(July 22, 2009) Carolina Raptor Center is asking for your financial help in providing emergency medical care and support for a critically injured juvenile osprey. This bird was transferred from Riverbanks Zoo, where he was initially brought in for assessment of its injuries. We have been asked to assume care for this raptor because our facilities and professional veterinary staff are the most qualified in the region to humanely and effectively care for the bird. While it is unclear whether or not we will be able to stabilize and save this individual, we will use all resources available to us to try. This bird is a representative of the 800 plus severely injured or orphaned raptors that we see in any given year. It is only with your financial support that we are able to provide life-saving medical procedures and the rehabilitation needed to send birds, like this osprey, back into the wild whenever possible. Please donate today.

(September 1, 2009) This osprey has been transferred from the rehabilitation hospital to resident bird care, where he is currently being evaluated. Due to his amputated wing, the osprey is having trouble with his balance. He requires a special cage, enabling him to prop himself up on a low-level perch. If he continues to improve, he will become a permanent resident at Carolina Raptor Center and be available for public viewing on our visitor trail.

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