WAC urges direct calls for injured wildlife response instead of Facebook posts
community · 2020-12-31 · Denman Island
The DIRA Wildlife Advisory Committee advises residents to call WAC volunteers directly for injured wildlife incidents rather than posting on Facebook, to ensure timely and effective response. They emphasize that Facebook posts delay assistance and can lead to animals suffering unnecessarily.
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Sources
- “This community service has worked very well... The onset of Facebook has however disrupted the effective and timely response for emergency call-outs... The best way is to stay with the injured animal until a WAC volunteer arrives... This is our message: call the WAC immediately for injured deer or other wildlife issues but not try to contact us by Facebook.” — The Islands Grapevine – December 31st, 2020 (December 31st, 2020)
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