A rare bird recovering at the SPCA’s Wild Arc Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin died over the weekend after it was found injured at Ogden Point on Monday.
A female brown booby about two years old was found with a puncture wound in its chest, about 30 per cent under weight and with cuts on its feet.
In a statement the centre says the bird’s health dramatically declined despite antibiotics and tube feeding.
“Wild ARC staff are thankful to the finder that rescued the animal and called Wild ARC, and for all the public concern for this unique patient,” the statement reads. “Our solace is that she is no longer suffering.”
The tropical birds are typically found in California, Mexico and Hawaii and it's rare for them to be spotted here, the SPCA says.
