In addition to financial aid, Medicine River Wildlife Centre is also accepts a wide variety of materials to help our facility run smoothly. We accept animal food, kitchen supplies, appliances, housewares, office supplies....almost anything you can think of.

Call (403)728-3467 if you can make our wishes come true.

Medicine River Wildlife Centre is a registered charity and thanks you for your kind support. Donations of gifts-in-kind that can have a value attached to them are tax deductible.

You may choose to purchase an item for us or you can donate cash towards the purchase of these materials. If you choose to purchase any items for us, but are unable to deliver them, ask the vendor if they deliver. If not, we can make arrangements to get them to our centre.

Here is some of the material we need to help our facility run smoothly:

Animal Feed

Animal Handling Supplies

Animal Care and Hospital Supplies

Kitchen and Cleaning Supplies

Appliances and Other Large Equipment

Hardware and Building Supplies

Miscellaneous Supplies

PRIORITY ITEMS - We can never have too many of these

dead rodents (ground squirrels, pocket gophers, mice) to feed to our raptors

whole suckers (or other fish)

postage

heating pads

Animal Feed

Dead rodents (ground squirrels, pocket gophers, mice)

Pet store gift certificates

Rabbit pellets

Mealworms

Chopped oats or barley

Rolled or crushed corn

Bird seed (mixed seed, black oil seed, etc.)

Mineral blocks - for hares and squirrels

Baby pablum (grain or vegetable based)

Vegetables

Crabapples and other fruit

Animal Handling Supplies

Butterfly net

Large nets - for catching hawks, owls and eagles

Mid-sized pet carriers

Catch pole

 

Animal Care and Hospital Supplies

Full spectrum light fixtures and bulbs

Heat lamps

Heating pads

Lactated Ringers Solution

Vet wrap and other bandaging and splinting materials

Electric clock

Large vet-style floor scale

Coroplast (to line animal cages)

Pool mats

Kitchen knives (not butter)

Old sheets and towels

Newspaper

 

Kitchen and Cleaning Supplies

Mops and mop heads

Brillo pads and scrub brushes

Brooms and dustpans

Funnel

Small garbage cans

Large garbage bags

Laundry soap

Liquid hand soap

Household bleach

Percept*

Hibitane*

Matches

Toilet paper

Hardware and Building Supplies

Rakes

Spades and other shovels

Pick handles

Claw hammers

Screw drivers

Wrenches and pliers

Scrapers

Chain and hand saws

Half-inch wire mesh

Plywood

Coroplast

Rubber cement and other glue

Astroturf

Heavy astroturf doormats

Flash light

Appliances and Other Large Equipment

Washer

Dryer

Dishwasher

Mini Freezer

Bar fridge

Vacuum cleaner (shop vac or built in system)

Educational Supplies

Toys, games, puzzles, or puppets with an environmental or nature theme

Craft supplies: scissors, glue, pipe cleaners, construction paper, etc.

Recent books with a nature theme, including field guide Children's books with a nature theme

 

Hospitality and Gift Shop

Coffee and tea Hot chocolate (individual portions)

Sugar Creamer

Flats of pop

Small bags of potato chips (or other similar snack)

Microwave popcorn

Chocolate bars

 

Office Supplies

Letter sized (8½ X 11) white or coloured copy paper

Legal sized (8½ x 14) white or coloured copy paper

9 x 12 business envelopes

postage stamps

Library style filing boxes

Liquid paper

Scissors

White board

White board erasers

Dry erase and permanent markers

Elastic bands

Scotch tape

printer ink (Canon i850)

plain paper fax machine (new)

Miscellaneous Supplies

binoculars

spotting scope for observation tower

Children's backpacks

Silk or plastic plants

long life light bulbs