Here’s a Christmas gift that can help make life brighter for wildlife – and make the holidays meaningful for the animal lover in your life.
The Burnaby-based Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. is offering a Foster Fur and Feathers program for holiday giving.
It gives gift givers a chance to “foster” an animal on behalf of a gift recipient. The gift recipient receives a certificate (either printed or electronic) with a photo and information about the sponsored species.
“By supporting our Foster Fur and Feathers program, you are joining our efforts to save sick, injured or orphaned wildlife,” says a write-up about the program.
Sponsorship comes in a wide range of prices, from $25 up to $250. For $25, you can sponsor a bird such as a bushtit, a pine siskin or a Wilson’s warbler. Moving up to $40 will allow you to choose from species such as a grey or Douglas squirrel or a Western gull. For $100, you can sponsor a variety of species – a striped skunk, a common loon or a little brown bat among them.
At the higher end, a red-tailed hawk, a short-eared owl or a raccoon will set you back $150, while $250 will get you sponsorship of a great blue heron or an American beaver.
Other options are also available. You can check them all out online at www.wildliferescue.ca/foster or order by phone at 604-526-2747, ext. 502.
