Sunday event is ‘a way for families to learn about the wild animals that we share our natural spaces … with while supporting a great cause,’ says official<\/p>\n
NEWS RELEASE The event features two live-animal presentations, at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Additional activities include wildlife-themed crafts, educational displays, and a gift shop.<\/p>\n \u201cWild Friends and Neighbours is a way for families to learn about the wild animals that we share our natural spaces \u2013 like parks and backyards \u2013 with while supporting a great cause,\u201d Krystal Hewitt, SOW\u2019s Director of Operations, said.<\/p>\n \u201cProceeds go directly towards the ongoing care of the non-releasable animals that call Speaking of Wildlife home.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information, contact Speaking of Wildlife via Facebook<\/a> Messenger, by phone at 705-327-9450, or by email at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n *************************<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday event is ‘a way for families to learn about the wild animals that we share our natural…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":730719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[49,48,66,263155,323],"class_list":["post-730718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science","tag-speaking-of-wildlife","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/730719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nSpeaking of Wildlife will host a new community event, Wild Friends and Neighbours<\/a>, on June 14, 2026, offering families an opportunity to meet wildlife ambassadors, enjoy family-friendly activities, learn about local wildlife, and help support the animals in their care. The event will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Paul\u2019s Centre<\/a> and admission is by donation.<\/p>\n