News release

Hawk with broken wing, injured eye, found on Burnaby roadway now recovering in rehab facility

June 12, 2025 - Burnaby, British Columbia
From: Burnaby RCMP

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File # 2025-18978

A Burnaby RCMP officer rescued an injured hawk after it was located in the middle of the road near Hall Avenue and Kingsway in South Burnaby.

On June 4, 2025, just after 1:00 a.m., a Burnaby RCMP frontline officer was advised of the injured bird by a concerned citizen. The hawk appeared to have been hit by a vehicle and the citizen was worried it was at risk of being hit again.

The officer located the hawk laying in the middle of the road with an injured wing on Hall Avenue, near Kingsway.

After speaking to a conservation officer, and exhausting all local wildlife rehabilitation centers in the area, the officer transported the injured bird to an animal emergency clinic in Langley until a rehabilitation centre could take over.

“As a police officer, you never know what you’re going to encounter, or who is going to need your help on any given shift. We are very pleased that an officer was around to aid this hawk in her time of need,” said Constable Tyler Hawkins from Burnaby RCMP’s Strike Force.

“This is clearly a wing win situation, where the only feathers ruffled were from the hawk as she was being removed from the road by our officer,” said Staff Sergeant Steve Eagles with Burnaby RCMP’s Community Programs. “We are glad this hawk is safe and getting the care she needs and we would also like to acknowledge the hawk-eyed member of the public who made us aware of the injured bird.”

The wounded hawk is now being treated at Delta’s OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society.

To learn more about OWL, please visit OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society.

Suffering from a broken wing and a bad eye, she has a long way to go, but is in good hands.

Burnaby RCMP would like to thank the citizen that alerted our officer of the injured bird, as well as the clinic in Langley for the temporary home, and of course, OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society who have taken on the task of mending our new bird friend back to health.

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