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Didn't Ostrich Vitality open for Tinto Rocks back in the day?

[Victoria Watcher]

An ostrich owner who made international headlines fighting a government-ordered cull at his farm in Edgewood, B.C. may be opening an ostrich farm on Vancouver Island.

Dave Belinski says he’s still trying to decide where he would keep his more than 60 ostriches.

Arzeena Hamir doesn’t own any birds but as a former green party candidate and fellow farmer she’s been hearing from poultry farmers in the Comox Valley who are quite worried about the potential new ostrich farm.

 

https://cheknews.ca/...island-1324645/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 15 May 2026 - 10:11 AM.

[dasmo]

They have killed way more birds than the flu has. Just their farm alone shows that. 69 birds died from the flu over two years. Nine months later the government killed the remaining 350.

I doubt many farmers are afraid of this farm. They are afraid of the government killing all their birds.

[Victoria Watcher]

MARS Wildlife Rescue in central Vancouver Island is reminding residents not to feed wildlife after more than half of its admitted critters over the past two weeks were fed by humans before being brought in.

The rescue centre says regular people may not know what types of foods are good for different types of animals, and notes that even water can be dangerous.

“When an animal comes into care, our trained staff assess the patient’s health and correct dehydration,” said MARS in a social media post Wednesday.

“We provide the correct nutrition based on the animal’s state. Incorrectly feeding or offering water can be deadly in some situations,” added MARS. “We have seen incorrect diets, unstable critters falling into water dishes, and food being given in ways that harm the animal.”

The rescue centre says anyone who sees an injured animal is asked to call it or other organizations before attempting any kind of care.

 

https://cheknews.ca/...re-fed-1328665/

 

Bah, what the wildlife centres are doing interferes with nature.  Wildlife should never be "rescued".

 

 

Along with countless other animals, the little hummingbird and its big trip consumed a portion of the many millions of dollars that go towards wild-animal rescue and rehab efforts each year, often donated by people who are moved by images of big-eyed, furry creatures fighting for their lives. Single animals sometimes get care that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars – money that could be spent instead on protecting habitats and other conservation efforts that save far more animals at a time. Could wildlife rehab be a massive waste of time and money?

If you gave me an endangered species to save and a million dollars to spend, where would I put wildlife rehab as a priority? It would have to be very, very low,’ says Brendan Moyle, a wildlife economist at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand. ‘Obviously it’s a case-by-case situation, and what I suspect is that there are a large number of cases that wouldn’t survive a proper cost-benefit analysis.’

Yet in rehab facilities that span continents, from Sweden to South Africa to New Zealand, staff and volunteers toil around the clock to help sick and injured creatures. And they offer a variety of reasons why their efforts are important, particularly in cases where the animals’ suffering is a result of human actions from events such as oil spills, car collisions, pet attacks, or environmental contamination. Facilities that care for wild animals are often the first to spot disease outbreaks, pollution hot spots, and other emerging problems. And, along with captive breeding programmes, intensive rehab has helped to save California condors, bald eagles and other populations from the brink of extinction.

https://aeon.co/essa...al-wild-animals

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 05 June 2026 - 12:45 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Pair of ducklings recovering at Island wildlife centre after being dropped by predator

https://cheknews.ca/...edator-1329201/

A pair of young merganser ducklings are getting a second chance after a close call with a predator landed them in the care of a Vancouver Island wildlife rehabilitation centre.

The North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre (NIWRA) says the two ducklings were recently brought into care after being dropped onto a busy roadway by a predator.

“While many young birds don’t survive encounters like this, these ducklings were fortunate to be found and brought to us quickly,” the centre said in a social media post.

Wildlife staff conducted a full assessment and admitted the birds for supportive care and monitoring.

The centre did not specify where the ducklings were found or what type of predator may have been involved.

 

 

 

 

The centre did not specify where the ducklings were found or what type of predator may have been involved.

 

 

You do not want to give those predators a bad name.  "Just drop the ducklings, and back away.   We'll give you anonymity"

 

 

(100 million ducks die annually in North America).  Some White Knights saved two.  

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 07 June 2026 - 01:27 PM.

[LJ]

Pair of ducklings recovering at Island wildlife centre after being dropped by predator

https://cheknews.ca/...edator-1329201/

A pair of young merganser ducklings are getting a second chance after a close call with a predator landed them in the care of a Vancouver Island wildlife rehabilitation centre.

The North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre (NIWRA) says the two ducklings were recently brought into care after being dropped onto a busy roadway by a predator.

“While many young birds don’t survive encounters like this, these ducklings were fortunate to be found and brought to us quickly,” the centre said in a social media post.

Wildlife staff conducted a full assessment and admitted the birds for supportive care and monitoring.

The centre did not specify where the ducklings were found or what type of predator may have been involved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(100 million ducks die annually in North America).  Some White Knights saved two.  

Yeah, but we wait until they are full grown before we shoot them.