B.C.’s North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre lets year-old bald eagle go after nursing it to health
Peter Karsten couldn’t help being emotional when he cradled a rehabilitated eagle in his arms before releasing it back to the wild on Vancouver Island this weekend.
The release celebration was held on Saturday afternoon at the NIWRC in front of a huge crowd, with some capturing the joyful moment with long-lens cameras while others videoing the release using their cellphones. “To have an eagle that is destined to die, starve to death and unable to survive being taken here and rehabilitated to fly off again,” said Karsten. “That is so extraordinary.”
“It’s just a highlight in my life,” said Karsten. “I was a zookeeper and zoo director for 30 years and it’s still very, very special. I am so very grateful.”
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