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r vw w 20 the markham economist sunlstouffville tribune saturday march 25 2000 yorkltggion a monthly publication of the economisttribune march 25 2000 edition he i i 1 v m 11 wbr byjaclynwilkinson special to the economisttmbune ear death a fox was found in a holland landing garage struggling to sur vive missing large patches of fur suffering from infected sores arid with its eyes swollen so tightly shut it couldnt even see to hunt the fox had little chance of survival that is until the family in whose garage the fox was found took the little creature to a place that could help r wildcare wildcare is a rehabilitation centre for v wild animals and the little fox who is only a year old and was suffering from a form of mites is just one of the many animals the centre has helped this year raccoons with multiple fractures baby birds that have fallen from nests and squirrels who can no longer jump from tree to tree also benefit from the sendees wildcare provides located on land belonging to the kortright centre for conservation near kleinburg wildcare looks after animals when they can no longer look after themselves started iri 1988 by a group of wildlife rehabiutatprs animal care workers vets and environmental educators wildcares purpose is to take in injured and orphaned animals with the aim of ulti mate release said csilla darvasi a clinic supervisor wildcare takes in as many as 1000 animals in one summer but darvasi notes those numbers are high because of the number of baby birds cared foran estimated 150 animals can be housed at the centreatone time darvasi said its quiet this time of year and the centre is currently housing about 45 animals including a fox a muskrat and a raccoon the centre has also seen a number of birds of prey recently the centres policy on accepting ani mals is mat the creature has to be releasable and able to function as a wild spedes it also must have a fairly good chance of survival animals that cannot be released to live a normal healthy life either euthanized or transferred to another facility for specialized care for example an injured deer might be transferred to a centre that specializes in deer the cerifre is cunentiybemg renovat ed to allow for the care of moire animals it is trying to become more efficient and have more work space darvasi said three or four years ago wildcare operated out of a single small school f portable since then two more portables have been added providing space for a yet room surgery room staff room an enlarged office and various species rooms the centre is a registered charity and is maintained mostly through f undraising and grants wildcare has two bingonights a month as a way of raising money there are only two people on staff darvasi and brad mckay and the rest of the work is done by the more than 120 volunteers at the centre and oncall vet- erinarians the centre is always looking for new volunteers to either help with the ani mals or do other tasks that help keep wildcare running if you are interested please call 905 8326957 1i8hbrhsi wmmmm m success starts hetel oxford students develop skills for success in school and life grl through high school little reader c i children who learn how to read early y 7 east are more confident learners n ke small classes caring teachers enriched programs 905 513o1oo 36 years old reading writing spelling math study skills french homework support t v 1 kwsmumjjatfltk mm wwa x r- k- t v jx mwmi v ki f vy