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Published:
May 10, 2008
Injured
gannet found in Burnham is released from Devon cliff-top
 An
injured gannet which was found in Burnham-On-Sea earlier this
year has been released back into the wild from a cliff-top in
Devon.
The
bird had been blown inland during heavy storms back in March and
needed care and attention, which it received at the RSPCA's Wildlife
Centre near Taunton.
Wildlife
assistant Paul Kennedy, who helped care for the bird, told Burnham-On-Sea.com:
"It is great to see the bird released back into the wild.
It's what our job is all about - preparing the animals to be able
to fend for themselves."
Two
of the birds were released from clifftops at the Valley of Rocks,
near Lynton in Devon, after being blown inland during a storm
on March 12th this year.
One
was picked up in an outdoor swimming pool in Burnham-On-Sea and
the other was blown by high winds into a block of flats at Westward
Ho! in Devon.
The
Bunham gannet had an injured foot caused by fishing line and was
treated at Secret World wildlife rescue centre, before being rehabilitated
at the West Hatch Wildlife Centre.
The
pair were kept in outdoor pools to allow their feathers to become
waterproof so they could float and dive while at sea.
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