Wildlife Success Stories
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Badger Recovers at the USPCA
This year we felt very privileged to celebrate World Wildlife Day with a very special guest.After falling off a wall at ... -
Bats Receive Treatment at the USPCA
Recently, not one but two bats entered the care of the USPCA after being brought in by two separate members of the publi... -
Heron Treated by Veterinary Team
This grey heron was recently brought into us by a member of the public after being found with a fishing tackle around it... -
Buzzard Rings in the New Year with the USPCA
As 2020 came to an end, the USPCA team found themselves with an unexpected New Years Eve guest as a very weak and dehydr... -
Hedgehog Rescued from Drain
Our Animal Rescue Officer recently saved this hedgehog from nearly drowning in a drain.The poor little hedgehog was in a... -
Swan Safely Retrieved and Released in Belfast
Recently a member of the public in the Belfast area found an unexpected pre-Christmasguest in their garden.Thankfully th... -
Two Hedgehogs Rescued
After seeing the post about the hedgehog infested with ticks, a member of the public got in touch to say there were two ... -
Hedgehog Rescued and Spending Hibernation at the USPCA
We received a call from a member of the public regarding a hedgehod that was found wandering around in the daylight in a... -
Swan Rescued From Rooftop
This week our Animal Rescue Officer received a call out to Belfast where a swan seemed to have found itself out of its f... -
Cygnets Rescued and Released
It has been a busy few weeks for our Animal Rescue Team, especially in helping several cygnets who had gotten injured or... -
Cornsnake Found in Compost Bag
The USPCA received a call from a member of the public who had discovered a rather unsual guest who had taken up residenc... -
Trapped Hedgehog Rescued
It has been a very busy week for our Animal Rescue team!We received a call regarding a hedgehog which had managed to get... -
Cygnet Rescued from Fencing
This young cygnet had gotten caught in a member of the publics fence but having freed itself, was incredibly weak.The US... -
Geese Rescued in Newcastle
Storm Francis certainly caused havoc across the region at the end of August. Due to the storm, one of our Animal Rescue ... -
Hedgehogs Rescued From Cattle Grid
Over the summer months our Animal Rescue Officers had many calls to rescue hedgehogs that had found themselves in a spot... -
Fox Nursed Back to Health
A member of the public came across a poor injured fox cub in the Magherafelt area and brought him into Collins Vets to b... -
Baby Otter Rescued
One of our Animal Rescue Officers received a call from a man who had been fishing on the River Bann and had noticed a yo... -
Young seagulls rescued after falling into a Drain.
USPCA called to the rescue of the young seagulls.The USPCA were called after a member of the public heard distressed cal... -
Badger Rescued at Portaferry
A young Badger had got itself into difficulty along Portaferry beach, Co. Down and was minutes from drowning. The USPCA ... -
Hedgehogs Suffer during Summer Heatwave
With scorching temperatures during the months of June and July in Northern Ireland, the USPCA saw a significant increase...