

“The group of ladies that responded were fast and motivated to save him,” Messner tells us. The Wildlife Response and Rehabilitation Center will be a centrally located facility where citizens, animal control officers and other agencies can drop off wildlife. Tidewater Wildlife Rescue responded, working for more than an hour trying to find the pelican, then rescue him via kayak in cold, windy conditions. Our scientists use a variety of innovative techniques to study, protect, and rescue bottlenose dolphins in distress (e.g., disentanglement response and. Messner called the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, who referred him to a rescue hotline. “I went to put my dog away, and when I returned the pelican was swimming with difficulty, but I was unable to catch him without a boat.” Birds If a wild animal has been injured or truly orphaned, locate a licensed wildlife rehabilitator by calling the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources’ toll-free wildlife conflict helpline at 1-85, 8:00AM4:30PM, Monday through Friday or visit the licensed wildlife rehabilitator section of this website. He tells Bay Bulletin he first noticed a group of about six pelicans, and all but one flew away that one was left struggling on the seawall. Do not call the Department of Wildlife Resources or the Wildlife Helpline. If there is no listing for your city/county, look for a rehabilitator in an adjacent county. Ken Messner was that concerned observer, who happened to be working on a customer’s boat lift on Lake Rudee. This is a comprehensive list of wildlife rehabilitators statewide. There was also a hook in his mouth with a lure and weight. Tidewater reported on its Facebook page a concerned observer saw the pelican on the rip rap in the Croatan Beach area of Virginia Beach with a fishing line wrapped around his wing. 2908 Luxford Ct2.Two Guys Wildlife Removal3.Virginia Beach S P C A Wildlife Program4.Second Chance Wildlife5.Back Bay Wildlife Refuge6.Back Bay. A pelican, snagged by fishing line with a hook stuck in his bill in Virginia Beach, has a chance at life thanks to Tidewater Wildlife Rescue and the person who called them.
