July 29, 1984 RESCUING INJURED ANIMALS Newsroom 985-2131 SECTION FASHION - FOOD TRAVEL Home nurturing heals wildlife THE INJURED hawk found by three North Shore men in March is healthy and ready to return to the wild, thanks to the Wildlife Rescue Association. Suffering from an ear infection and a severe head injury, the hawk was turned over to the WRA, who gave it to Jim and Bev Day, vol- unteers who specialize in caring for birds of prey. By LINDA CALDWELL himself into the cage. He’s doing really great now, 2 A ‘“*He was very badly undernourished,’’ said Bev Day. ‘‘] call him ‘the drunk’ because he had a balance problem and kept bashing NURSING an injured bird back to health, North Vancouver resident Rose McGavin, a volunteer with the Wildlife Rescue 4 though.”’ The Days yan the Wildlife Rescue Association, located in Burnaby, last year, using several grants that were available to them. This year it is run by different people under different grants, but the Days remain. active members. North Vancouver resident Rose McGavin joined the WRA in 1979, a year after the formation of the non- profit, tax-exempt associa- = tion, which is staffed by vol- unteers. McGavin trains Vol- unteers to become ‘home care persons.’ “If they want to be home care people, they have to have a permit,’’ McGavin says. By joining the Organization, they receive both a permit and the train- ing they need to care for in- jured wildlife. The WRA receives mostly birds, but they get some small mammals, such aS ra- NEWS photo Chris Cameron Association, cares for it in a room in ber home which is set up with branches and perches to resemble the natural habitat. Aluminum $999 Pots @ gal) . Deals n’ Steals Campers scamper in for these great SAVINGS! Camper $499 Plastic Tumplers/| ¢ Repatr kit - 68 (oz) ea Gas Can $A99 Handblown - 0a Glasses Plastic Beor (8 oz.) Cups (6 oz.) Cc Lettu 20/89 Crisper 1°, Plastic Wine Stainless Steel Glasses Cc Bowl Set w/ Double $699 * Imari Duro w/candle . reg. 18.00 NEW STOCK kitchenware 6 / 2 99 ~ TH Hy ma y yn My Hy pe 16 pe. “Picnic Set” $ 399 (aurable plastic) coons, opossums, squirrels, a few fox pups and even the occassional bear cub. ‘*‘We get over 1,000 birds every year, but we take anything that comes our way,’’ McGavin says. The cost of operating the association and caring for the animals is phenomenal, says Bev Day, and grants do not begin to cover all of it. Last year the Days handled 78 birds. The cages in the back yard of their home, which is in the middle of a subdivision, cost $5,000. To feed one hawk for one day costs about $20. In their first year of operation, they spent almost $3,000 on food, and that was before they really got going, Day said. The food cost does not cover the cost of medication, either. The WRA now has no money and is in the middle of trying to find ways to Taise some. ‘‘We're going to have to whip up a corporate funding package to send out to corporations, with a pro- per budget to show them where their money ts going,”’ McGavin said. In addition to caring for injured wildlife, the WRA tries to interest people in the protection and appreciation of wild animals. As more people become aware of the work the WRA does, the number of animals they receive for treatment grows, along with the need for vol- unteers and funds. “‘It’s a very interesting hobby for anyone who is in- terested in birds and can provide a little care,’’ says Fran Lake, a North Shore volunteer. Lake specializes in caring for pigeons. Two four-day old pigeons were found in a nest in an air conditioner at the North’Shore News when workmen tried to move the unit. Through the SPCA, the pigeons were turned over to Lake, who named them Mutt and Jeff, the pigeon twins, and is caring for them until they can be set free to fend for themselves. ‘*l have a resident pigeon that lives in’ my house because she couldn't take care of herself in the wild,”’ Lake says. Her three children, 11, 16 and 17, have learned enough from her that they can provide emergency care for birds that arrive when she is not home. ‘‘The cat and dog are real See page C3 __A PROVEN WAY TO SAVE“ OVER 78,000 PROFESSIONAL HAIRCUTS ” om. ~~ JANET MARCHAND SAYS “HELLO” TO ALL HEA CLIENTS FROM D'ARCY BROWN AND TO ALL THOSE MISSING HER WE CAN REALLY CUT IT! Jayne waets you tO know she is back from holidays and will la youl perms & tints you have been wasting for Haheen: hong tere 1 thong YOUR CHOICE ROOTS RETOUCH TINTS, SEM] PERMARENT COLOUR fooeerverr C dette leve Prete can and with us tor a NS yomnIng Jayne tO Nett you Choose The aight style ane) green Tore yout Preate 99 YOUR RETAIL HAIR CARE CENTRE THE UNDtr LITTERS HOME OF THE $6.00 CUT 1564 MARINE DR., WV. Open 6 days © woot Mon Wed Gam 6 pm . Thare & Foot nights tl 8 pen - Seat 6 am to 6 pen feeel Come 228 Lonsdale Open seven days a week N. Vancouver Sunday 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. "While toe hb beasts. fival served