Do Crew digging in for the Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre

CBC'sDo Crew is pitching in to help out theCobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre.

The centretakes ininjured wildlife withthe aim of rehabilitating and returning the creatures to the wild.

A wildlife vet and volunteers care for more than 300animals every year.

They includeany kind of wild bird from hummingbirds to bald eagles as well as other wildlife like squirrels, porcupines, as well as reptiles and amphibians.

There is a nursery and also a large eagle flyway, where raptors can stretch and strengthen their wings as they recover from injury or lead poisoning.

The floor of the flyway needs additional pea gravel to help protect the raptors' feet when they land.

A small Do Crew will shovel pea gravel into wheelbarrows, carry it into the eagle flywayand then dump and rake the gravel.

The crew must besmall so as not to disturb the raptors too much.

Update: The Do Crew for this project is currently full.

WHEN: Friday,April 28 from11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHO:Sixvolunteers

WHAT: Moving pea gravel (wheelbarrows andshovels appreciated)

WHERE: Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Hilden (one hour drive north of Halifax)

To volunteer for future Do Crew events or to get more information, email Louise Renault atdocrewns@cbc.ca