Swinimer was waiting for some good weather, without high winds, or snow or rain, to pick a day to release him back into the wild. Hope for Wildlife usually releases birds of prey near where they ...

Hope Swinimer, founder of the centre, said the bird got a full exam — looking for anything from rat poisoning to avian influenza — and nothing was wrong. So it’s possible the raptor was ...

“It looked like a comedian, almost looked like a drunk bird, and was famished. I brought him home and he ate six pounds of meat the first night.” Hope for Wildlife’s founder, Hope ...

Hope Swinimer is excited about the chance to rehabilitate ... The Cobequid centre rehabilitates birds, amphibians, reptiles and some mammals. Boates expressed some reservations about the prospect ...

The Cobequid centre rehabilitates birds, amphibians ... it quite successfully," said Boates. Swinimer said much of the hard work has already been done at Hope for Wildlife.

It’s a typical summer afternoon at the Hope for Wildlife rehabilitation centre. A snapping turtle dozes on an operating table, heavily sedated, while Dr. Mikaela Jahncke super glues metal hooks ...

Hope Swinimer has devoted her whole career to caring for animals, but it is now time to pass the torch to the younger generation. This heartwarming series goes inside world-class animal rehabilitation ...