Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation
@albertawildlife.bsky.social
Wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and release. Registered charity. Located just north of Calgary.
📞 If you see injured or orphaned wildlife, call our Wildlife Hotline: 403-946-2361.
📞 If you see injured or orphaned wildlife, call our Wildlife Hotline: 403-946-2361.
Mmmm...dirt! 😋
Dirt might not be the first thing you'd think to feed a deer fawn, but it's a vital source of microbes for their growing gut. Without access to dirt, a deer fawn can't develop a healthy microbiome to digest their tough plant diet. 🦠🌿
#wildliferescue #alberta #wildliferehab
Dirt might not be the first thing you'd think to feed a deer fawn, but it's a vital source of microbes for their growing gut. Without access to dirt, a deer fawn can't develop a healthy microbiome to digest their tough plant diet. 🦠🌿
#wildliferescue #alberta #wildliferehab
June 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Mmmm...dirt! 😋
Dirt might not be the first thing you'd think to feed a deer fawn, but it's a vital source of microbes for their growing gut. Without access to dirt, a deer fawn can't develop a healthy microbiome to digest their tough plant diet. 🦠🌿
#wildliferescue #alberta #wildliferehab
Dirt might not be the first thing you'd think to feed a deer fawn, but it's a vital source of microbes for their growing gut. Without access to dirt, a deer fawn can't develop a healthy microbiome to digest their tough plant diet. 🦠🌿
#wildliferescue #alberta #wildliferehab
They grow up so fast! 😭
In just two weeks, our northern flicker patients went from featherless, blind hatchlings to fully feathered nestlings!
#bird #alberta #wildliferescue #wildliferehab
In just two weeks, our northern flicker patients went from featherless, blind hatchlings to fully feathered nestlings!
#bird #alberta #wildliferescue #wildliferehab
June 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
They grow up so fast! 😭
In just two weeks, our northern flicker patients went from featherless, blind hatchlings to fully feathered nestlings!
#bird #alberta #wildliferescue #wildliferehab
In just two weeks, our northern flicker patients went from featherless, blind hatchlings to fully feathered nestlings!
#bird #alberta #wildliferescue #wildliferehab