A juvenile bald eagle is soaring above the West Coast again after spending several months recovering at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington.
The centreB次元官网网址檚 Animal Care Supervisor Tawny Molland arrived with the young bird on Sept. 30 and released it off an Hitacu beach, alongside volunteers from the Coastal Animal Rescue and Education Network.
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The eagle was discovered covered in a mysterious substance and unable to fly near UclueletB次元官网网址檚 BrownB次元官网网址檚 Beach in March and the residents who spotted it reached out to the Coastal Animal Rescue and Education Network for help. CARE volunteer Tara Wood swooped into action, capturing the animal and transporting it to Errington for treatment.
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B次元官网网址淭hey have been absolutely truly amazing this summer, helping me out and bringing injured and orphaned animals to the centre,B次元官网网址� Molland said of the CARE Network. B次元官网网址淚 can call on them anytime.B次元官网网址�
She said the substance that downed the eagle was never identified, but the bird was bathed and checked for other injuries before building up its strength in the centreB次元官网网址檚 flight cage.
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She added that she was happy to invite CARE Network volunteers to witness SundayB次元官网网址檚 release.
B次元官网网址淎 lot of people donB次元官网网址檛 ever get the chance to actually see an eagle being released back into the wild. It is pretty amazing,B次元官网网址� she said.
CARE co-founder James Rodgers said the network sends dozens of animals to Errington for treatment each year.
B次元官网网址淚t was a very exciting day,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淒ays like today can be fairly emotional. ItB次元官网网址檚 great to have these positive events. So often weB次元官网网址檙e dealing with very sad circumstancesB次元官网网址o, to have days like today where we can come out and be together under happy circumstances, in this beautiful place we all call home, really makes it all worthwhile.B次元官网网址�
Anyone interested in supporting the CARE NetworkB次元官网网址檚 efforts should check out their Facebook page at
www.Facebook.com/CoastalAnimalRescue or their website at www.Care.ca.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e a group of neighbours that are concerned for animals and their well-being as well as the well-being of those animalsB次元官网网址� families,B次元官网网址� Rodgers explained.
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