Fall and winter are some of the busiest months for a raptor rescue operation in Delta, B.C., as it prepares for the annual migration of eagles scavenging at the Metro Vancouver landfill.
Martina Versteeg, the raptor care supervisor with Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, also known as OWL, said it's a great spot for bird watching as hundreds of eagles converge to gorge at the dump.
Versteeg said the birds are often hit by vehicles as they try to lift their food and fly into the path of a truckVersteeg said they see a lot of eagles in the centre with unusual infections from whatever they have been touching or eating. “We examine it and we find where the injury might be. If it's the broken wing, we offer splints and wing wraps and specialized things like that," said Versteeg, adding that sometimes surgery is necessary.
"And it's just amazing ... he finds two at a time, or he calls us and says, 'I have one and I'm chasing another,' you know, it's quite incredible how many he finds that need our help," she said. “A lot of people would see that and not expect it to make a full recovery,” said Versteeg.
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