Island Injured and sick birds are brought to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital from areas throughout the Maritime provinces. Some have been shot, some poisoned and others injured in the normal course of their daily activities. In an average year approximately 60 birds are seen and treated at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Species treated here include owls, hawks, gulls, song birds and hummingbirds to name a few.
Birds are cared for by very competent staff who feed, clean, and treat them. During rehabilitation birds are monitored, housed, and exercised in our large flight cage, providing a good opportunity for birds to do short flight training and stimulate appetite. During the final stage of their rehabilitation, birds are jessed up and hooked to a 100-foot line and exercised on a regular basis prior to release.