<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Alan,<br></div>Thanks for thie info. Hopefully the booby makes a full recovery. How would it be released after recovery? I know a ship that often sails from Buzzards Bay down to the tropics in early January. <br></div>Sincerely Tim<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 7:32 AM, Alan White <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:awhite@maritime.edu" target="_blank">awhite@maritime.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Heather, Craig, Tim and Mark,<div><br></div><div>Thought you'd be interested in this email I just got.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers, Alan</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Stephanie Ellis</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stephanie@wildcarecapecod.org" target="_blank">stephanie@wildcarecapecod.org</a><wbr>></span><br>Date: Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 6:00 PM<br>Subject: [SEMCO] IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Rare Tropical Seabird At Wild Care - In Wake of Hurricane Jose<br>To: <br><br><br><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Athelas Regular';color:black"><img src="cid:ii_15ec033e56bbc2bc" alt="Inline image 2" height="426" width="320"><img src="cid:ii_15ec033df5660e4e" alt="Inline image 1" height="426" width="320"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Athelas Regular';color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Athelas Regular';color:black">CONTACT: Stephanie Ellis,
Executive Director, cell <a href="tel:(650)%20319-5491" value="+16503195491" target="_blank">650-319-5491</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Athelas Regular';color:black"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Athelas Regular';color:black">PHOTOS ATTACHED</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Athelas Regular';color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Athelas Regular';color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><span style="font-family:'Athelas Regular';color:black"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:windowtext">RARE SEABIRD BROUGHT TO
WILD CARE</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:windowtext">IN WAKE OF HURRICANE JOSE<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:windowtext">Eastham, MA. September 26,
2017. </span></i><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:windowtext">Hurricane Jose has left dozens of battered
seabirds in its wake on Cape Cod. including a rare tropical seabird, a Masked
Booby that was rescued by Wild Care, Inc., a wildlife rehabilitation hospital located
in Eastham.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:windowtext">“We
received a call today about an injured bird at LeCount’s Hollow in Wellfleet.
We arranged for volunteer Claudia Rothman to go out and rescue the bird, which
was identified as a “gannet” over the phone. Much to our surprise, the bird was
not a gannet, but instead was a species of booby (a tropical relative of the
Northern Gannet), states Stephanie Ellis, Wild Care’s Executive Director. “We
immediately examined the bird to assess its condition. The bird is very thin,
weak and is experiencing respiratory discomfort likely due to a fungal infection.
The bird’s condition is grave, but we are providing supportive care and keeping
it comfortable at this time.”<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:windowtext">Stephanie
immediately contacted Mark Faherty, Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife
Sanctuary’s Science Coordinator to alert him of this special patient. Mark
confirmed the bird’s identification as a “Masked Booby”, and stated there has
been “a single Massachusetts record, from a boat at the continental shelf, 100
miles south of Nantucket in 2015.”<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:windowtext">So, what is it exactly that
makes this bird so special? This species is a rare visitor to our shorelines. The
Masked Booby breeds throughout the world’s tropical oceans and islands and is
most commonly sighted along the Gulf of Mexico, with breeding attempts on the
Dry Tortugas, Fl. and the Hawaiian Islands. It is otherwise not commonly seen
in North America. (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Athelas Regular';color:black">For species-related info,
please contact Mark Faherty, Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Science Coordinator. Cell <a href="tel:(774)%20288-9465" value="+17742889465" target="_blank">774-288-9465</a>.)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Athelas Regular';color:black"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:windowtext">The
booby is not the only bird washed up from Hurricane Jose. Wild Care currently has
several shearwaters, gannets, and a cormorant in their care. Donations to help
with rescue and care are needed and welcomed.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:rgb(0,112,192)"><a href="https://www.wildcarecapecod.org/donate-today/" target="_blank">https://www.wildcarecapecod.or<wbr>g/donate-today/</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:windowtext">Due to the critical
condition of this bird, and the unknown outcome, Wild Care kindly requests that
the public refrain from visiting and calling for updates. “Wild Care is not
open to the public, and stabilization of this bird is critical at this time,”
states Ellis. “Please refer to our
Facebook page for regular updates at: “WildCareCapeCod”. It is our hope that beachgoers will be on the
lookout for other injured or stranded seabirds. If you find a bird in distress,
please call our Wildlife Helpline at <a href="tel:(508)%20240-2255" value="+15082402255" target="_blank">508-240-2255</a>.” <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:black">ABOUT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:black"><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';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 <a href="tel:(508)%20240-2255" value="+15082402255" target="_blank">508-240-2255</a>. Visit WILD CARE’s website at </span><a href="http://www.wildcarecapecod.org" target="_blank"><span class="m_319794523459349933m_-7325903578165824710gmail-Hyperlink0"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">www.wildcarecapecod.org</span></span></a><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:black"> to make a donation.</span><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"><span></span></span></p>
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