The American Bald Eagle Foundation’s raptor curator is the first in Alaska and one of only 68 people in the world to become a certified professional bird trainer.
The certification will allow her to offer workshops to other Alaskan facilities and improve avian husbandry in Haines.
“I want to start raising the bar for Alaskan facilities,” Leia Minch said this week.
The International Avian Trainers Certification Board, in accordance with the International Association of Avian…