Featured Patients

Every so often, Wildlife Haven receives a special animal, and on this page, we would like to share with you the stories of some of our patients. Welcome to the Featured Patient page.

On Oct. 30th, a mature (more than 5 years old), injured female Bald Eagle was found by Parks Canada at Riding Mountain National Park, so they sent her down to our Centre on Gardewine North Transport. She was weak, had a large abrasion on the top of her head, and her left wing was drooping at the shoulder. We applied a wing wrap, and after about a week the wing only had a minimal droop, and the abrasion on her head was looking much better. On Nov. 21st, the eagle started flying and was standing on the top perch in her enclosure, which was a very exciting development! She has since been moved to a larger outdoor enclosure where she continues to improve, and we are optimistic that she will be able to be released back into the wild sometime in the near future.

On Dec. 3rd, we received an American White Pelican from the Manitoba Conservation office in Boissevain, MB. It was starving and had some minor frostbite on its feet and beak. After its frostbite had healed, and it had plumped up on fish, we sent the pelican to the Assiniboine Park Zoo where it will be over-wintered. In the Spring we will retrieve the pelican and evaluate it for release.

We received a Muskrat on Dec. 19th that was found in a parking lot at the corner of Concordia and Molson. It was starving and its eyes were crusted shut. This particular Muskrat is very small for its size, only weighing 0.5kg when they usually weigh 0.7-1.8kg. It has gained weight nicely while being in our care, and should be releasable in the Spring.

On Nov. 12th, a Northern Goshawk came to us from Tuxedo that had flown into a window, and then a door. As a result of the collisions, the hawk had a cracked upper beak down the middle. The beak is slowly but surely healing, and once it’s back to normal, the Goshawk will be ready for release!