Recently a distressed pelican was finally caught at Lake Conjola. This bird had a large lure with hooks on both ends stuck on his neck and back. The fishing line went over his head and around his wings. This was preventing him from eating but unfortunately not from flying. ASR was originally called on Good Friday but with so many people around, after driving the 2 hours to get there, the bird was nowhere in sight. Many people had seen the pelican and were very upset. Rhonda and Bill went back a few days later, but were not able to catch it. The following weekend Rhonda said "We're going down again and I'm not coming back without helping this bird!" So they booked into a cabin at the local caravan park. No luck that evening but the next day, finally success! The pelican was in a bad way but they were able to untangle it and treat the hook wounds. It was such a relief even though it was exhausting. It takes a lot of time to make these long trips and of course costs a lot in petrol. At this stage we don't have any ASR members in the Lake Conjola area but would welcome new members anywhere along our coastline.
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