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Donations and grants from individuals, foundations, business corporations, government, and crown corporations contribute to the Wildlife Collision Prevention Program annual budget.
The Wildlife Collision Prevention Program gratefully receives donations from the general public. Many of these donations are accompanied by a personal story involving a wildlife vehicle collision.
Donations can be sent through Canada Helps by selecting WCPP from the drop down menu. Please contact WCPP for further info on how to donate.
Your donation to the Wildlife Collision Prevention Program will be administered by the British Columbia Conservation Foundation. Funding priorities include:
BCCF is registered in Canada as a not-for-profit organization (#123042822RR0001).
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WCPP is looking for images related to wildlife vehicle collisions for use on this website, social media and in other public awareness publications. If you have an image that shows your vehicle after a collision, the rescue vehicles that came to assist you, the animal that was involved in the collision, or general photos of BC's wildlife and roads, please consider sending it to us at wcpp@bccf.com along with your permission to use. License plates and other identifiers would be removed. All photos donated to WCPP must comply with WildSafeBC's Wildlife Photography Ethics.
If you have photos that you would like to donate, you can download and fill out our photo release form. Email the signed copy along with the photos you are interested in donating to wcpp@bccf.com.
Many people have either had a collision with wildlife or have had a "near miss", and have an experience that they could share with others. The goal is to expand our knowledge of what happens, what drivers can do, and where dangerous stretches of road are located.
To share your story, you can reach WCPP by email at wcpp@bccf.com. Helpful details to include are: What happened? Where were you? What were the road conditions? What was the condition of the right of way or the ditch - treed, grassy, wet? Did you see one or many animals? With your permission, we may share your story, like these below, on our website or social media, but there would be no identifying information posted.
"I was driving during a very dark and stormy night about 15 km east of Burns Lake. I recognized that the obstructed headlights I was seeing were because a moose had crossed the road and blocked my view of the oncoming headlights.
If I hadn't put the brakes on immediately because I had a feeling that there was something out there ... it would have been game over for me. I was really lucky because there was very little between me and the moose except for the windshield of the passenger van that I was driving."
Suggested lesson: Always watch for obstructed or flickering headlights or tail lights on vehicles ahead of you - that could mean that an animal is on the road in front of you."
"At around 8 pm a 2 year old or so deer jumped up from the side of the road - totally out of nowhere! I had been driving 4 hours from Kelowna to Grand Forks and hadn't seen one deer.
I swerved slightly but kept control and just put on the brakes. We collided almost instantly. I was very upset, it was a blur! I would not get out of my vehicle. Thankfully my husband and brother were in the vehicle and some other motorists stopped by the road. They said the deer had died instantly. My vehicle has a lot of damage but no humans were hurt at least.
As an animal lover and vegetarian, I was very sad that this poor creature had died. I wish there was some way to deter these beautiful animals from the highway.
There must be a way - either a fence or tunnel, something that will make them not want or need to cross the road. We should feel privileged to share the land with them, and protect them. I know this costs money. But life is more important than a price tag.
Also, when this happened I realized that I had NO IDEA what to do if I was in a wildlife accident. Call the Police? Call the Wildlife Conservation Officer? Did somebody care and want to count this victim in statistics? Drivers should be made very aware of what to do in this situation."
Reporting the exact location of collisions helps for monitoring injured animals and recovering of dead ones. Quick removal prevents other animals from being attracted to the highway.
"I had three deer hit our two vehicles. Two deer hit the car, and one hit the truck. That was 3 1/2 years ago, then I got wise and removed our deer whistles. We still drive the same roads and see lots of deer. They could be grazing right along the road and they just pick up their heads then go right back to grazing and we have had nothing even close in all that time. I will never have deer whistles on my equipment any more. I live in the Cariboo near 100 Mile House, BC."
Suggested lesson: Don't use deer whistles
"I witnessed a collision with a bear on the highway in Bonnington, near Nelson BC in full daylight. This was almost more related to multiple cars tailgating than speed. The bear was able to time it and cross between my vehicle and the car in front of me. Traffic going the other direction suddenly confused him, there were 4 cars taking up the same amount of road space. He hesitated, jogged to an opening and got hit. Fortunately he bounced, rolled and got up again and was able to make it to the other side once traffic had cleared."
Suggested lesson: Tailgating makes it hard to avoid animals on the road
"I have a moose collision story. In fact, I'm lucky to be alive. In July of 2004, I struck a moose just outside the city limits in Prince George, BC. It was just west of town on a stretch of highway dotted with moose signage. Daylight was quickly fading and vision was made even more difficult by the number of headlights approaching from the opposite direction. Despite the amount of traffic, I struck a moose, which sailed overhead and landed behind my car.
The damage: a minor abrasion on my forehead from the windshield, and seven stitches from a piece of broken plastic on the visor. I bit down on my tongue, which was badly swollen the next morning, but I didn't even had a headache.
Earlier that year, a man traveling in the other direction, not far from where my incident occurred, was killed when his vehicle struck a moose. His car was smaller than mine, which was a Delta 88 Oldsmobile."
Suggested lesson: Collisions happen at dusk in well signed areas
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