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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">August 8, 2016</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">Contact: Amy
Webster, Wildlife Rehabilitator, WILD CARE, Inc./cell, (774)-722-9828 </span><span style="text-indent:0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">Stephanie Ells, Executive
Director, WILD CARE, Inc. /cell, (650)-319-5491</span><span style="text-indent:0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"> </span></p>
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Rescues Osprey Dangling from 60 Foot Tree in Orleans</span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">Eastham, MA. </span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">On Friday, August 5</span><sup><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">, Wild Care, Inc., a wildlife rescue
and rehabilitation center in Eastham, responded to a call for an adult Osprey
seen “dangling” from a 60-foot tree near the Linnell Rd. marsh in Orleans. The
bird was thought to have been there for 3 days, prior to Wild Care being
notified. Wild Care Wildlife Rehabilitator, Amy Webster, responded to the scene
along with the Orleans Police Dept. Also notified was local tree worker Scott
McLeod, who had already cleared a 50-foot trail through the thick brush, and
was standing at the base of the said tree when Amy and the police arrived.
McLeod proceeded to climb to the top of the tree and was successful in removing
and lowering the treetop from which the bird was dangling. Once the Osprey was
lowered to the ground, Amy Webster quickly examined the bird’s condition. “I
was relieved that her foot was not fractured, and there was no necrosis or
lacerations,” stated Amy Webster. “The
bird was caught in silt fencing, and it was entangled around all 4 toes and
ankle. Fortunately for the bird, all of
her toes were bound with equal pressure, preventing her from worse injury.” Amy
swaddled the Osprey in a blanket and placed her into a special laundry basket
used for containing large raptors safely. The bird was transported to Wild Care
and given supportive care, and is expected to make a full recovery. The entire rescue operation took 3 hours. “This
is an incredible example of the wonderful service that Wild Care provides to
the community and to the wildlife of Cape Cod,” says Wild Care’s Executive
Director Stephanie Ellis. “Wild Care is the only local wildlife rehabilitation
facility that conducts rescues. Osprey are large and feisty birds. This is not
a bird that we would ask the public to attempt to rescue on their own. We are
so fortunate to also have the assistance of the Orleans Police Department,
Scott McLeod, and the caring individuals who contacted us about this bird. It
was truly a team effort, with a great outcome.”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">Osprey are back from the brink of near extirpation from Cape Cod,
after their population plummeted in the 70’s due to DDT. With the ban of DDT in
1972, and the development of programs to monitor and install nesting platforms
for Osprey, the species has once again reached a sustainable population on Cape
Cod.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black">WILD CARE’s wildlife rehabilitators treat birds, mammals and
reptiles brought to the center, with the goal of releasing them back into the
wild when they are capable of independent survival. Through public education,
WILD CARE works to prevent wildlife casualties and works to engage the
community in conservation through volunteerism. Since our founding WILD CARE
has accepted over 25,000 wild creatures, representing over 275 species of
native birds, mammals and reptiles. If you encounter injured, orphaned or ill
wildlife please call the WILD CARE of Cape Cod helpline at 508-240-2255. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Visit WILD CARE’s website at </span><a href="http://www.wildcarecapecod.org"><span class=""><span style="font-size:12pt">www.wildcarecapecod.org</span></span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> to make a donation.</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Athelas;color:black"></span></p>
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</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_1566b5e195610c29" alt="Inline image 3" width="406" height="544"><br></div><div><br></div><div>Photo credit - Amy Webster, Wild Care, Inc.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_1566b5d357da7e38" alt="Inline image 2" width="544" height="408"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p>Photo credit - Cristalyn Searles. Wild Care, Inc. </p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal">Stephanie Ellis</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal">Executive Director</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal">Wild Care, Inc.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal">10 Smith Lane</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal">Eastham, MA 02642</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><a href="http://www.wildcarecapecod.org" target="_blank">www.wildcarecapecod.org</a></span></p><p>Find us on Facebook! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildCareCapeCod/?fref=nf" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/WildCareCapeCod/?fref=nf</a></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="line-height:normal">508-240-2255 office</span><span style="line-height:normal"> </span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="line-height:normal"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0By9sC6SpljkvQ1R0Tjl3MVVTa2s&revid=0By9sC6SpljkvWkFzT2lUUSsyZWdzczVOK3d4dzJZVTZyRk9FPQ"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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