Rotary Club of East Sutherland donates £500 to Blue Highlands Raptor Rescue and Avian Conservation Centre in Brora
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A WILDLIFE rescue centre has received a cash boost thanks to local Rotarians.
Linda Graham, the new president of the Rotary Club of East Sutherland, popped along to the Blue Highlands Raptor Rescue and Avian Conservation Centre in Brora to present them with £500.
The money will be used by the Golf Road site so that they can invest in high- quality specialist bird carriers for use when collecting injured birds or releasing them once they have recovered.
A spokesperson for the Rotary club said: “This summer has been ‘full-on’ for the rescue centre as birds large and small arrive needing care 10 times a day.
They have had to build new facilities including a ‘chick shack’ to accommodate the literally hundreds of young birds that have fallen out of nest, been attacked by cats or hit by cars – some even just starving and helpless.
“This includes a considerable number of herons who need care, feeding and taught how to paddle and fish for food before they are let go in the wild.
“What a great job they do and, once Covid-19 restrictions ease, hopefully many locals and visitors will be able to visit birds – local and exotic – at the centre.”
