The personnel at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre on Vancouver
Island, Canada, will never forget this summer because they will have the
opportunity to host a very rare visitor: a young bird known as the "holy
white raven." The small creature was discovered on the ground in the
Oceanside neighborhood in May, and a kind neighbor took it to the
center.
It's a shame the raven was in such awful form at the time. It was wounded,
underweight, and, unsurprisingly, unable of flying.
This bird isn't a real albino, according to Derek Downes, an animal care
technician who is one of its primary carers. It is a leucistic raven since
it lacks melanin.
The absence of melanin, however, continues to have a negative impact on the
health of leucistic birds, particularly their immune systems. In the wild,
they often don't live very long.
They have been nicknamed the "holy white raven" because of their highly
unusual mutation, which has been well-documented in this region of the
world, particularly the Parksville Qualicum Beach region, according to
Downes. "They frequently perform poorly. Since their immune systems are
weak, we are working really hard on this one. With this one, we're hoping to
succeed because we've learnt what we can do in the past to aid it.
Downes claims that his team is presently force-feeding the bird since it
won't eat on its own. In an effort to strengthen its immune system and aid
the ill bird in recovering, they provide it a lot of antibiotics in addition
to the required minerals and vitamins.
Additionally, Downes is caring for a raven for the first time, and he
considers the experience to be "very amazing." Fortunately, the fortunate
bird is doing pretty well after receiving attention from Downes and his
associates.
He added, "The raven is developing rather nicely. "It has finished taking
its second round of antibiotics, and it did great. At this moment, all
infections have disappeared.
Although it takes time, they are optimistic that the white raven will soon
be able to return to its native home.
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