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  1. Opal, one of two white #ravens who are longtime residents at North Island Wildlife Recovery Center. She's not albino, please ignore my verbal error in vid.

    Opal arrived at NIWRA centre in 2024 after being found with damaged feathers and reduced flight ability. In addition to her injuries, Opal has a condition called #leucism, which causes partial loss of pigmentation, making her more visible to predators, and results in weaker feather condition. She will remain at the centre.

    Support Opal:
    niwra.org/product-page/opal-wh

    #corvids #wildlife #WildlifeHospital #WildlifeRecovery #nonprofit #birds #raptor #WildlifeRescue #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #WhiteRaven #Genetics

  2. Opal, one of two white #ravens who are longtime residents at North Island Wildlife Recovery Center. She's not albino, please ignore my verbal error in vid.

    Opal arrived at NIWRA centre in 2024 after being found with damaged feathers and reduced flight ability. In addition to her injuries, Opal has a condition called #leucism, which causes partial loss of pigmentation, making her more visible to predators, and results in weaker feather condition. She will remain at the centre.

    Support Opal:
    niwra.org/product-page/opal-wh

    #corvids #wildlife #WildlifeHospital #WildlifeRecovery #nonprofit #birds #raptor #WildlifeRescue #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #WhiteRaven #Genetics

  3. Opal, one of two white #ravens who are longtime residents at North Island Wildlife Recovery Center. She's not albino, please ignore my verbal error in vid.

    Opal arrived at NIWRA centre in 2024 after being found with damaged feathers and reduced flight ability. In addition to her injuries, Opal has a condition called #leucism, which causes partial loss of pigmentation, making her more visible to predators, and results in weaker feather condition. She will remain at the centre.

    Support Opal:
    niwra.org/product-page/opal-wh

    #corvids #wildlife #WildlifeHospital #WildlifeRecovery #nonprofit #birds #raptor #WildlifeRescue #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #WhiteRaven #Genetics

  4. Opal, one of two white #ravens who are longtime residents at North Island Wildlife Recovery Center. She's not albino, please ignore my verbal error in vid.

    Opal arrived at NIWRA centre in 2024 after being found with damaged feathers and reduced flight ability. In addition to her injuries, Opal has a condition called #leucism, which causes partial loss of pigmentation, making her more visible to predators, and results in weaker feather condition. She will remain at the centre.

    Support Opal:
    niwra.org/product-page/opal-wh

    #corvids #wildlife #WildlifeHospital #WildlifeRecovery #nonprofit #birds #raptor #WildlifeRescue #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #WhiteRaven #Genetics

  5. Opal, one of two white #ravens who are longtime residents at North Island Wildlife Recovery Center. She's not albino, please ignore my verbal error in vid.

    Opal arrived at NIWRA centre in 2024 after being found with damaged feathers and reduced flight ability. In addition to her injuries, Opal has a condition called #leucism, which causes partial loss of pigmentation, making her more visible to predators, and results in weaker feather condition. She will remain at the centre.

    Support Opal:
    niwra.org/product-page/opal-wh

    #corvids #wildlife #WildlifeHospital #WildlifeRecovery #nonprofit #birds #raptor #WildlifeRescue #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #WhiteRaven #Genetics

  6. Truwana/Cape Barren Island trail camera survey captures blond echidnas, white-footed dunnart and more

    Senior ranger Buck Brown knows the sandy beaches and dense bush of truwana/Cape Barren Island intricately. So when…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Aboriginal #blondeechidna #CA #camera #Canada #CapeBarren #FirstNations #Indigenous #island #leucism #Monitoring #Science #survey #tasmania #Trap #truwana #white-footeddunnart
    newsbeep.com/ca/528265/

  7. Truwana/Cape Barren Island trail camera survey captures blond echidnas, white-footed dunnart and more

    Senior ranger Buck Brown knows the sandy beaches and dense bush of truwana/Cape Barren Island intricately. So when…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Aboriginal #AU #Australia #blondeechidna #camera #CapeBarren #FirstNations #indigenous #island #leucism #monitoring #Science #survey #Tasmania #trap #truwana #white-footeddunnart
    newsbeep.com/au/531982/

  8. Truwana/Cape Barren Island trail camera survey captures blond echidnas, white-footed dunnart and more

    Senior ranger Buck Brown knows the sandy beaches and dense bush of truwana/Cape Barren Island intricately. So when…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Aboriginal #AU #Australia #blondeechidna #camera #CapeBarren #FirstNations #indigenous #island #leucism #monitoring #Science #survey #Tasmania #trap #truwana #white-footeddunnart
    newsbeep.com/au/531982/

  9. Truwana/Cape Barren Island trail camera survey captures blond echidnas, white-footed dunnart and more

    Senior ranger Buck Brown knows the sandy beaches and dense bush of truwana/Cape Barren Island intricately. So when…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Aboriginal #AU #Australia #blondeechidna #camera #CapeBarren #FirstNations #indigenous #island #leucism #monitoring #Science #survey #Tasmania #trap #truwana #white-footeddunnart
    newsbeep.com/au/531982/

  10. White crow

    A rare leucistic Eurasian crow spotted in Diyarbakır province, Turkey. Leucism is a genetic condition that causes partial or complete loss of pigment in a bird’s feathers while preserving its normal eye colour.

    Photograph: Dogan Evsan/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

    #photography
    #birds
    #crows
    #leucism

  11. Uniqueness
    A leucistic otter feeds on a catfish in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. #Leucism, a lack of melanin, resulting in pale or white fur. Animals with this condition can be more vulnerable because they don’t have their normal camouflage.

    Photograph: Daniela Anger/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

    #photography
    #wildlife
    #otters

  12. A bird of amazing beauty: meet White Ghost, a leucistic female red-tailed hawk.

    Photographer - Chris H. Petersen

    #Birds #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Leucism #RedTailedHawk

  13. Spectacular: a leucistic Loon!

    I've got around 22 photos of this beautiful bird. I'll put up four here, and then post another four.

    Photographer - Chris Whitty

    #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Loons #Leucism

  14. Spectacular: a leucistic Loon!

    I've got around 22 photos of this beautiful bird. I'll put up four here, and then post another four.

    Photographer - Chris Whitty

    #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Loons #Leucism

  15. Spectacular: a leucistic Loon!

    I've got around 22 photos of this beautiful bird. I'll put up four here, and then post another four.

    Photographer - Chris Whitty

    #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Loons #Leucism

  16. Spectacular: a leucistic Loon!

    I've got around 22 photos of this beautiful bird. I'll put up four here, and then post another four.

    Photographer - Chris Whitty

    #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Loons #Leucism

  17. Spectacular: a leucistic Loon!

    I've got around 22 photos of this beautiful bird. I'll put up four here, and then post another four.

    Photographer - Chris Whitty

    #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Loons #Leucism

  18. World’s first rare white Iberian lynx spotted in southern Spain | Video

    In an extraordinary wildlife discovery, a young photographer from southern Spain has captured the first-ever footage of a…
    #NewsBeep #News #Environment #conservationsuccess #environment #habitatloss #Iberianlynx #leucism #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #wildlifediscovery
    newsbeep.com/uk/239290/

  19. Have you ever seen a white Common Raven (Corvus corax)? No, this isn’t a new species… or a ghost. 👻This Raven’s striking pale plumage is the result of the genetic mutations leucism or albinism. Leucism is a reduction in all types of pigmentation, including melanin. Albinism is the inability to produce or distribute melanin.

    Photo: cedarleaf, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

    via amnhnyc

    #photography
    #birds
    #leucism
    #albinism
    #ravens

  20. The leucistic Black-capped Chickadee remains a constant visitor to the yard this winter. The white cap looks like a lion’s mane resting on its back and the black mottling on its head is quite distinct.

    #Wildlife #Birds #Leucism