95% of the animals admitted to AIWC are here as a result of conflict with humans in some way, such as window strikes, vehicular collisions, and domestic cat and dog attacks. With urban expansion, the demand for our animal care service continues to rise. Moreover, our Wildlife Hotline, which is a service that addresses the public's wildlife questions, received 1,000 more calls than in 2019, for a total of 6,200 calls.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our Wildlife Education team has pivoted to provide more wildlife education online. Part of our mission is to encourage a strong co-existence between Albertans and wildlife, through whatever means we can, but it has required additional resources.

As the demand for our services increase, so does the need for funding to ensure we can continue to operate. This Christmas season, please consider including AIWC as part of your Christmas giving. Your gift will help ensure that injured or orphaned wildlife have a place to go today when in need, and also in the future.

Thank you for your support of Alberta’s wildlife – as human and wildlife encounters rise, they need you now more than ever.