Learn how to support wildlife in your community
Take an online course to boost your confidence in aiding a wild animal in distress and learn ways to help wildlife thrive in your neighbourhood.
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Meet your instructors
Jess Pelow, OCT
Education Coordinator, SPWC
Jess (she/her) is an Ontario Certified Teacher who has over 15 years of experience teaching outdoor and environmental education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, a Bachelor of Education and a Masters in Environmental Studies.
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Wildlife Aware
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Wildlife Aware
Leah Birmingham
Medical Director, SPWC
Leah is a Registered Veterinary Technologist. She worked at a domestic and exotic animal practice for three years in Kingston after graduation and in 2005, became SPWC’s first full-time employee. At that point her dedication to SPWC’s work became a huge part of her life.
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Wildlife Aware
Sarah Hayday
Wildlife Rehabilitator, SPWC
Sarah had her first taste of wildlife rehab with binturongs and gibbons in Asia and then spent a decade in the Amazon aiding sloths, anacondas, woolly monkeys, and more. When asked to pick a local favourite here in Canada, she says nothing tops a stompy baby skunk.
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Wildlife Aware
Sue Meech
Director, SPWC
Sue was born in England and immigrated to Canada in 1964, after training as a Registered Nurse. She started wildlife rehabilitating by accident over 25 years ago, when the local humane society asked her to take in some orphaned raccoons.
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Wildlife Aware
Courses
Wildlife Aware
Stana Luxford Oddie
Senior Conservation Educator, Cataraqui Conservation
Stana has worked as the Senior Conservation Educator at Cataraqui Conservation for more than 20 years and is a Certified ANFT Forest Therapy Guide and Trainer.
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Wildlife Aware
Janet Fenton
Educator, SPWC
Janet has a Fish & Wildlife and Ecosystem Management diploma and has guided educational programs for Ontario Parks, Cataraqui Conservation, and Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre for over 10 years.
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