<div dir="ltr"><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:15.399999618530273px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><font face="lucida sans, lucida grande, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:normal">Hello All.</span></font></font></h4><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:15.399999618530273px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000" style="font-weight:normal"><font face="lucida sans, lucida grande, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></font></font></h4><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:15.399999618530273px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000" style="font-weight:normal"><font face="lucida sans, lucida grande, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Back in late August 2017, Wild Care, Inc. transported a non-releasable seabird, a Common Murre - nicknamed "Murrey", to Omaha's Henry Doorly Museum and Zoo in Omaha Nebraska, to be placed in a permanent seabird </span></font></font><font color="#000000" face="lucida sans, lucida grande, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:normal">exhibit. The bird was flown to the zoo from Hyannis Airport, on a private jet, chartered by a generous, anonymous Wild Care donor. Wild Care recently received an update from the zoo (zoo</span></font><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'lucida sans','lucida grande',sans-serif"> press release attached)</span><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'lucida sans','lucida grande',sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'lucida sans','lucida grande',sans-serif">stating that the murre is in the permanent exhibit, and is doing very well! In fact, Murrey is a she, and already has a mate! Full story below. Attached photos, please credit as labeled. More photos by request.</span></h4><h4 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:'lucida sans','lucida grande',sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:15.399999618530273px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">
<p class="MsoNormal">Stephanie Ellis, Wild Care Executive Director</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:inherit"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:inherit"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">October 26, 2017</p><p class="MsoNormal">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: Stephanie Ellis, Executive Director,
WILD CARE Inc. <span></span></p>
<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Phone: (650)
319-5491 cell, <a href="mailto:Stephanie@wildcarecapecod.org" target="_blank">Stephanie@wildcarecapecod.org</a> </span><br></font></span></span></h4><div><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">###</font></span></span></div><div><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><div style="text-align:center"><font face="lucida sans, lucida grande, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Murrey - The Story of A Cape Cod Murre Who Flew to Omaha - On a Jet!</span></font><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="lucida sans, lucida grande, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">by Jennifer Taylor, Wild Care Animal Care Coordinator</span></font></div></font></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-size:14px"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-size:14px">All I can say is that we never could have done it without our seabird pools! Murrey had such a will to live! This is what many seabirds do not have after being in captivity. To keep them eating and preening is the most difficult thing at a rehab facility. We strive to get these birds in and out within 2 weeks to prevent depression and atrophy of the wing muscles. Just imagine how terrifying it is for a bird who all its life has only known the open ocean-being put into a box, handled by predators (us), then being fed thawed fish in a bowl?</span><br></font></div><div style="text-align:left"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-size:14px"><br></span></font></div><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Really. Two weeks is about all they can take without negative effects.—But, not Murrey!</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">A Terrific Will to Survive</font></strong></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">It all started with Murrey the Common Murre. He was found on Nauset Beach on February 11, 2017, by a lovely woman named Caroline Itzler. She brought the bird to us. It was cold, emaciated and weak, and had a 2-inch long laceration over his left thigh. The wound was very deep and his prognosis was grave. I worked with my staff to stabilize the bird. We cleaned his wound and applied tissue adhesive. We did not have much hope that the bird would be alive in the morning…</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Much to our delight, Murrey was alive the next day, and over the weeks became more stable with supportive care. Eventually he was placed in our seabird therapy pools to regain his waterproofing and become conditioned. To prepare him for his next journey back on the sea…</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Until it was apparent that he could not go back into the wild, we always treated him as a wild bird. He never got tamed, but he did know that after we handled him, his crate was a “safe place”, and he would check himself out in the mirror then walk over to his bowl and eat his fish. He definitely got into the routine.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">While Murrey’s wound had fully healed, he had a patch of feathers that were not growing in properly. When it was evident that his waterproofing was not going to be 100% in time for spring migration – or perhaps would never be, we needed to assess his condition and make a decision as to what to do with him. Caroline, his rescuer, even offered to drive him up to Canada! This was a terrific offer, but even if his feathers did grow in, by that time his muscle condition would not be up to survival in the wild. Our facilities cannot provide a flight cage for seabirds.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">So, because of the time and effort our staff and volunteers put into this bird, and his great will to survive despite the odds, we decided to pursue finding a place for him to go.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Finding a Home for Murrey</font></strong></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">I first contacted New England Aquarium. Several years ago we gave them a couple of non-releasable shorebirds to include in their Piping Plover exhibit. They were not interested in Murrey at this time, but instead, they put him on a list serve to be viewed by like facilities.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Seattle Aquarium was very interested, but they were concerned that the water they use directly from the Puget Sound would be too cold for the bird. The Georgia Aquarium was also interested… With so much help from Sarah Perry at the Seattle Aquarium we finally got the word from Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium that Murrey would have a permanent new home!</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Leaving on a Jet Plane</font></strong></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">An anonymous donor offered to fly Murrey and me, on a private jet directly to Omaha, to avoid the stress of lots of driving and long flights on the bird. When all the official paperwork was in place, off we went.</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">On Wednesday, August 23rd, Murrey, myself, and our Executive Director Stephanie Ellis, flew to Omaha on a jet. When we arrived, we were greeted warmly by Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium’s Lead Bird Keeper, Paul Rollman. Murrey was placed into a quarantine room, where he has been under observation for just under two weeks. We received word that Murrey was placed in the permanent exhibit with other murres and puffins just yesterday, and is doing very well!</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Other big news, DNA tests from the zoo revealed that Murrey is actually a female. Hello Murriel!</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">We are so very grateful for this opportunity for Murrey. So many people made this happen. I even got shipping tips from the Alaska Sea Life Center, and Monterey Bay Aquarium in California!</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Thank you to the wonderful staff of Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. Thank you to local veterinarians Dr. Louise Morgan, John Kelly, DVM, Eric Stone, DVM, and Priya Patel, DVM. All assisted Murrey during his stay at Wild Care. Thank you to everyone who played a part in his rehabilitation. And thank you especially to our wonderful donor who enabled his transport to Omaha, stress-free!</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000"><b><font face="inherit"><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit">Epilogue from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, </span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">October</font><font face="inherit"><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit"> 19, 2017</span></font></b></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">"Murrey is now part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP) and could potentially breed with any of Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium’s males. If she were to breed, she would bring in new genetic diversity, ultimately strengthening the SSP. The common murre is currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, however, if wild populations were to decline to a point of concern, having a viable and genetically diverse population allows zoos to help rebuild wild populations. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium has done this most recently with the Dusky Gopher Frog." (See full press release below from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium).</font></p><p style="text-align:center;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">###</font></p><div><div class="gmail-m_-4419516928502406098gmail-m_-8688415296504178857gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><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 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildCareCapeCod" target="_blank">Facebook</a>! </p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="line-height:normal"><a href="tel:(508)%20240-2255" value="+15082402255" target="_blank">508-240-2255</a> 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"><a href="http://www.wildcarecapecod.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0By9sC6SpljkvQ1R0Tjl3MVVTa2s&revid=0By9sC6SpljkvWkFzT2lUUSsyZWdzczVOK3d4dzJZVTZyRk9FPQ" width="200" height="153"></a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/wildcaresubscription" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.wildcarecapecod.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/join-our-newsletter.png" width="200" height="62" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"></a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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