<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_jxz3v9hf0" alt="Osprey parent returning to the nest by Carl R Jacobs.jpg" width="542" height="361"><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_jxz3vb7u1" alt="Second Osprey juvenile in nest 1 by Carl R Jacobs.jpg" width="542" height="361"><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_jxz3vcxs2" alt="Rebuilding nest by Carl R Jacobs 1.jpg" width="542" height="361"><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_jxz3vg0z3" alt="Jayne Fowler places first Osprey juvenile in new nest by Carl R Jacobs .jpg" width="542" height="361"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>Additional photos available via DropBox. Please credit photos with photographer, as labeled:</div><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/r7yz4bukte9ch39/AABw7bWeKd0Db6d7pG_cjn-Wa?dl=0" target="_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/r7yz4bukte9ch39/AABw7bWeKd0Db6d7pG_cjn-Wa?dl=0</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_8625145443721939711gmail-docs-internal-guid-461126a4-7fff-d5b6-bb5d-87f1bc3d78f8" style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-right:27pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Athelas Regular";background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">July 12, 2019</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-right:27pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Athelas Regular";background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-right:27pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Athelas Regular";background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Contact:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-right:27pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Athelas Regular";background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stephanie Ellis</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-right:27pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Athelas Regular";background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Executive Director, WILD CARE Inc.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-right:27pt;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Athelas Regular";background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">650.319.5491, </span><a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Athelas Regular";color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">stephanie@wildcarecapecod.org</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wild Care Successfully Reunites Sesuit Harbor Osprey Chicks - with Community Support</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">###</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5709090909090908;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eastham. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">July 12, 2019 Wild Care, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">a wildlife rehabilitation center located in Eastham, is once again aided by the support of the community coming together to help save two Osprey chicks, and reunite them with their parents.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5709090909090908;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On Saturday morning, June 29th, Wild Care’s Helpline was flooded with phone calls about an Osprey nest platform that collapsed at Sesuit Harbor East, in Dennis, MA. It was reported that the two chicks were on the ground, and the adult Osprey were frantically circling.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5709090909090908;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wild Care’s Wildlife Rehab Assistant, Jayne Fowler, immediately arrived at the scene and retrieved the two chicks and brought them to Wild Care, where they were examined thoroughly by Wild Care’s staff. Despite falling approximately 35 feet from their nest, the chicks were uninjured. Wild Care received permission from MassWildlife State Ornithologist, Andrew Vitz, to place them back into the nest when possible.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5709090909090908;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The challenge however, was that there was barely a nest or platform remaining to place them back into. Furthermore, being a pre-holiday weekend, it was difficult to mobilize help. Wild Care needed assistance, including; materials, labor, machines and someone with the know-how to safely construct a solid nesting platform. In came Carl Jacobs to the rescue. Carl is a Brewster resident, and a retired Firefighter and Paramedic from the Dennis Fire Department. He has been visiting this particular Osprey nest site for many years.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5709090909090908;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Carl was quickly able to secure a 65' personnel lift-machine, donated by </span><a href="https://www.robertchildsinc.com/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Robert Child’s, Inc.</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (South Dennis). Carl also received donations of cedar lumber for the nest platform, from </span><a href="https://www.stonewoodproducts.com/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stonewood Products</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Harwich), and donations of metal for the platform braces, from </span><a href="https://www.baskinsacehardware.com/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Baskin's Ace Hardware</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (South Dennis). The Dennis Fire Department offered Carl a ladder truck and backup support, and the Dennis Harbormaster Department offered support and tools as needed. It takes a village!!!</span></p><br><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Carl, along with </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fellow Firefighter and Paramedic, Brad Cross of Yarmouth, utilized the lift and </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">spent </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">hours </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rebuilding the nest platform on July 10th. Upon completion of the platform, Wild Care Intern, Kat Munsell delivered the chicks to the Sesuit Harbor East location at 3 PM. Jayne then placed the chicks into the nest. With many eyes watching, and hoping for the best, onlookers watched as the Osprey parents circled around the nest, but did not land. “At one point, the adult female Osprey flew towards the nest with a very large stick,” states Stephanie Ellis, Wild Care’s Executive Director. “We all got so excited that she would finally land in the nest. Much to our disappointment, she dropped the stick in the nest, and then flew off!” However, patience is a virtue, and the Osprey parents </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">finally </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">landed in the nest at 5:15 PM, and proceeded to bring fish to the nest for the chicks. The birds were checked on the morning of July 11th by Jayne and Carl, who reported the parents are caring for the chicks, and their new digs seem to be working out just fine.</span><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5709090909090908;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“This story is incredibly heartwarming, states Ellis, “and is a testament to the great work that we do at Wild Care, and the type of positive outcome that is possible when a community of people come together. We could not have done this without the quick work of Carl Jacobs and Brad Cross. I am also grateful to my incredible staff, who provided excellent care to these chicks for twelve days at our facility in Eastham. Thank you Carl and Brad, Robert Child’s Inc., Stonewood Products, Dennis Fire Department, and Dennis HarborMaster, for assisting us in reuniting this Osprey family. Success!”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5709090909090908;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">###</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ABOUT WILD CARE:</span></p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wild Care’s mission is to treat injured, ill and orphaned native wildlife for release, to prevent wildlife casualties through public education and live counseling, and to engage the community in conservation through volunteerism. Since our founding, Wild Care has accepted over 27,000 wild creatures, representing 275 species of native birds, mammals, and reptiles. On average, Wild Care receives over 1,800 wild animals per year for treatment. If you encounter injured, orphaned or ill wildlife, please call Wild Care’s “Wildlife Helpline” at 508-240- 2255. 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