{"id":911145,"date":"2026-09-27T03:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T03:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/911145\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T03:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T03:30:25","slug":"got-acorns-wild-arc-needs-help-feeding-squirrels-in-its-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/911145\/","title":{"rendered":"Got acorns? Wild ARC needs help feeding squirrels in its care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BC SPCA\u2019s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre is putting out a call for acorns and berries to help keep some of its hungry patients fed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wild ARC, located in Metchosin, says it is currently looking for donations of acorns to feed squirrels and other wildlife undergoing rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe BC SPCA\u2019s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre is putting out a call for acorns and berries to help keep some of its hungry patients fed,\u201d the organization said in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wild ARC is asking people collecting acorns to do so responsibly and leave plenty behind for wildlife that depend on them in the wild.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wild ARC is also looking to restock its freezers with berries, including blackberries, blueberries and raspberries, as well as other wild or garden-grown varieties. The fruit is used to feed songbirds and other animals in its care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One item it doesn\u2019t need is apples. Wild ARC says it already has plenty of wind-fallen apples thanks to previous donations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery acorn and berry helps provide nutritious, species-appropriate diets for animals on their road to recovery,\u201d the organization said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone who finds an injured or orphaned squirrel is advised not to attempt to care for it themselves. Instead, the BC SPCA recommends contacting a wildlife rehabilitation centre or its Animal Helpline at 1-855-622-7722 for advice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those looking to donate to Wild ARC can find out more information on the orgnaization\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/spca.bc.ca\/locations\/wild-arc\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/spca.bc.ca\/locations\/wild-arc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cheknews.ca\/author\/jeff-lawrence\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cropped-cropped-Jeff-L-400-x-450-120x120.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-120 photo\" height=\"120\" width=\"120\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJeff Lawrence is a Digital News Editor for\u00a0CHEKNews.ca.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nAfter graduating from Langara College&#8217;s journalism program in 2009, Jeff worked as a digital producer at CTV Vancouver and CTV Vancouver Island&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cheknews.ca\/author\/jeff-lawrence\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Jeff Lawrence\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The BC SPCA\u2019s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre is putting out a call for acorns and berries to help&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":911146,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[49,48,66,323],"class_list":["post-911145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911145","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=911145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/911146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=911145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=911145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=911145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}