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'Surrounded in fleece': Rescued pelican on plane to Florida wildlife sanctuary Susan Braden FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 The brown pelican on its return flight home Feb. 4. He was flown to Jupiter, Fla., to make his home at the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary there.Christine Cummings / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Pilots and members of the Spirit of Meriden Flight Club, mother and daughter Laurie (right) and Ariana Strand, before takeoff for their flight to Jupiter, Fla.Christine Cummings / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 3of3 KILLINGWORTH — A brown pelican rescued from the wintry wa...

‘Dramatic shift on climate change:’ CT environmentalists praise Biden’s approach to the issues By DJ Simmons FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedInRedditPinterest Photo: Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media Environmental leaders from across Fairfield County shared their praise for President Joe Biden’s executive orders on climate change and more in an online forum Friday hosted by U.S. Rep. Jim Himes. The event highlighted the wide array of actions Biden has taken since taking office just over a week ago. His executive orders have ranged from setting a goal to prote...

Update on Brown Pelican Rescue in Essex Written by Ct. Audubon Society The Brown Pelican that was rescued in dire condition from the icy Connecticut River in Essex yesterday is doing surprisingly well today and seems as if it will survive. Christine Cummings, co-founder A Place Called Hope, the raptor rehabilitation center in Killingworth that has been treating the bird since yesterday afternoon, said the pelican has been taking fluids and eating a specially-prepared fish slurry. “We’re bouncing this bird back,” she said on the phone this morning, with obvious happiness. “I...

Updated: 6:40 PM EST January 27, 2021 ESSEX, Conn. — A Brown Pelican was rescued Wednesday by officials.  The bird was found injured, huddled in distress at a cove. EcoTravel Director Andy Griswold says the bird was against the floating dock in the marina. He was concerned because the animal was not feeding energetically.  The CT Audubon Society says Brown Pelicans are southern coastal birds that rarely travel further than Virginia Beach.  Griswold called the Audubon Executive Director Patrick Comins who in turn called A Place Called Hope, a bird rehabilitation center in ...

Pelican rescued from icy Connecticut River in Essex FacebookTwitterEmail A brown pelican was rescued from the Connecticut River in Essex, Conn., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Officials say brown pelicans aren’t typically found this far north during this time of year.Andy Griswold / Contributed Photo ESSEX — A Connecticut Audubon Society worker helped rescue a brown pelican found in the Connecticut River, surrounded in ice Wednesday morning. Andy Griswold, director of EcoTravel for the Connecticut Audubon Society, said he received a report of a possibly injured brown pelican in Old Saybrook...