Meet the Staff
At Elizabeth’s Wildlife Center, we are a dedicated group of animal lovers based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release, providing animals with the care and love they deserve.
Each member of our team brings a unique set of skills and a shared passion for animal welfare, ensuring that every animal that comes through our doors receives the best possible chance for a happy, healthy future.
Meet the compassionate individuals who make our life-saving work possible.
Kristie Johnson
Wildlife Assistant
Kristie has always had a passion for wildlife and animals, though she spent most of her adult life working in the business sector. Needing a change of pace, Kristie started working as a farm hand for a friend, and very quickly bonded with the various barnyard animals (one special goat in particular). She found her mind and spirit calmed in a way she hadn't expected nor experienced before. She came across a posting for Elizabeth's Wildlife Center and, with no experience, expected that she wouldn't be considered, but here we are.
If you ask Kristie what her favourite animal is, she'll tell you that she loves them all, and it's true. She really does. However, if she was forced to choose, for mammals it would have to be the Eastern Grey Squirrel, especially as a baby, and for birds, there is nothing more adorable than a fledgling Seagull!
Nicole Mahoney
Wildlife Assistant
Nicole is in her third year of her Bachelor of Science program, with the dream of getting into veterinary school. Nicole started at Elizabeth’s Wildlife Centre as a volunteer and after getting a taste of wildlife care never wanted to leave. Thanks to her time here at the Center, it is now Nicole’s dream to become an exotic and wildlife veterinarian. Nicole loves all animals, big and small. If she had to pick, her favourites would probably be crows or pigeons due to their curious nature.
In her free time, Nicole volunteers at a veterinarian clinic and takes care of her 'farm' of animals, which includes two bunnies, a dog, a cat, three mice and two budgies.