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The Centre for the Conservation of Specialized Species is a registered charitable organization based in Eastern Ontario, dedicated to the captive propagation and reintroduction of Threatened and Endangered wildlife as an insurance policy against extinction. The Centre has no political or interest group affiliations. The Centre is home to approximately 100 birds of prey including Eagles, Owls, Hawks, and Falcons, fruit bats from Africa, Jamaica, and the Amazon River Basin, Vampire Bats from South America and prosimians. The Centre is currently the only facility in Canada successfully maintaining and propagating the Lesser Galago (Galago moholi).

Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary was founded in 1998 by dedicated individuals who recognized there was a fundamental need for a safe haven for parrots and other birds who were abused, neglected, abandoned, orphaned or their caregiver could no longer look after their bird due to unforeseen circumstances. Greyhaven is operated solely by volunteers. We have no paid staff. This makes our team of volunteers the most important resource we have. Without dedicated, caring volunteers/directors, Greyhaven would not be able to provide the excellent care and attention our birds deserve.

Bear With Us: Four primary areas of operation are: 1-Black Bear Rehabilitation; orphaned bear cubs and injured bears cared for and returned to the wild in a high state of health. 2-Bear Sanctuary; various species; A comfortable place to stay for permanent unreleasable bears such as ex-circus bears, zoo excess or illegal pet confiscations. 3-Education; (a)-off location slide/video presentations for groups at Provincial Parks, schools, cub and guides, other young peoples groups, nature clubs and more. (b)-comprehensive website, facebook page and a special educational facebook page for Molly Bear. (c)-one on one phone conversations and email responses to indivduals with questions regarding bears. 4-Conflict Resolution; Assisting people and bears to coexist together. Individual consultation with people about how not to encourage or discourage a nuisance bear by removing food attractants, live trapping and relocating individual bears when other potential solutions have been exhausted.

The Coves is a series of 3 ponds that offer a natural refuge in the heart of London, Ontario. In 1998, two friends hiking in the Coves lamented that the ecosystem was progressively degrading. The friends wasted little time in talk and soon turned their lamentations into action. By 2000, they enlisted the support of 6 volunteer board members and established an incorporated, non-profit registered charity called the Friends of the Coves Subwatershed Inc. The Friends of the Coves immediately secured funding to create the Coves Subwatershed Plan. With extensive community consultation they identified common goals and secured widespread support for implementation of the plan. The Friends have installed a native plant butterfly garden, have naturalization projects on a former landfill site and shoreline areas, develop educational programs to promote ecologically friendly practices, and established a water quality monitoring program

The Animal Rescue Foundation's vision is to promote and encourage responsible pet ownership and to ensure humane treatment, compassion and respect for all dogs and cats. ARF is a registered, non-profit charity run by volunteers. ARF rescues dogs and cats from First Nations Reserves and rural areas and these rescued animals are placed in temporary foster homes where they are vaccinated, dewormed and spayed/neutered prior to adoption. ARF also provide spay/neuter and educational programs on the Reserves as part of our efforts to reduce the population of unwanted animals.

Sandy Pines Wildlife Cntre, located in Napanee Ontario, is a licensed Wildlife rehabilitation centre covering an area from Toronto to Montreal and North to Ottawa. We take in all injured and orphaned animals and birds that are native to Ontario. Our facility is located on 60 acres of land with a hospital area and outdoor caging an flight aviaries. We hire staff in the summer but the centre is staffed by volunteers throughout the year. We are open 24/7 for emergencies and phone calls.

The Charlotte County SPCA is a small group comprised entirely of volunteers. We work hard to find homes for unwanted, abandoned and stray animals in our little corner of New Brunswick. We receive no government or other types of funding, and run solely on donations and fundraising we do ourselves.

The Cat Action Team (CAT) is based on Prince Edward Island. It is managed and operated by a dedicated team of volunteers. CAT was incorporated in April 2001 with the primary objective of implementing a program of trapping, neutering and releasing (TNR) feral, stray and barn cats on PEI. As of December 2009, close to 6,000 cats have participated in our TNR program. After surgery the cats are released back into one of over 500 colonies, where they are housed in existing buildings or in shelters built and maintained by CAT volunteers. Here the the cats receive food and when necessary, additional medical treatment.

The main focus of the Lethbridge PAW Society is the rescue, rehabilitation and adoption of adult cats. Upon intake, any known medical needs are attended to including spaying and neutering. Foster families provide excellent care and closely observe their temporary guests. The more we learn about our adoption cats through the eyes of our foster families, the better able we are to match them with appropriate families. Special attention is paid to educating potential adopters about life-time commitment to their pets. The PAW Society is committed to providing kennel-free environments. The emotional well being of PAW's adoption cats is as important as their physical well being.

The Northern Lights Wildlife Society provides injured and/or orphaned wildlife with a temporary safe heaven, before releasing them back to their natural habitat. The Shelter accepts animal’s province wide and works in close conjunction with other shelters. We specialize in carnivores (mainly bears) and ungulates (moose & deer) but accepts all mammals and birds. Birds typically are forwarded to other shelters that specialize in their care. The Society is actively involved in a number of research projects and is also active in public education about peaceful co-existence with wildlife. In 2007 NLWS started the first official Grizzly Rehab program in the world in cooperation with the BC Government. A total of 8 grizzly cubs have been rehabilitated so far and are being monitored via GPS collars. Currently 29 black bear cubs and 3 grizzlies are in our care and funding to house and care for them are needed as well as funding for post release GPS monitoring collars.

Galapagos Conservancy Canada is a registered Canadian charity devoted to raising funds to support conservation and science in the Galapagos Islands.

All basset hounds who come into our care are spayed/neutered, provided with any necessary medical care and brought up to date on vaccinations. They are loved and cared for in a foster home where their personalities and individual needs are assessed. They are then placed into suitable adoptive homes.