The Medicine River Wildlife Centre in central Alberta is using the upcoming birthday of its elderly owl to help raise money for a new addition to the facility.
The centre is in the process of trying to raise $80,000 to complete construction of its new raptor flight compound, which will house several birds of prey.
Kelly says the new structure is vital because the facility sees more than 2,000 injured animals annually, with a large portion being raptors. "I've got seven owls, three hawks, eight bald eagles," he said."Right now, they're in cages that are not big enough for them to get proper flight, so I need to get this finished."
"I have adults now coming back to say 'You came to my school when I was little, and now I want to bring my kids back to see Otis.' So it's very cool," said Carol.
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