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Special Thanks to Thrifty’s
Thrifty Foods is kindly providing MARS with food for our Garage Sale Fundraiser on Saturday February 25th The garage sales takes place at the Big Yellow Merville Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community support is crucial to "not for profit"...
Let’s Hear It For WestJet!
Once again WestJet has proven their desire to support the Community! They have graciously given MARS two free round trip tickets for our annual summer raffle. This covers all air travel fees, taxes and surcharges. Our raffle will start at Kitty...
Are Bird Strikes a Problem?
We had a couple of birds strike the temporary office set up on the old MARS site. The windows are reflecting the trees from across the parking lot. One of our staff members suggested rubbing a bar of soap on the windows until curtains can be...
MARS is overflowing with babies!
MARS has oodles of baby raccoons and deer. While they are cute as can be, they are also very demanding and expensive to care for. They require expensive goat's milk and have to be fed several times a day. If you would like to donate to help with their...
Hummingbirds
MARS Moment 2013 by Sandy Fairfield, MARS Education Coordinator I am always amazed by one of nature’s most spectacular birds; many hummingbirds are named after vibrant colors, amethyst, emerald, ruby and sapphire. There are over 300 species of...
Turkey Vultures
MARS Moment 2013 by Sandy Fairfield, MARS Education Coordinator It is always rewarding when we can successfully rehabilitate wildlife patients, as many of the cases admitted to MARS Wildlife Centre are beyond help by the time they arrive. June...
Japanese Pigeon Crosses Pacific to Canada
OTTAWA (AFP) A plucky pigeon that flew across the Pacific Ocean from Japan will be bred by a bird lover in Canada hoping its progeny will make top long-distance racers, an animal rescue official said. The pigeon was discovered tired and thin at a Canadian...
‘Superior’ Japanese Pigeon Skips Local Race, Lands on Vancouver Island Instead
A homing pigeon veered off course in a race in Japan and ended up on Vancouver Island. CTVNews.ca Published Friday, June 28, 2013 12:07PM EDT A Japanese racing pigeon truly went the distance, after he overshot a 1,000-kilometre race in his...
Racing Pigeons
MARS Moment 2013 by Sandy Fairfield, MARS Education Coordinator Man’s oldest companion is a bird that is very familiar, though it is shunned by many. When we think of a pigeon it is often with negative thoughts, as they tend to be a messy...
Important Deer Information
MARS Moment 2013 by Sandy Fairfield, MARS Education Coordinator One of the most endearing and enchanting of our local wildlife species has to be the deer, especially when they are fawns. The Black Tailed Deer are the only deer species found on Vancouver...