Caring for Critters: One Year at a Wildlife Rescue Centre

by Nicholas Read

A colourful, engaging, and educational profile of a well\-established wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre, highlighting the heartwarming stories of animals and the people who care for them. Critter Care is a cute name for a life\-saving organization. For over three decades, the wildlife rehabilitation centre in Langley, BC, has rescued and cared for more than 50,000 sick, injured, and orphaned animals\-\-from bears to beavers, coyotes to cougars, rabbits to river otters, and skunks to squirrels. Author and journalist Nicholas Read spent one year volunteering at Critter Care, helping to take care of the animals and recording the stories of every furry friend who walked, hopped, or crept through their doors. Full of information, compassion, and a strong dose of social awareness, Caring for Critters is a month\-by\-month account of Read\x27s experience. Through adorable photos and true stories\-\-some uplifting, others sad\-\-the book teaches children and young adults about the dangers that animals face as humans destroy the environment and invade natural habitats, and encourages kids to get involved in animal welfare and conservation.

128 pages, Paperback

Published October 19, 2021

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute animals, amazing rescue centre, lovely author!

[Mapleleaf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Caring for Critters by Nicholas Read follows the monthly activities in a year. Originally started in the home of a couple, animals in need poured in as well-meaning neighbours (as well as Conservation Officers) called them for help so often that the centre now has multiple enclosures and barns. Every month there is an adorable cub or little critter who is injured or orphaned. Which is more adorable - a bear cub or otters or a gentle fawn? As the centre is not government-funded, it relies heavily on donations, primarily funding from big corporations, food from grocers, or people allocating money in their will.
I am glad the book was created and I hope it generates the call for as much perpetual donations that it deserves.

[Cindi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a place I know, and filled with stories about amazing animals and people, and I would love more people to discover and learn about them as well. An honest account of the challenges, and joys of caring for, and about wildlife, at a time when humans and loss of habitat are impacting their survival more than ever.