

move forward to develop and build a regional wildlife rehabilitation facility staffed with experts.

We also need volunteer drivers who can assist with picking up supplies and transporting animals to our facility and then on to their eventual releases. Skilled handypersons who can help with building and maintenance, etc., are more than welcome to join us as well.

Please be sure to read the information on our site BEFORE you pick up any wildlife !

If you are trying to reach us, and cannot reach us by telephone, SEND AN EMAIL - we receive those sooner than we do phone messages.

Be sure you include your name, city, province, phone number,

your email address, and detailed info about the situation

l what kind of wild animal is it (bird, mammal, reptile?) l how many are there

l how old is the animal (eyes open/closed?) l any bleeding or visible injuries

l how long you've had it, and l where did you find the animal?

Let us know if you've sent the same email (or made the same phone call) to more than

one rehab facility simultaneously. PLEASE contact the facility that is closest to you FIRST and wait a reasonable amount of time for a reply. Keep the animal in a warm, dark and quiet place, until you hear back. If you get no response after 6 hrs, then try another wildlife facility.

It is NOT advisable to move a rabies vector species (raccoons, foxes, bats, skunks)

from our area here in Niagara to any facility on the west side of the Welland Canal,

due to the potential risk of disease being inadvertently transferred to another area.

If you don't include the information we ask for, we will not be able to respond to your email.

We try our very best to answer but we sometimes run out of time and spare hands with which to do so.

Please be advised also that due to the fact we are not paid by any gov't for the services we provide, and fund this primarily out of pocket and through donations, we are unable to offer a wildlife pickup service. Orphaned, injured and distressed wildlife need to be brought to our facility, we depend on you to help us with that.

Our primary obligation is to the animals currently in our clinic for care. They come first, so please be patient.

Niagara Wildlife Haven is licensed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Canadian Wildlife Service.

We are the only facility in the Niagara peninsula that is licensed to work with all species.

We cover a large area and accept wildlife from the Niagara peninsula - in general, the areas:

* south and east of Hamilton and Dunnville to the Niagara River;

* between the south shore of Lake Ontario and the north shore of Lake Erie;

* Grimsby, Beamsville, Winona, Vineland,

* Welland, Wainfleet, Port Colborne, Pelham,

* Niagara Falls, Niagara on the Lake, Fort Erie,

* St. Catharines, West Lincoln, Thorold; and

* portions of the Guelph District as referred to us by the MNR.

There is a very large native wildlife population in these urban areas and their habitats are

We do not receive any funding from any level of government, be it provincial,

We are only able to care for wildlife through compassionate donations made by members of the public - YOU!

Please give generously so we can keep the doors open and continue this important work with these animals.

When we admit these wild animals, it's important to remember that unlike humans (and some pets)

they don't carry any health insurance policies so the cost of their care can (and often does) exceed our means.

When that happens we can't accept any more wildlife for care. Donations are critical to our ability to provide help.