What We Do
Our staff have had to be let go while we await the appeal on our MNRF authorization. We are continuing to help raccoons by providing rescue and transportation services with our volunteer base.
Our current donations are being split. Some go to our legal fight, and the rest go with the raccoons we place at other centers to support their continued care and rehabilitation.
Our ultimate wish is re-open our space, giving underserved raccoons a dedicated spot in the rehabilitation community.
It would be absolutely useless for any of us to work to save wildlife without working to educate the next generation of conservationists.
— Jane Goodall
Rescue
When a member of the public finds a sick or injured raccoon they message our Facebook page. Our administrators respond requesting video/pictures and assess the situation. They then reach out to our animal rescuers who attend the site and further assess the animal’s condition and if necessary contain the raccoon for transport to our facility. We often reach out to our volunteer network to arrange transportation, so our community is truly vital to helping the sick and injured at all levels.
Treat
Upon arrival at our facility the raccoon’s condition is further assessed by our medical team. Each animal receives vaccinations, de-wormer and the appropriate medications for their condition (such as pain management, antibiotics). We provide all vital care as necessary with our Veterinarian on record. While they are receiving care and treatment they stay at our facility where our staff can monitor them at regular intervals. To avoid domestication the raccoons are only interacted with as is necessary to treat them.
Rehabilitate
Once our raccoons return to health they are moved to large pre-release outdoor cages. Staff provide food, water and clean the enclosures once per day. It is essential that human contact at this stage is further minimized so that the animals can return fully to their wild natures.
Release
After a period of time in pre-release enclosures the raccoons are ready to return to the wild. Each animal is collected into a kennel for transport back to a place within 1 km of where they were first captured if an adult and 15 km if they were babies. We endeavour to release them to green space or exactly back to the properties they were found on with landowners permission. Where possible we ensure that a food and water station is set up and monitored for a few days while the raccoons re-establish themselves in their original environment.
