Open for Spring 2022 Wildlife Season

• If an animal is in immediate danger or is suffering, please call the City of Ottawa Bylaw at 311 for rescue or pick-up. You can also bring injured wildlife to the Ottawa Humane Society, Lost and Found door, 245 West Hunt Club Rd. Call first at 613-725-3166, ext 223 to let them know you will be arriving, and see their website for directions and operating hours. 

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• For injured birds, please contact the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre at (613) 854-2849, or Safe Wings Ottawa.

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• In the event that HHWR has reached capacity, we will direct you to Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, a large rehab centre located just south of Ottawa in North Gower, working with wild mammals and reptiles (including turtles).

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• My Wildlife Rescue is a small rehab for cottontail rabbits based in Osgoode.

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• A list of other wildlife rehabilitation organizations in Ontario can be found at Ontario Wildlife Rescue's website.

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• The Ottawa Carleton Wildlife Centre provides education and offers excellent advice on wildlife issues.

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• Regretfully, our permit with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources prohibits us from taking in animals from Quebec. Here are some Quebec wildlife contacts which we hope can help you:

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• ​SOS Écureuils

• Refuge Sauvage Kayla

• Pascale Langlais

• Centre Refuge Nymous

• Earth Studies

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• When choosing a wildlife removal company, please consider this guide to choosing an ethical and humane wildlife control company. In the Ottawa area, HHWR recommends Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control, Nature's Way Property Services, or That Wildlife Guy.