CRC hosts emergency efforts to help save California Condors

Recently the Carolina Raptor Center (CRC) became home to 28 Black Vultures that are part of an emergency use vaccine authorization, a program dedicated to protecting endangered California Condors from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). The emergency use authorization was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as part of a nation-wide collaborative study and initiated after at least 17 condors – confirmed positive for HPAI — died in March and April, in Arizona. CRC was chosen as the host for this trial because of its unique facilities and expertise in the field of raptor rehabilitation and care. “Rescuing and rehabilitating up to 1,000 injured and sick raptors every year requires a team of expert staff as well as large holding facilities to care for birds as they recover,”…

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BirdWatching (Digital) - 1 Issue, July/August 2023

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