Rescue

A Great Egret is recovering at International Bird Rescue after being found shot in Southern California Nov. 28. International Bird Rescue is offering a $500 reward to anyone with information leading to the conviction of the perpetrator involved.

A recent sighting of a banded Brown Pelican with nestlings inspires hope for the success of wildlife rehabilitation efforts with this recently delisted species.

Fontenelle Forest's Raptor Recovery, with assistance from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Office of the Capitol Commission, released the male peregrine falcon, 19/K, from the 18th floor of the Nebraska Capitol on Oct. 3.

What's likely the oldest bald eagle living in the wild in Indiana was found with a dislocated wing and rescued near Worthington, in Greene County, on April 15.

Thanks to a concerned citizen, four young great horned owl nestlings now are safe at a local wildlife rehabilitation center in Arizona after the mother was illegally shot and had to be euthanized.

Representatives from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Arizona Game and Fish Department, and Liberty Wildlife released a golden eagle last week that had been rescued and treated after it collided with a semi-truck nearly three months ago.

An Endangered California Condor was admitted to the Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo Colo. May 31 after being picked up in a Black Forest, Colo. backyard by the Peregrine Fund Condor Recovery Team.

International Bird Rescue, along with help from an anonymous donor, is now offering a $5,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for shooting an adult male Brown Pelican in Southern California.