'Pelican Express' Bring Duo Home From RI
Two pelicans blown to Rhode Island by Hurricane Sandy were flown to Florida this weekend.
A pair of pelicans blown north by Hurricane Sandy are now safely back within their rightful climate zone today thanks to the efforts of volunteers from Rhode Island to Florida. The two juvenile birds were caught a day apart in Rhode Island on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 following Hurricane Sandy. The first bird was found in Galilee while the second landed on a fishing vessel (which coincidentally donates food to Sea World) 120 miles south of Block Island. For the past week or so, they have been treated and care for at the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI (WRARI) on Shermantown Road in North Kingstown. "They were in fairly good condition physically," said Kristin Fletcher, executive director of WRARI. "They lost feathers and were really …
Martha L. Schmidt
5:53 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
THANK YOU SO.MUCH FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU DO.TO HELP WILDLIFE..LOVE PELICANS..THEY ARE THE NEATEST BIRDS!!!!LOVE TO.SEE THEM WHEN I AM IN FLORIDA... more ›