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BP2 Donation
Hospital Contractor Boyhood Neighbour to Founder BY RAY When BP2 Construction was awarded the contract to build the new MARS wildlife hospital it closed a circle for Barry Page that began many years earlier. As a young boy, Page would ‘hang out’ with his friends who...
New Wildlife Rescue Centre
The New MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre Building underway, crucial completion funds needed In May, MARS took an historic first step towards recognizing the dream of founder Mary Jane "Maj" Birch to provide a multi-purpose wildlife rescue centre for the Comox...
Houle Donation
Advertisement turns the lights on at MARS BY RAY One very ordinary day, Don Gulliver was having lunch with his wife in when he noticed a sign in a window – MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre was looking for volunteers. Gulliver is a foreman electrician with Courtenay-based...
Student Wildlife Rehabilitation Volunteers Wanted
MARS is looking for student wildlife rehabilitation volunteers to join our team! These positions are on a rotating basis throughout the year, and we welcome students from all over the world. Positions typically range from 4-16 weeks in length, depending on...
It’s Fawn Season!
Our local black tail deer are giving birth now. A reminder that the doe leaves her fawn alone for long periods of time while she forages for food. She does this so as not to attract possible predators to her baby. Fawns are born without any...
Introducing… ‘K’
Today is World Turtle Day and so is the perfect time to introduce the newest member of our MARS family! We call her 'K' and she is a box turtle. Box turtles are not indigenous to the island and therefor she is non releasable. 'K' has a lot of...
Baby Owl Gets A Lift!
Sometimes a little creativity is needed to get the job done. Just last week this baby owl needed to be put back up into the trees, so Reg fashioned a nest from a milk crate and hoisted him up. Brilliant! Please support our crowdfunding campaign...
Stella Sings for MARS!
This is the long awaited debut of Stella and Sophie's song 'Soaring Free', which was was specifically created to help MARS with fundraising for the new facility. Donations can be made at http://maydayformars.causevox.com/ Stella wants all...
Mother Goose Saves the Day!
We had an exciting day today at MARS! Two orphaned goslings were brought into MARS this morning and were both released a few hours later! The goslings were released so quickly because our top priority is making sure that our patients thrive in...
Foraging Herons
Sandy Royer Photo The Pacific Great Blue Heron is a familiar sight along Vancouver Island’s coastal areas. Most residents have heard its distinctive, and croaky, “frawnk” call as the heron takes flight after being disturbed. But, did you know...