With mended wings, an American kestrel singed in last year’s B.C. wildfires is just waiting on paperwork after a healing stay at the Alberta Institute of Wildlife Conservation (AIWC), about 239 ...

The birds are already under threat. Urban development has shrunk their habitat, and invasive European starlings are usurping ...

After surviving a wildfire that tore through B.C.'s Shuswap region last summer, a kestrel falcon is about to be released back into the wild thanks to a wildlife rehabilitation centre northwest of ...

Sou'wester Arcturus the Peregrine falcon hesitates at the sight of snow just before being released at FortWhyte Alive on Monday, April 12, 2021. Photo by Dennis Swayze.

By the mid 1970s it's estimated there were fewer than 10 peregrine falcons left in Canada. Trefry was part of a small team of bird biologists brought together in 1975 to try and save the species.

In the 1970s, the peregrine falcon was on the endangered species list. While the population has bounced back, the peregrine isn’t out of the woods yet – it remains a species of special concern.

The organisers aim to provide an educational and engaging experience about the birds that inhabit the Wiltshire countryside.

Nearly 40 years after it was first put on a list of threatened species in Canada, the peregrine falcon now looks set to be classified as not at risk Nearly 40 years ago, it was one of the first ...