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First Eagle Release of 2016
This four year old male bald eagle was rescued the end of December 2015. He had blood in his airway and a wing injury but no broken bones. He may have been in a territorial dispute with another eagle. After a three week recovery at MARS, he was ready to...
Rare Patient at MARS
We have a rare patient at MARS. On Monday this beautiful juvenile Golden Eagle was rescued in Bear Creek Park. This is only the second one at MARS in the last ten years! The bird was not injured but was soaking wet and quite thin. Golden Eagles...
Mary Jane (Maj) Birch
Birch, Mary Jane (Maj)
October 6, 1949 – November 18, 2015
“A life that touches others goes on forever”
Up until a few weeks before her death, Maj was actively seeking funds to build the new hospital. Please help…
The Wonderful World of Birds
We are so privileged to be able to enjoy nature and observe every balanced aspect of it as this video from the Cornell Lab of Orinthology indicates....
Amazing Rescue of Entangled Eagles From Freezing River
SIAN THOMSON, COURIER-ISLANDER (CAMPBELL RIVER) Published: Saturday, December 29, 2012 "Two eagles, stuck in a death lock in the chilly waters of the Campbell River with their talons entangled, were rescued thanks to the remarkable efforts of a...
Starving Snowy Owl Faces New Threat
Published November 28, 2012 by The Times Colonist, Victoria, BC Half-starved snowy owls are flying 1,500 kilometres or more to Vancouver Island in search of food, says the founder of an avian rescue group in Courtenay. Maj Birch is urging people to avoid...
Our Miracle Fawn
We usually get many fawns during the spring and early summer at MARS and this year has been no exception. One of them was brought to us very badly hurt, however and it was only due to the work of a caring vet that she survived - here is her story. Thank...
‘Miracle’ Re-Built Nest Results in Baby Eagle
This story is a heart-warming follow up to a sad one from February of this year when an eagle nest tree was cut down illegally... DAN MacLENNAN, Campbell River Courier-Islander Published: Tuesday July 3, 2012 An amazing homeless shelter for a pair of...
Precarious Rescue Saves Bald Eagle
The Campbell River Mirror - May 31, 2012 By Paul Rudan "After dangling in a tree overnight, it didn’t look like the bald eagle was still alive. Entangled in what appeared to be a thick kite line, the distressed eagle had flown to a fir tree by the beach in...
Love is in the Air! In Focus Magazine
Maj was recently interviewed by Terri Perrin, from our local In Focus magazine and the article is very informative and positive. Thank you, Terri! "I am seated in the administration office and admitting centre at the Mountainaire Avian Rescue...