Hope for Wildlife
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Hope for Wildlife (HFW) is a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and education centre located on a farm in Seaforth, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was founded by Hope Swinimer in 1997 as The Eastern Shore Wildlife Rehabilitation and Rescue Centre. It got its current name in 2006. A television series, Hope for Wildlife, began documenting the centre's efforts in 2009.
The centre is dedicated to providing care to injured and orphaned animals before releasing them back into the wild. It also seeks to connect people to wildlife in a positive way through education for a sustainable future. As of 2024, the center has helped over 90,000 animals return to their wild habitat, representing over 250 species. The money for the farm comes almost entirely from public donations. Larger fundraising can come from events like the annual open house where people tour the farm, government grants for summer employees, and income from the TV show.{{cite news |url= https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/red-deer-woman-saving-animals-at-wildlife-centre-with-tv-show/ |title= Red Deer woman saving animals at wildlife centre with TV show |newspaper= Red Deer Advocate |date= 21 August 2018 |author= Sean McIntosh |location= Red Deer, Alberta, Canada }}{{citation |title= Hope for Wildlife |url= https://www.hopeforwildlife.net }}
History
While working at Dartmouth Veterinary Hospital in 1995, Hope Swinimer received as a patient a robin that had been attacked by a cat. While taking care of the bird, she developed an eagerness to learn more about taking care of injured wildlife. Her passion quickly led her to start doing wildlife rehabilitation as a full-time career, turning her home into a makeshift rehabilitation centre, starting with a few cages in the backyard and using her spare room as a nursery. In 1996, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR){{cite web|url=https://novascotia.ca/natr/|publisher=Department of Natural Resources (Nova Scotia)|title=Department of Natural Resources - Nova Scotia}} required Hope to obtain a wildlife rehabilitation permit for her makeshift wildlife center even though such a permit did not exist in Nova Scotia at the time. Hope worked with DNR to establish a licensing process that allowed for wildlife rehabilitation in the province. In 1997, she received her rehabilitation permit, and moved to Winnie's Way in Seaforth, Nova Scotia. Here she established the Eastern Shore Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre. The centre became the first fully private wildlife rescue facility in Nova Scotia.{{cite news|url=http://www.thevanguard.ca/news/2010/9/13/nature-still-amazes-hope-for-wildlife-fo-1744445.html|title=Nature still amazes Hope for Wildlife founder|publisher=The Vanguard|date=13 September 2010}} After just a few years, the demands for the centre's help outgrew the property and in 2001 Hope moved again. Staying in Seaforth, Hope moved to a nearby farm property{{cite web|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Hope+for+Wildlife/@44.6645415,-63.2628891,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xbbd068cc673baf1f!8m2!3d44.6645415!4d-63.2628891|publisher=Google Maps|website=google.ca|title=Hope for Wildlife}} which allowed for expansion to her growing enterprise. Five years after this move, in 2006 the Eastern Shore Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre officially became known as Hope for Wildlife, a registered charitable organization.{{Cite web |title=Our Story |url=https://www.hopeforwildlife.net |access-date=2021-09-24 |publisher=Hope for Wildlife}}
In 2012, the primary worker at HFW for eight years, and then manager, Allison Dube, left and moved to Scotland.{{cite news |url= http://halifaxwestweekly.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx?issue=64202012062800000000001001&page=62&article=15ec3903-767c-47dd-99a8-18475fb13074&key=fF2yWeNR9o+NhZX68z8qMg==&feed=rss |title= Key worker leaves Hope For Wildlife |author= Ray Macleod |date= 28 June 2012 |publisher= The Weekly News, Halifax West |location= Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada }}
As of 2015, the centre had helped over 15,000 animals from over 250 species.
In 2018, a major member of HFW, Reid Steward Patterson, died.{{cite news |url= https://globalnews.ca/news/4345256/missing-nova-scotia-fisherman-partner-of-hope-for-wildlife-founder-hope-swinimer/ |title= Missing Nova Scotia fisherman partner of Hope For Wildlife founder, Hope Swinimer |author= Natasha Pace |date= 21 July 2018 |publisher= Global TV |work= Global News |location= Canada }}
Mission statement
The organization has put forth a mission statement to outline what it wishes to achieve. It lists three main goals:{{Cite web|url=https://www.hopeforwildlife.net/our-mission/|title=Our Mission|publisher=Hope for Wildlife|access-date=2016-12-02}}
- Rescue, rehabilitate and reintroduce to the wild injured and orphaned wildlife.
- Educate others about the importance of conserving wild animals and the ecosystems that sustain them.
- Research and develop the knowledge and understanding necessary for the conservation and management of wildlife.
Progress
Since 1997, the facility has grown considerably, starting with development of the education centre which allowed for people to visit the facility and learn about wildlife and what the organization does. The education centre itself grew and now consists of one building, an outdoor pavilion and wildlife gardens.{{cite web |url=http://cwf-fcf.org/en/explore-our-work/connecting-with-nature/in-the-garden/gardener/feature-gardens/hope-for-wildlife-garden.html. |title= Canadian Wildlife Federation: Hope for Wildlife Garden|website=cwf-fcf.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202165902/http://cwf-fcf.org/en/explore-our-work/connecting-with-nature/in-the-garden/gardener/feature-gardens/hope-for-wildlife-garden.html |archive-date=December 2, 2016}} Hope for Wildlife became the first group in the province to legally rehabilitate and release white tailed deer and birds of prey, developing a 100-foot-long flight cage for large birds,{{cite news |url= http://www.qctonline.com/there-s-hope-wildlife-nova-scotia |title= There's Hope for wildlife in Nova Scotia |author= Shirley Nadeau |date= 12 August 2015 |newspaper= The Chronicle-Telegraph |publisher= Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph |location= Quebec, Quebec, Canada |archive-date= December 2, 2016 |access-date= December 2, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161202101355/http://www.qctonline.com/there-s-hope-wildlife-nova-scotia |url-status= dead }} and a deer enclosure (which consists of over an acre of field and a small barn designed for raising orphaned white tailed deer). The facility hit a milestone when they opened the first wildlife veterinary hospital in the province back in 2012.{{Cite news |url=http://www.metronews.ca/news/halifax/2012/01/04/wildlife-care-group-opens-vet-hospital.html |title=Wildlife-care group opens vet hospital |first=Jennifer |last=Talpin |publisher=Halifax Metro |date=January 4, 2012 |access-date=December 2, 2016 |archive-date=December 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202170144/http://www.metronews.ca/news/halifax/2012/01/04/wildlife-care-group-opens-vet-hospital.html |url-status=dead }} The next big projects consisted of building a marine unit, for the growing number of injured seal pups and sea birds. Following the marine unit, a large mammal unit was constructed at the back of the property for the larger predator mammals, such as bobcats.{{cite news |url= http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/bobcats-starving-in-harsh-nova-scotia-winter-1.2997173 |title= Bobcats starving in harsh Nova Scotia winter |author= Carolyn Ray |date= 16 March 2015 |publisher= CBC |work= CBC News |location= Nova Scotia, Canada }} On average, the centre sees about 3,500 animals a year, continuing to take in more animals each year. These animals may have been injured, orphaned or lost. Animals the centre has worked with include fox, deer, raccoons, skunks and beavers.
As a part of furthering its mission, the centre has set up satellite triage centres around the province of Nova Scotia. {{cite episode |series= Hope for Wildlife: The Next Generation |title= Fawn Farewell |airdate= 8 April 2025 |network= Cottage Life }} As of 2024, there are 3 satellite clinics. {{cite episode |series= Hope for Wildlife: The Next Generation |title= The Eagle Has Landed |airdate= 15 April 2025 |network= Cottage Life }}
The centre receives approximately 40,000 callers a year to its wildlife helpline, which is put in place for anyone who comes into contact with a wild animal in need of assistance.
Funding
The organization gets most of its funding from small donations given by the public, both those who visit the centre and those who call the helpline. The majority of donations are around $10 and pay for about $95,000 of necessities such as feed, cleaning supplies, and building upkeep.{{Cite news|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/thenovascotian/1231530-hope-swinimer-fights-on-for-the-animals-for-the-planet|title=Hope Swinimer fights on, for the animals, for the planet|date=23 August 2014|publisher=The Chronicle Herald|work=The Nova Scotian|author=Ben Duplessis|access-date=2016-12-02|location=Nova Scotia, Canada}}
Larger donations come from events like the annual open house that the centre hosts, gift shop proceeds, government grants set forth for summer employees and any money coming from a TV series. Simply named Hope for Wildlife, the program follows many of the organization's stories.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hopeforwildlife.net/tv-series/|title=TV Series|publisher=Hope for Wildlife|access-date=2016-12-02}}
Television series
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Produced by Arcadia Content{{cite web|url=http://arcadiacontent.com/about/|title=About|publisher=Arcadia Content}} the documentary series, "Hope for Wildlife", follows the team as they nurse thousands of injured and orphaned wildlife back to health and return them to the wild. The stories of the animals and the team members that devote their lives to saving them are depicted in each episode.{{cite web|url=http://arcadiacontent.com/portfolio-view/hope-for-wildlife/|title=Hope For Wildlife|publisher=Arcadia Content}} Filming of the first season began in 2009. Episodes are an hour long. Online episodes can be found on Arcadia Wild,{{cite web|url=http://arcadiawild.com/videos/hope-for-wildlife/|title=Hope For Wildlife|publisher=Arcadia Wild|access-date=April 24, 2017|archive-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425030744/http://arcadiawild.com/videos/hope-for-wildlife/|url-status=dead}} Oasis HD,{{cite web|url=http://tv.lovenature.com/|title=Love Nature|publisher=tv.lovenature.com}} The Knowledge Network,{{cite web|url=https://www.knowledge.ca/|title=Knowledge.ca|publisher=knowledge.ca}} and CottageLife.{{Cite web|title=Shows|url=https://tv.cottagelife.com/shows/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Cottage Life Television|language=en-US}} In the United States, 30-minute episodes known as Hope in the Wild air as part of the CBS Dream Team programming block.{{cite web|website=Paramount Press Express|title=THE SIXTH SEASON OF "CBS DREAM TEAM… IT'S EPIC!" PREMIERES SEPT. 29; "Hope in the Wild" Joins the Three-Hour Saturday Morning Block|url=https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/hope-in-the-wild/about/|accessdate=2022-12-10}}
The show also has additional coverage at Dr. Barry's practice. And the Metro Animal Emergency Clinic.{{cite journal |url= https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56ba0c0327d4bd0bc7eeeb93/t/5c3c890d4d7a9c27818c3f48/1547471118255/WildSide2009.pdf |journal= The Wild Side: A Newsletter from the Hope for Wildlife Society |title= Fall/Winter 2009 |publisher= Hope for Wildlife |archive-date= April 14, 2022 |access-date= April 14, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220414035502/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56ba0c0327d4bd0bc7eeeb93/t/5c3c890d4d7a9c27818c3f48/1547471118255/WildSide2009.pdf |url-status= dead }} It also had some additional coverage at Hope's city pound, Homeward Bound City Pound, that she operated from 2010 to 2020.{{cite news |url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/spca-wins-contract-animal-control-services-halifax-1.5510905 |title= SPCA wins multi-year contract for animal control services in HRM |author= Pam Berman |date= 26 March 2020 |publisher= CBC News }}{{cite news |url= https://globalnews.ca/news/6892620/nova-scotia-spca-animal-services-contract/ |title= N.S. SPCA lands animal services contract with HRM, Homeward Bound shuts down |author= Karla Renic |date= 1 May 2020 |work= Global News |publisher= Global TV }}
=History=
Filiming on the series started in 2009. {{Cite web |url= https://www.hopeforwildlife.net/tv-series |title= The Television Series |publisher= Hope for Wildlife |date= 2024 }} Season 1 premiered in the fall of 2010 on Oasis HD. {{cite magazine |title= Hope for Wildlife premieres on Oasis HD; Season 2 set for spring |page= 3 |magazine= The Wild Side |id= Fall/Winter 2010 |publisher= Hope for Wildlife Society |author= Hope for Wildlife }} Season 2 premiered in the spring of 2011 on Oasis HD.
Since 2018, the series is repackaged as another TV series, "Hope in the Wild". for the U.S. market, in half-hour episodes, as E/I-content. It premiered on Saturday 29 September 2018. {{cite web |url= https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=50781 |title= THE SIXTH SEASON OF "CBS DREAM TEAM… IT'S EPIC!" PREMIERES SEPT. 29 |date= 2018-08-20 |work= CBS Entertainment |publisher= Paramount Television |author= Litton Entertainment }}
Episode 100 was aired on 1 February 2019, filmed in the 21st year of the centre's history (during summer 2018).{{cite episode |title= Hope 100 |series= Hope for Wildlife |airdate= 1 February 2019 |season= 8 |number= 9 |id= episode 100 }}
In 2019, a spin-off TV show, "Doctor Barry" focusing on veterinarian Barry MacEachern and the Burnside Veterinary Hospital premiered.{{cite web |url= https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/lifestyles/checking-up-on-dr-barry-hope-for-wildlife-appearances-lead-to-new-show-for-dartmouth-veterinarian-321142/ |title= Checking up on Dr. Barry: Hope for Wildlife appearances lead to new show for Dartmouth veterinarian |date= 11 June 2019 |author= Tim Arsenault |publisher= SaltWire }}
In 2025, the series relaunched as "Hope for Wildlife: The Next Generation", after a post-COVID19 pause, with a new season premiering on Cottage Life cable channel in March 2025.{{cite web |url= https://blueantmedia.com/2025/02/renowned-canadian-wildlife-rehabilitator-hope-swinimer-returns-to-tv-screens-with-hope-for-wildlife-the-next-generation-premiering-march-4-during-cottage-lifes-nationwide-free-preview-event/ |title= Renowned Canadian Wildlife Rehabilitator Hope Swinimer Returns to TV Screens with Hope for Wildlife: The Next Generation, Premiering March 4 During Cottage Life's Nationwide Free Preview Event |date= 20 February 2025 |publisher= Blue Ant Media }}
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- Hope — founder
- Dr. Barry — veterinarian {{cite news |url= https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/checking-up-on-dr-barry-hope-for-wildlife-appearances-lead-to-new-show-for-dartmouth-veterinarian-321142/ |title= Checking up on Dr. Barry: Hope for Wildlife appearances lead to new show for Dartmouth veterinarian |newspaper= The Chronicle Herald |author= Tim Arsenault |date= 11 June 2019 |location= Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada }}
- Allison — manager
- Rebecca — staff
- Nicole — staff
- Tiffany — Homeward Bound City Pound staff
- Sara — staff
- Zach — staff
- Erin — intern
- Dr. Krystal Woo — first live-in vet {{cite episode |series= Hope for Wildlife |title= Fawns and Flippers |airdate= 3 May 2019 }}
- Julie — staff leader at Annapolis Valley Emergency Drop-off Centre of Hope for Wildlife
- Jessie — staffer at South Short satellite clinic of Hope for Wildlife
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- Gretel — resident pine marten
- Oliver — resident barred owl
- Maxwell — resident skunk
- Dan — pet peacock
- Scotty — resident pigeon
=Seasons=
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Hope TV
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Hope TV is the online TV channel based around what happens at HFW. The site launched in the spring of 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.hopeforwildlife.net/hope-tv/|title=HOPE TV|publisher=Hope For Wildlife|access-date=2016-12-02}}{{cite web |url= http://hopeforwildlife.tv/ |title= Hope For Wildlife |publisher= HOPE TV }}
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External links
- Official website (foundation): https://www.hopeforwildlife.net (website)
- Official website (HOPE TV): http://hopeforwildlife.tv/ (web channel)
- Official website (TV series): http://arcadiacontent.com/portfolio/hope-for-wildlife (TV producer)
- TV series production company: http://arcadiacontent.com
- TV production company streaming site: http://arcadiawild.com/videos/hope-for-wildlife/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425030744/http://arcadiawild.com/videos/hope-for-wildlife/ |date=April 25, 2017 }}
- {{IMDb title|5433062|Hope for Wildlife}}
Category:Wildlife rehabilitation and conservation centers