Saskatchewan Wildlife Rehabs & Rescues
SASKATOON AND AREA
Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation (LSWR)
LSWR is a nonprofit organization that operates the province’s largest wildlife rehabilitation facility in Saskatoon. We care for over 2000 birds and over 600 mammals annually.
We assist the public when they encounter injured, orphaned, or sick wildlife.
Contact: (306) 281-0554 or email LSWR@sasktel.net
REGINA AND AREA
Salthaven West Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Centre
Regina, Saskatchewan – Salthaven West is a non-profit wildlife rehab serving southern Saskatchewan (Regina and area)
Contact: (639) 999-4957 or westadmin@salthaven.org
Bandit Ranch Rehab – South
Regina, Saskatchewan – Bandit Ranch is a non-profit organization that specializes in rehabilitating injured and orphaned wild raccoons in and around the Regina area.
Contact: (306) 359-0832 or suzeeb@sasktel.net
SOUTHEAST SASK AND AREA
Silverwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
Wapella, Saskatchewan – SE Sask. – SWRC is a non-profit wildlife rehab located in south-eastern Saskatchewan, serving Broadview, Wapella, Wawota, Moosomin, and more.
Contact: (306) 434-7272 or hh4you@hotmail.com
EASTERN SASK AND AREA
Majestic Raptor Rehab
Canora, Saskatchewan – Majestic Raptor Rehab is a non-profit wildlife rehab located in central Saskatchewan, specializing in rehabilitating injured and orphaned raptors across the province.
Contact: (306) 563-7252 or info@raptorrehab.ca
Saskatchewan Wildlife Organizations
Saskatchewan Chapter of The Wildlife Society
The SCTWS is a provincial non-profit association dedicated to improving wildlife conservation in Saskatchewan and Canada by advancing the science of wildlife management and promoting continuing education of wildlife professionals.
Members of the SCTWS are dedicated to the sustainable management of wildlife and their habitats. Ecology is the primary scientific discipline of the wildlife profession; therefore, the SCTWS’s interests embrace the interactions of all organisms within their natural environments.
Become a member here.
Saskatoon Nature Society
Saskatoon Nature Society is a registered charitable organization, founded in 1955, whose objective is to promote the appreciation of nature and encourage a deeper knowledge of it through observation, education and sharing of experience.
They support nature conservation projects and are active advocates for the preservation of plant and animal habitats. They hold monthly indoor programs featuring a guest speaker from September through April. Throughout the year, they organize numerous birding, botany and butterfly field trips as well as identification classes for birds and wildflowers.
Become a member here.
Nature Saskatchewan
Nature Saskatchewan has been dedicated to the conservation of Saskatchewan’s natural environment since 1949. We promote appreciation and understanding of our natural world through conservation, education and research. Speaking for the protection and preservation of natural ecosystems and their biodiversity through research and viable conservation practices is our main focus. We strive to connect nature and culture through outreach programs and services. With over 800 members, Nature Saskatchewan provides programs and services that provide knowledge and experiences for those who have a love for nature.
Nature Saskatchewan first sought to promote the conservation of our natural resources by appealing to its members to practice conservation and by lobbying governments and their agencies on behalf of our natural resources of every nature and kind. Much later in the 1980’s, the Society took a further step. It began to support research studies into the status of such endangered or threatened species as the swift fox, prairie rattlesnake, Burrowing Owl, Piping Plover, etc.
The project with which the Society has been continuously identified is its campaign for the establishment of a national grasslands park, a long-term commitment demonstrating the Society’s concern for the Saskatchewan environment.
Become a member here.
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation is a non-profit, non-government, charitable organization of over 30,000 members in 121 branches across Saskatchewan representing every walk of life. Per capita, we are the largest wildlife conservation organization of its kind in the world. Established in 1929, the SWF has become an acknowledged leader in the conservation field.
Become a member here.
Meewasin Valley Authority
Meewasin is a non-profit organization that exists to ensure a healthy and vibrant river valley, with a balance between human use and conservation, for the benefit of present and future generations, in Saskatoon & area.
Created in 1979 by an Act of the Government of Saskatchewan, The Meewasin Valley Authority Act, Meewasin is a non-profit organization dedicated to conserving the cultural and natural resources of the South Saskatchewan River Valley.
It is the means by which the three participating parties (City of Saskatoon, Government of Saskatchewan, and University of Saskatchewan) have chosen to best manage the Meewasin Valley in the South Saskatchewan River Basin. The creation of Meewasin is based on the concept that the partners working together through a single agency – Meewasin – can accomplish more than they could individually.
Get involved with Meewasin here.
Wild About Saskatoon
Wild about Saskatoon advocates for civic and provincial policies and actions that support the health of local ecosystems in this time of ecological crisis. We take a stand for the protection, connection and enhancement of natural areas as the basis of health for people and All Our Relations. We encourage everyone to express their love for Nature by speaking up.
Become a volunteer here.
Bird Friendly City Saskatoon
Bird Friendly Saskatoon is a collection of people who are working towards getting Saskatoon certified as a bird-friendly city under Nature Canada’s certification program. Their goal is to make the urban environment a place where birds can be safe and thrive.
Email birdfriendlyyxe@gmail.com to volunteer for their window collision monitoring team!
Sask Outdoors
SaskOutdoors (Saskatchewan Outdoor and Environmental Education Association) encourages educators and people who participate in outdoor recreation to practice and teach environmental responsibility.
The mission of SaskOutdoors is to connect people to the outdoors and inspire curiosity and play in nature by passionately delivering programs and services that promote ecological understanding and environmental responsibility.
Become a member here.
National Wildlife Organizations
The Fur-Bearers
Formed in 1953, The Fur-Bearers (The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals) is a registered Canadian charity that protects fur-bearing animals through conservation, advocacy, research, and education.
Become a member here.
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Since its humble beginnings in 1938, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has spread its wings to become a leader in wetland conservation. As a national nonprofit, we work with governments, Indigenous communities, municipalities, landowners, farmers and ranchers to conserve and restore wetlands and associated habitats that are critical for waterfowl, wildlife and people.
Guided by their dedicated research institute, DUC delivers practical, nature-based solutions that support resilient communities and working landscapes.
With 6.3 million acres conserved, their story is still unfolding.
Become a member here.
Nature Conservancy of Canada
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is Canada’s leading national land conservation organization. A private, non-profit organization, NCC partners with individuals, corporations, foundations, Indigenous communities and other non-profit organizations and governments at all levels to protect our most important natural treasures – the natural areas that sustain Canada’s plants and wildlife. NCC secures properties (through donation, purchase, conservation agreement and the relinquishment of other legal interests in land) and manages them for the long term.
Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect 20 million hectares, coast to coast to coast.
Become a conservation volunteer. Check for upcoming events here.
Coyote Watch Canada
Coyote Watch Canada is an all-volunteer Not-For-Profit community-based, wildlife organization that advocates positive human-wildlife coexistence with a focus on canids.
CWC provide multilevel educational programming and lectures, developing/training local Canid Response Teams (CRT), on-site investigation, assessment and mitigation directives, wildlife rescue and release assistance, private, municipal, and provincial level consultation, digital mapping and tracking programs, on-site and virtual training, publication and print materials including signage (by-law enforcement) and fliers, and a ready-to-use municipal wildlife framework model with a focus on canid response preparedness.
All of their programming and field activities employ a cornerstone approach based on four fundamental building blocks: Investigation, Education, Prevention, and Enforcement. Through their cornerstone wildlife strategy framework, CWC provides proven, successful programming and strategies that sustainably alter the way that communities interact, and co-exist, with wildlife.
Become a volunteer here.
Neighbourhood Bat Watch
Do you know of a building or bat house where bats are living? BatWatch is asking for the public’s participation to help identify bat colonies and carry out counts of those colonies in order to monitor bat population trends. In addition to gaining information on previously existing bat colonies, BatWatch also aims to encourage private citizens and schools to set up bat houses. After, the bat house has been installed, you are encouraged to upload the location of the bat house and then monitor it over time to determine whether or not it becomes occupied. By having people upload and track bat houses, researchers will gain insight into the factors that cause bats to occupy these houses.
Check out their numerous resources, here.
Wildlife Research and Databases
Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) is a collection of highly qualified people within a cross-Canada network of partners and collaborators dedicated to wildlife health. Their Cooperative includes internationally renowned wildlife disease diagnosticians and researchers, experts in population health, skilled educators and experienced policy advisors. The CWHC is dedicated to generating knowledge needed to assess and manage wildlife health and working with others to ensure that knowledge gets put to use in a timely fashion.
At the core of the CWHC is a partnership linking Canada’s five veterinary colleges and the British Columbia Animal Health Centre. Branching from that core is a network that stretches into the public and private sectors that allows them to access critical expertise needed to detect and assess wildlife health issues and make sure their results find their way to people who need to make decisions on wildlife management, wildlife use, public health and agriculture.
CWHC provides a Canada-wide perspective on wildlife health at the same time as helping to identify and assess emerging problems at a local level. The CWHC facilitates and supports teams, programs and partnerships needed to meet this goal. They build capacity through training the next generation of experts and advocating for strategic investment in wildlife health. Their research creates new wildlife health information and identifies ways to translate that knowledge into action. All of these activities work toward the goal of creating awareness of the importance of wildlife health and providing credible and trustworthy information to affect positive change at a local, national and international level.
Check out trends and information about prevalent wildlife diseases, here.
Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre
In 1992, the Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre (SKCDC) was formed as a co-operative venture between the Province of Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment), The Nature Conservancy (U.S.A.) and The Nature Conservancy of Canada. The Ministry of Environment provided logistic support including office space and staffed positions; The Nature Conservancy provided technical support including methodology and technology, and; The Nature Conservancy of Canada provided fundraising support and financial oversight.
Since 1995, the SKCDC has been managed as a partnership between the Province of Saskatchewan and Nature Saskatchewan. The SKCDC now resides in the Fish and Wildlife Branch of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment.
The SKCDC continues to be a member of NatureServe and its affiliate, NatureServe Canada. The NatureServe Network consists of programs, similar to the SKCDC, across Canada and the United States of America.
Check out information about Saskatchewan’s flora and fauna, here.