OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society

09/04/2026

OWL suffered a huge loss this week. Casper one of our most amazing foster owls has passed away. Casper came into care in 1999 as an adult owl who suffered from injuries to her toes leaving her with missing talons, unable to continue to survive in the wild on her own she joined our team as a resident owl who would eventually foster around 500 orphaned owlets!

Although Casper was no longer living in the wild, the wild never left Casper. Her spirit was a perfect blend to raise orphaned young birds who don’t know who or what they are. She taught them how to fly, how to hunt, owl communication and hierarchy, she taught them to fear humans and would frequently ‘escort’ us out of her territory by bonking us on the head. Even some of her adopted babies learned this skill! This year we had a suspected imprint owlet who a well meaning individual raised for a few too many days, he arrived begging people for food, he was put in with Casper and after a few weeks you couldn’t tell which owlet used to like humans! She saved him, giving him back his potential for a natural life in the wild. She frequently would feed her orphaned young, from a few days old and eventually teach them how to hunt for themselves.

In the off season when all of her young charges went back to the wild Casper lived in front education where tours could view her from her habitat and learn about Great Horned Owls, sub-arctic varieties, and how to prevent injuries to this species. She taught thousands throughout the years.

Even after her young have left her care, Casper would often try to chase us out of her habitat, we had a helmet and trash can lid so we could clean her water. We erased the ‘caution’ on the great horned owl habitat… truly the end of an era.

She was longtime cage-mates with Blinkey, our owl who was well into his 40’s. He lost his sight and she helped feed him and brought him his meals.

Although her life in the wild was cut short, Casper gave her skills and her life will live on in the many orphans she raised.

We have other owl foster parents, but we will never have another Casper.

08/28/2026

Three Bald Eagle patients enjoying a meal together. These three all came in with varying wing injuries and are currently in our 150 long flight conditioning pen to receive exercise to test their wings. This enclosure is equipped with a live stocked trout pond just in case they want to practice their fishing skills. But first an easy meal 🐟

08/25/2026

An absolutely beautiful release for this juvenile Bald Eagle who came into care after he was found grounded and starving. Now he is fully feathered and well muscled to continue his life in the wild!

A huge thanks to our volunteers for driving these amazing birds into care and back for release.

08/18/2026

This bright eyed beauty is recovering with us after breaking his clavicle after being hit by a car when eating roadkill. When we x-rayed him we also found shotgun pellets lodged in his upper body. You’d think we would be shocked and surprised by finding a raptor shot, but this isn’t as unusual of a discovery as we would hope.

His recovery is still in the early stages, he is comfortable and enjoying a mixture of fish and quail to keep his belly full.

08/10/2026

Anyone near Golden heading to Trail or Vancouver?

Second request:
We also have a Merlin in Valemount who could use a ride to Prince George or Kamloops.

07/30/2026

Adding a new patient to one of our broods of bald eaglets. This little guy was just a bit too young to leave the nest, his feathers are not fully developed for flight and he needs to gain some weight before he is ready to fledge! He joined a few other young birds and a foster eagle to learn some skills before returning to the wild.

Even though he already had a meal, this is the time of year where many young are extra vocal as they express themselves to their patents. Meanwhile the parents are trying to coax them out of the nest for the first steps to flight.

07/28/2026

A huge thanks to Quilchena Golf and Country Club for their generous donation and continued support over the years!

Thanks to the generosity of everyone who participated in our Spring Fling fundraising, we are proud to present a donation to OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society. Thank you to all of our Members that helped make a positive impact in our community supporting the incredible work OWL does to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured and orphaned wildlife back into their natural habitats.

07/25/2026

Come by to support us today until 4pm at Thrifty Foods in Tsawwassen. Enjoy a hot dog with funds going back to the birds in our care!

Thanks to thriftyfoods for inviting us!