You may have noticed in recent months that we have slowly been taking the social media steps away from Vancouver Island Dogs Rescue Society and have started to direct our followers over to West Coast Animal Rescue Society. Well, the time has come for VIDRS to officially announce: We Are Ret...
Subscribe to the Modern Dog Magazine using this link and 50% of your subscription will be donated to our dogs! Jack Jack is home! This boy went straight into a foster-to-adopt pre-approved home and sealed the deal with his new parents... Shya Vancouver Island Dogs Rescue Society is ...
The Sooke woman has spent more than five years running a bunny rescue business out of her home. Since late 2015, she’s been able to rescue more than 400 rabbits across Vancouver Island and parts of the mainland. She prides herself in giving the fluffy animals a second chanc...
Born and raised on Vancouver Island, Rachel spent the summer months of her childhood exploring the west coast waters on her father’s 35ft Bayliner. Rachel has 9 years experience working in marine environments, and started working in the Salish Sea whale watching industry after she began running...
New owners rescue Vancouver Island’s iconic Lady Rose ferry service Marine passenger and cargo service will continue between Port Alberni, Bamfield The MV Frances Barkley can be seen in the harbour in Bamfield in this undated photo. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)...
The remoteness of where the calf is stuck, on the northwest tip of Vancouver Island near the small community of Zeballos, has presented its own set of challenges. “The lagoon where the whale calf is trapped is even more remote and inaccessible,” she said. ...
One of Canada’s threatened northern goshawk just got a new lease on life after being rescued by Mosaic Forest Management and rehabilitated at the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) Wildlife Recovery Centre. The chick was discovered on June 22 after falling from its nest on Mosaic’s mana...
A lucky man has Arrowsmith Search and Rescue crews to thank after a harrowing rescue operation on Saturday afternoon in Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park. Arrowsmith SAR was called to the park on Dec. 12 at approximately 3 p.m., to rescue the man, stranded in the middle of the...
RASTA Sanctuary in Chemainus B.C. thought a new barn was out of reach until Pamela Anderson arrived The existing barn at RASTA Sanctuary is in need of a replacement. (Cole Schisler photo) Lucie Cerny has been operating Rescue And Sanctuary for Threatened Animals — a sanctuar...
“In this case there was the anchorage there for the ropes, properly trained members that were trained in both rope rescue and swift water. If they were not available or if that site had been further away from their equipment and access… the team on-site might have made the decision...