Raptor Flight Cage

This 30' x 70' exercise pen was built between October 2005 and March 2006, and enables Wild ARC to care for injured and orphaned birds of prey and other large bird species up until the point of release.

Eagles, osprey, owls, hawks, herons, turkey vultures and even ravens and gulls have been flight tested and exercised in this enclosure before release. In the past, these birds would be transferred to other facilities over three hours away for such care and rarely returned for local release.

BC SPCA Wild ARC Raptor Pen Project funding

This project was funded by the Victoria Foundation and the Public Conservation Assistance Fund. 

 

BC SPCA Wild ARC Raptor Pen Project participants

The project was managed and built by volunteer Pierre Kouba of Kouba Carpentry & Construction. A big thanks goes to Dana Randal and Troy Blondin and the many volunteers who donated over 1,000 hours for this project!

Wild ARC greatly acknowledges the following groups for their services and support:

• City Pumping Ltd. - Cement pumping services donated

• Metchosin Lions - Viewing platform materials and construction

• Normand St. Cyr Excavating - Excavating services donated

• Ocean Cement - Cement donated

• Rotary Club of Westshore - Donation towards separation curtains

• Sea Waters Construction - Construction labour

• Western Regional Rentals - Scaffolding rental donated

• William Head Work Release Program - Ground cleaning labour

• Victoria Natural History Society - Volunteer labour