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After about six weeks of care, Anderson Humane released a great horned owl back into the wild Friday at Campton Forest Preserve. They believe the owl was suffering from West Nile virus and another infection.
JUPITER — For six brown pelicans, freedom was only a few flaps of their wings away.
Two adult and four juvenile pelicans were released back into the wild April 9 by volunteers and friends of the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a wildlife hospital and education center headquartered in Jupiter since 1983.
For nearly two months, the pelicans were patients at the sanctuary's wildlife hospital. Some had been treated for injuries incurred after they became entangled in fishing gear. The others were treated for exhaustion, probably as a result of migrating, explained Stephanie Franczak, hospital director at Busch Wildlife.
Freedom Friday
The release was the end of a week's worth of wildlife releases by sanctuary staff, Franczak said. Prior to the pelican release, staff had turned loose four screech owls, about 15 squirrels, 15 possums and a few songbirds.
A pelican that got blown off course and was rescued in chilly Connecticut has been flown to Florida, where he is recovering from pneumonia and frostbite.
A pelican that got blown off course and was rescued in chilly Connecticut has been flown to Florida, where he is recovering from pneumonia and frostbite. The brown pelican, nicknamed Arvy, was rescued from the icy Connecticut River on Jan. 27. The bird, whose species is not typically seen in the Northeast, was taken
A pelican that got blown off course and was rescued in chilly Connecticut has been flown to Florida, where he is recovering from pneumonia and frostbite. The brown pelican, nicknamed Arvy, was rescued from the icy Connecticut River on Jan. 27. The bird, whose species is not typically seen in
A pelican that got blown off course and was rescued in chilly Connecticut has been flown to Florida, where he is recovering from pneumonia and frostbite.