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Swanston Donation
Eagles inspire monthly donor Barbara Swanston’s love of eagles drew her to an Hornby Island eagle-cam and from there to the MARS wildlife rescue. The Campbell River, British Columbia resident was one of hundreds of eagle watchers connected by their...
Lewis Donation
Donor gives wildlife hospital $50,000 BY RAY Comox Valley home-owner, Sharron Lewis, has donated $50,000 to help build the new MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre. The 11-acre facility in Merville, British Columbia will accommodate the dramatic increase in injured, ill and...
Maj Donation
Founder leaves legacy to realize dream BY BRIAN Mary Jane "Maj" Birch had a dream -- a new wildlife rescue and education centre. She did not live to see her dream realized. Cancer took her life on November 18, 2015. "Maj," as she was known on Vancouver Island, British...
Campbell River Rotary building MEWS
They're back! A crew from Campbell River Daybreak Rotary arrived today to construct the Sawyer MEWS building. Western Forest Products funded the materials, and Daybreak Rotary stepped up to build it. The crew included Rory Evans, Urban Patrick, Barry...
Unity Donates to MARS
Heather Marinaccio of Comox Unity Church makes a $300 donation to Maj Birch and Sawyer from MARS. She is the leader of the Community Outreach Team. This donation goes to help MARS "Spread our Wings" and will help with our new property development. If...
Hawk Provides Poignant Memory
This is a great article that recently ran in the Campbell River Courier-Island. Hawk provides poignant memory Ends up in garden plot of deceased patient A young Cooper's Hawk created a poignant memory at New Horizons Care Home Saturday before finding a...
Noel’s Struggle to Beat the Infection
Photo by Ruth Hibberson Noel, a bald eagle brought into MARS on December 25th still struggles to overcome the bone infection in her leg. It has required several vet visits, with x-rays, and an aggressive course of treatment with different types...
Little Owls Check In At MARS!
This fall has seen several of the small owl species admitted into care. Most, like these two little Saw-whet owls, hit windows, or were clipped by cars, resulting in head trauma and some soft tissue wing injuries. Fortunately, almost all...
‘Johnnie’
A short video of the eaglet named Johnnie that we released last Saturday.
Leucistic Robin Visits MARS!
We were very excited at MARS yesterday to see a leucistic American Robin foraging around the property with a flock of regular American Robins! An amazing and rare sight which most of us had never seen before. At first glance, it was thought to...