Kawartha Wildlife Centre (KWC) has put out a call to local fishers asking for fresh, locally caught fish.
Recently KWC took a young osprey found in Ennismore, just off of Chemong Lake into their care. The female is severely underweight from an overload of parasites.
According to a social media post, osprey are ‘notoriously fussy and difficult to feed in captivity.’
Currently the juvenile is on a supportive hand-fed diet as staff at KWC treat her infestation, but in order to regain strength and weight she will need whole prey.
The wildlife rehabilitation centre hopes that local fishers can donate fresh fish to help get this osprey back to health.
They noted that fish of any size will help and they have a heron in their care that may appreciate a fresh catch as a treat.