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Recovery Building Donations
Friday was an exciting day for us as all three pads for the animal recovery buildings were successfully poured through a generous donation from Cumberland Rotary and Cumberland Ready Mix. Volunteers from MARS worked with Manny from Cumberland Ready Mix and...
Ambassador Birds Need New Homes (Aviaries)
Homes (aviaries) for education ambassador birds are on the must-have list for the new MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre. These permanent residents, five owls, two Bald eagles and one Red-Tailed hawk, make regular visits to schools in the Comox Valley and Campbell River...
Help Build a Flight Cage for Raptor Recovery
Join The Flight Club! MARS has launched a new campaign called "The Flight Club" to help us build an essential structure for recovering birds. Treating an injury is the first step toward recovery but strengthening muscles in order to sustain flight is also a vital part...
NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY AT MARS
JOB POSTING: Title: Wildlife Rehabilitation AssistantType: Full-time, temporary (May-September)Number of positions available: 3Compensation: $15/hourClosing: Open until filledMARS Wildlife Rescue Centre is a busy wildlife rehabilitation and education facility...
Beaver Release
This beaver was found on a beach, appearing very sick. The iconic Canadian symbol had ended up in the ocean and ingested a lot of sea-water. Being unable to excrete so much salt made him very ill. Without rescue he would have likely died. He...
Comox Valley Community Foundation Donation
MARS would like to acknowledge the generous donation from the Comox Valley Community Foundation (CVCF). The CVCF provided $10,000 towards the purchase and installation of a solar powered hot water in-floor heating system for the wildlife...
First Eagle Release of 2016
This four year old male bald eagle was rescued the end of December 2015. He had blood in his airway and a wing injury but no broken bones. He may have been in a territorial dispute with another eagle. After a three week recovery at MARS, he was ready to...
Rare Patient at MARS
We have a rare patient at MARS. On Monday this beautiful juvenile Golden Eagle was rescued in Bear Creek Park. This is only the second one at MARS in the last ten years! The bird was not injured but was soaking wet and quite thin. Golden Eagles...
Mary Jane (Maj) Birch
Birch, Mary Jane (Maj)
October 6, 1949 – November 18, 2015
“A life that touches others goes on forever”
Up until a few weeks before her death, Maj was actively seeking funds to build the new hospital. Please help…
Eagle Release Nov 28 2015
On November 14th we were called about a sick or injured eagle found on a homeowners property. Upon our arrival the bird looked as though it might be dead but when Reg approached she jumped up to defend herself. This eagle was very large and