Found a Bird that Needs Help? CALL Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter at (910) 294-2555
Found a Bird that Needs Help? CALL Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter at (910) 294-2555
Have you ever hooked or entangled a bird unintentionally while fishing? Don’t worry! You won’t get in trouble and there are some simple steps you can take that will save the bird’s life. These instructions will apply to those of you who may have found a bird hooked or tangled in fishing line as well.
Remember! If you don’t unhook and disentangle the bird, it is almost certain to eventually die from infection from a hook-related injury or due to the line hampering its movements, constricting its circulation, or tangling so badly that the bird becomes trapped. A pelican trailing fishing line will return to its nesting colony and entangle numerous other birds. It is never safe for a bird to be trailing line.
Steps to Help Hooked or Entangled Birds
Adapted from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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