A bald eagle that was rehabilitated at Vancouver IslandB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre has been released into the wild.
Unlike previous years, the centre located in Errington near Parksville wasnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t able to invite the public to the annual release due to COVID-19 concerns.
A virtual release was held and video of the event was created.
The bald eagle that was released was from Parksville. It was unfortunately hit by a vehicle and was taken to the centre where it was nursed back to health.
The release went smoothly, witnessed by only a handful of people. The bird quickly took off upon released by one of the centreB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s animal technician, eagerly flapping its wings and savouring its freedom.
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B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·” NEWS Staff
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