I came across an interesting article on Durham Region's news site. It was about the lack of help for sick and injured wildlife in Durham. In most cases if a wild animal is found injured and brought to animal services or a vet's office it has to be put down. There simply is't the funding or expertise to treat injured wildlife.
The closest centre is the Toronto Wildlife Centre which is a one of a kind facility in the GTA. As you can imagine they are inundated with calls.
Barriers in developing a wildlife rescue centre in Durham are funding, permits and licences. And, probably awareness that this is an issue.
Oshawa resident Tanya Harrington is making an effort to bring attention to this issue, in the hope that a wildlife centre gets established in Durham. You can find more information on Tanya's facebook page called Ontario's Wildlife in Crisis.
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