Toronto Wildlife Centre (TWC) was opened on March 28th, 1993 by a group of volunteers who were concerned by the fact that there was no other organisation in the city dedicated specifically to helping wildlife in need. A registered charity supported entirely by donations, TWC has grown into Canada's busiest wildlife centre, and the only organisation of its kind in Toronto.

• TWC has admitted over 49,000 wild animals since opening, and in recent years has experienced increases of up to 30% in both patient admissions and calls to our Wildlife Hotline

• In 2007 alone, over 5,600 wild animals were admitted for medical care

• TWC has cared for over 260 unique species of wild animals

• Toronto Wildlife Centre regularly serves communities in the region stretching from Peterborough, west to Hamilton, north to Barrie, and beyond.

• TWC’s Wildlife Hotline (which receives approximately 30,000 calls each year from concerned members of the public) is the busiest of its kind in North America, and is considered a model by organisations such as the Humane Society of the United States.

• TWC was the first wildlife centre of its kind in Canada to have a veterinarian on staff and currently employs one of the most experienced wildlife veterinarians in Canada

• Toronto Wildlife Centre is the only wildlife centre in Ontario with an Oil Spill Response Program

Toronto Wildlife Centre is well-known in the community as a leader in our field. We work in cooperation with agencies such as the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre, the Toronto Zoo, the Ontario Veterinary College, many branches of the OSPCA, local animal services agencies, the municipal police and the OPP, as well as other non profits such as the Owl Foundation, the Canadian Peregrine Foundation, Animal Alliance of Canada and FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Program).

To learn more about how Toronto Wildlife Centre is funded, please click here