I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Rebecca Lessard of Wings of Wonder as she rehabilitated Polly ... thank you WoW!
In summary, as presented by WoW:
“Polly”, an American White Pelican, was rescued from Bear Lake, Michigan and admitted to Wings of Wonder, in Empire, Michigan, on August 14, 2017 for rehabilitation. This hatch-year youngster had a severe injury to her left eye, was thin and dehydrated, and was covered with mites, lice and flukes….she was in rough shape.
Over the many weeks Polly gained back her health and her sweet personality blossomed. Due to the permanent blindness in her left eye and her lack of depth perception she would not be able to survive life in the wild. “Polly” was transferred to the North East Wisconsin Zoo on September 23, 2017.
Polly will remain in quarantine for about a month before being introduced into her new permanent outdoor space, which comes with a roommate…a lovely adult male American White Pelican. We wish her a long and pampered life at the NEW Zoo.
Our thanks:
The stellar WOW volunteer team: Ken Scott, Thomas Rollert, Chris Johnson, Janice Davidson, Kaitlyn Bohnet and Julie Avery
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Cindi and Ed John: Treaty Fish Company
Dr. Pamela Graves: Bay Area Veterinary Hospital
Larry Harrison and Richard Rottman: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Carmen Murach: Curator of Animals at the NEW Zoo
and to the many donors who sponsored the care and transport of this sweet pelican!
music by Kevin MacLeod
www.wingsofwonder.org
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newzoo.org
kenscottphotography.com
clip date/id: 20171007 Polly