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Wild About Wildlife Month: Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre needs a helping wing with HPAI
Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre needs a helping wing with HPAI

Wild Wednesday: Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre shares what you need to know about bird flu and how they are coping

This year my conversation about conservation with the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre (OVWBCC) team flew me in a different direction. Wildlife rescue is serious business. It’s even more so when navigating a contagious viral infection like H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), more commonly referred to as avian flu or ‘bird flu.’


It’s difficult to provide care to animals with infections diseases. The prognosis can be worse and risks increase for other animals in the facility and in some cases, humans too. Imagine the patient who tested positive and can’t talk- only tweet! And I’m not talking about Twitter. That’s the challenge the OVWBCC is facing right now. 

I connected with Patty McLaughlin, OVWBCC Education Program Manager, and Sandra Sawers, OVWBCC Executive Director to learn

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View Gracie the ‘Bark Ranger’ Border Collie Keep Wildlife and Visitors Safe and sound at Glacier National Park

Gracie, Glacier Nationwide Park’s resident ‘Bark Ranger’ border collie proves dogs are really the most difficult workers—all for the modest wage of stomach rubs.

In 2016, employees associates at GNP uncovered a increasing safety issue at their park. The habituated wildlife—especially mountain goats and bighorn sheep—roamed near to the trails and parking heaps, creating an increased security possibility for both equally park visitors and wildlife. Which is when Mark Biel, GNP’s Normal Sources Method Manager, took inspiration from other parks to resolve the situation a herding dog that could safely direct wildlife away from fast paced regions.

Biel volunteered Gracie, his individual border collie, for the job. And just after temperament assessments, temperament assessments, and a 10-week schooling application, Gracie was all set for the work.

Relevant: A Trio of Lifeguard Canine Rescue 14 People Swept Out to Sea Off an Italian Beach

Biel tells Daily Paws that on Gracie’s

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