Sunday 4 December 2011

A rescue on Scarborough Beach


A late afternoon call from WIRES reporting a pelican landing on Scarborough Beach and noticed by local lifesaver Paddy, resulted in this young lady coming into care to assess why she was there and unable to fly to avoid capture. She'd been on the beach about 2 hours when we arrived. With the help of Paddy going out into the surf incase she got in to open water and Australian Seabird Rescue members Leonie and Kay on the beach, we picked the pelican up in the shallows. Thanks also to the WIRES duty officer for going to the beach and assessing the situation while we were on route. It's great when rescue groups can work together for the benefit of our much loved wildlife. Our co-ordinator Julie assessed this young lady the next morning and cleared her for release. She must have been on holiday and ran out of "Puff"!
Betty

Lifesaver Paddy with the pelican rescued at Scarborough Beach

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