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Hope For Wildlife

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Wildlife Emergency Hotline - Call or text - (902) 407-9453

24/7 Wildlife Drop Off - 5909 Highway 207
(2355)

Hope for Wildlife is open 24/7 for orphaned or injured wildlife drop-off at all of our locations:

- 5909 Highway 207, Seaforth, Nova Scotia, Canada
- 1668 Deep Hollow Road, White Rock, Nova Scotia, Canada
- 312 Camperdown School Road Middlewood, Nova Scotia, Canada

We are open to the public for tours on Saturdays from 12pm-3pm at our Seaforth location only. Visit our website at http://hopeforwildlife.net
Instagram: - https://www.instagram.com/hopeforwildlife/

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Our Mission
Connecting people to wildlife in a positive way through knowledge and understanding, Hope for Wildlife believes that education through rehabilitation is the key to a sustainable future. OUR GOALS
Our mission comprises three very important goals:

1. Rescue, rehabilitate, and release back into the wild injured and orphaned wildlife. Since 1997, we have rehabilitated and released over 80,000 injured and orphaned wild animals representing over 250 species. Animals we treat receive food, medicine, shelter, and whatever else is needed to ensure a successful return to the wild.

2. Educate others about the importance of conserving wild animals and the ecosystems that sustain them. Every year, we assist over 40,000 callers through our wildlife helpline, welcome thousands of visitors to our facilities for tours, and give hundreds of offsite presentations to community and school groups.

3. Research and develop the knowledge and understanding necessary for the conservation and management of wildlife. We collect a wide range of data from animals treated at our rehabilitation centre, which provides valuable insight into the health of local populations. Our work also offers opportunities to learn about the protection of various species in complex and continually changing biological, social, and political environments.

10/28/2026

Come and celebrate Halloween day with us! We're open this Saturday, Oct 31st from 12PM to 3PM!

Feel free to dress up when you visit! We have a kid's animal fact hunt - fill your sheet with facts and win a goodie bag!

* While goodie bag supplies last.

Not only do we have skunks, a raccoon, turtles, owls, and a bobcat, there are dozens of other animals to meet. Don't forget to visit our Café Catio , the only café around with an integrated enclosed around it featuring Jessie the Handsome Bobcat!

10/27/2026

Done yet?

This adorable young porcupine is patently waiting for housekeeping to finish cleaning his room. He put a request in for a new tree to climb and chew on.

And that's more important than you might think. Porcupines are skilled climbers, with long, curved claws and padded soles on their feet, made for gripping. Plus they have a strong tail to support them while they climb. Giving them trees means exercise, and all that climbing builds muscle tone, coordination, and stamina, which young porcupettes need before they can be released into the wild.

10/25/2026

Congratulations to Elizabeth, who had the winning ticket number D-175010 for our 50/50 raffle, and won $75,602.50! 😲

Thanks to everyone who bought tickets! And thanks to all of you who donate in other ways and share our posts. We can't do any of this without you all. Little by little we're all learning to live a little bit friendlier with our wild neighbours! ❤🙂

Because they matter!

10/23/2026

Occupational hazard for a beaver?

We admitted this north american beaver after he was discovered with his tail stuck under a felled tree. Did his own tree fall on him? He's keeping suspiciously pretty tight-lipped about it.

He does have a fracture of his tail, and he's limping a bit on the left leg, and you can be sure we'll be keeping a close eye on how that tail heals because they rely on it for much of what they do. It's their kickstand, propeller, rudder, alarm system, and it's even a thermostat! In the summer, they let heat escape through the tail to cool down. In the winter, they can restrict blood flow to the tail to conserve body heat.

$96,650! Today is the LAST day to buy tickets for our online 50/50 raffle! Sales end at midnight tonight! We're almost at our fundraising goal of $100,000. 🙏❤🦫

www.hoperaffle.ca

(Sorry, Nova Scotia residents only)

10/22/2026

Call him Lucky!

This barred owl was not only hit by a car, but somehow managed to get himself caught in the grille! Amazingly, he survived. We did find that he has a broken left wing, and he’s scheduled for a full medical exam this morning.

We get a lot of barred owls that have been hit by cars. They are nocturnal/crepuscular perch-and-pounce birds, and hunting along roads is common for them. There’s a good supply of food along roadsides. Although they aren’t scavengers themselves, they hunt animals that do scavenge. Mice, rats, squirrels, birds... anything that’s eating discarded food or roadkill, or even animals warming themselves on the warm rocks along the roadside. And when dusk overlaps rush hour, which is going to happen soon, the situation gets far worse for them.

$83,100 - www.hoperaffle.ca

Less than two days left and we are far from our fundraising target of $100K. Maybe you're also feeling "lucky". Tickets are on sale until midnight Friday! ❤🙏🦉

(Sorry, Nova Scotia residents only)

10/21/2026

Welcome to your new home!

Our herd of white-tailed deer fawns has grown up. Our deer releases are always a very special time at Hope for Wildlife, because deer are delicate animals, and therefore difficult patients to rehabilitate and raise - every time we are able to save even one it is a great success. So seeing an entire herd go back to the wild after months of care is always an emotional moment.

We liaise with the Department of Natural Resources to find protected areas as their new homes, and we release them all together, early enough that they will have plenty of time to scope out their new world and to find the food and sheltered areas they will need in preparation for their first winter, so we know they'll be fine. 🙂❤

www.hoperaffle.ca

$75,415! Do you think we can do it? Can our 50/50 raffle make it to our fundraising goal of $100K? We're getting closer. But there's less than three days left to purchase tickets!

Our 50/50s are a primary fundraiser for us, and it really does take a lot of food, medical supplies, and a bunch of other stuff to do what we do. If you have a few bucks and want to help out and take a chance to win a bunch of money - thanks! Or simply share our message, that always works wonders, too.

Because they matter.

10/20/2026

Mikey likes it!

This is Mike the Skunk. Mike came in earlier in the year after being seen laying in the middle of someone's yard curled up for days. We're not entirely sure what happened to him, but we suspect some kind of head trauma, as he does tend to suffer from seizures. He's a quiet fellow who enjoys a good meal!

www.hoperaffle.ca

Wow! $69,355! The jackpot took a big jump yesterday! Jessie must be good at his job. Don't forget that ticket sales end at midnight this Friday! We're hoping to make it past $100K as a fundraising goal.

10/19/2026

Hi! Jessie here!

It's my job as the official fundraising cat to let you know that there's less than 5 days to go for our 50/50 raffle fundraiser! The jackpot is sitting at $54,930 right now, and our fundraising goal is $100,000. The less than a week to double what we've raised since Oct 1st!

The money goes to support helping our injured and orphaned wild neighbours get back to the wild. We're busy these days - yesterday patient number 6,212 for 2027 arrived. He's one of 260 different species of animals that we have treated so far this year. That's 20% more than we did last year!

Tickets are on sale until Friday at midnight right here:
www.hoperaffle.ca

Can you help a bobcat out?

10/16/2026

Your supervisor for today is this orphaned porcupine. He’s very adorable, but he’s a stick-ler for following protocols!

Speaking of being stuck with porcupine quills, did you know a porcupine can have up to 30,000 of them? They’re barbed, too, which makes them very effective. Studies have found that barbed quills need 60 to 70 percent less force to pe*****te muscle than barbless quills, so apparently porcupines know what they’re doing in the quill department.

So humans are taking cues from our porcupine neighbours and modeling needles after their quills. In one test, an 18-gauge hypodermic needle needed about 0.59 newtons to pe*****te, while a barbed quill needed only 0.33 newtons. In lab tests, some barbed needles have required 80 percent less force to pe*****te than their non-barbed equivalents.

www.hoperaffle.ca

Our jackpot is at $47,430, with one week to go! Our raffles are one of our main fundraisers, so don't miss out on your chance to win while helping your injured and orphaned wild neighbours get back home.

10/15/2026

www.hoperaffle.ca -> Jackpot's $41,665!

This sweet face belongs to a red fox who was admitted about week ago after being hit by a car. He has injuries to his left side, mostly his front leg and back hip. He arrived lying on his side, but it wasn't long before he was up again and using his legs to stand well. Recovery is always one step at a time!

Don't forget about our raffle! It's climbing slowly - we have just over a week to raise another $60,000 to make our fundraising target. 😳 You could win half! And the rest goes to support our injured and orphaned wildlife. ❤🦊

(Sorry, Nova Scotia residents only, by regulation).

Address

5909 Highway 207
Seaforth, NS
B0J2L0

Telephone

+19024079453

Website

https://www.hopeforwildlife.net/

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