Two months ago, 19 eagles were discovered in the Prince Rupert landfill covered in a “deleterious substance” that had been dumped in the liquid waste site at the landfill, according to a statement released by the City of Prince Rupert.
Though it happened two months ago, the City did not release information about it to the public until last week.
“A mass die-off like this has never happened before at the landfill,” said Arnie Nagy, a volunteer and spokesperson for the Prince Rupert Wildlife and Rehab Shelter. “The City needs to do more to ensure something like this doesn’t happen again.”
An investigation has since been launched by the City of Prince Rupert and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to determine exactly what substance was dumped and subsequently killed the eagles, however official say the substance was not hazardous. Still, whoever dumped the substance, could be facing charges and penalties.
