Birds of Prey Centre bounces back from 2018 West Nile outbreak
COALDALE, AB – The Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation suffered a tragic setback last summer.
In 2018, a West Nile virus outbreak resulted in the deaths of about 15 birds at the Coaldale centre. This season, the foundation is bouncing back and rising above the adversity they faced last summer.
Managing Director of the Birds of Prey Centre, Colin Weir, said birds are quite susceptible to contracting the illness and the outbreak in 2018 was very significant.
“One of the things that’s important for people to remember and know is that birds themselves do not spread West Nile virus at all,” he told Lethbridge News Now.