by Natalie Osborne | Apr 14, 2026
Boris was found injured north of Anchorage after a vehicle collision. He suffered trauma to his right wrist which left him unable to fully extend his wing. Because of this injury he can no longer fly and would be unable to survive on his own in the wild. He became...
by Natalie Osborne | Apr 14, 2026
In 2015, Narwhal was admitted to Mt. McKinley Animal Hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska after being struck by a car along the highway. The collision damaged his left wing and scraped one of the feather tufts off the top of his head. After several months it was clear that,...
by Natalie Osborne | Apr 14, 2026
Varia was found in Ketchikan, Alaska along the roadway with a broken right wrist. While she eventually regained the ability to fly, her flight was noticeably noisy, making it difficult for her to hunt—since owls rely on silent flight to catch prey. Because she would...
by Natalie Osborne | Apr 14, 2026
Tito came to the Alaska Raptor Center from Juneau, Alaska after being found on the ground, starving and under attack by ravens. He is blind in his right eye, leaving him without depth perception and not able to hunt or defend himself in the wild. Deemed...
by Natalie Osborne | Apr 14, 2026
Qigiq (pronounced Kig-ick) was found starving and injured along an Illinois roadside in 2012 after being struck by a vehicle and suffering multiple fractures to his left wing. He received surgery at the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic and was later...
