Found a dead wild animal?

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The Okanagan is divided into “service areas“ for carcass removal on highways:
District Office: Salmon Arm to Osoyoos (Okanagan-Shuswap District) —> 250 712-3660
Highway maintenance contractor’s office —> AIM Roads Inc 1 866 222-4204 (24hr hotline)
You can also submit a service request online to AIM: https://aim-roads.ca/service-request/

Both cities, Vernon and Kelowna work with contractors to remove dead wildlife from city public properties. You can make a service request online. If a carcass needs removal from a private property, contact the closest city or district to you. Also private contractors can assist with carcass removal, depending on your location.

To report waterfowl with neurological symptoms (strange behaviour such as falling over or circling, without obvious injury) call: 1-866-431-2473 and speak to an operator with the Environment Canada HPAI hotline (responsible for migratory birds). Environment Canada officers give priority to reports of 3 or more dead birds (of any species) found in the same geographic location. Report your findings, chances are there are more in the same area.

The federal and provincial governments are collaborating to monitor and investigate sick or dead wild birds. Please see the 2021 Wild Bird Mortality Investigation Protocol handout for more information about which species to report and government contact information.

The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative provides excellent info on current disease outbreaks in wildlife. Find Fact Sheets including Avian Flu information on their webpage.

Found a wild animal in distress?

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