9 Non-Releaseable Brown Pelicans (can be seperate or in groups)

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Country: United States

Species: Brown Pelican

Is rehabilitation complete?: yes

This animal has potential as a : static display animal

This animal is: wild reared

Age: 6 Juveniles, 3 Adults

Reason for entering rehabilitation.:

Suspected car strikes, found down unable to fly. Many have fused wing injuries or legal amputations (can provide specifics upon request)

Days in care: 200

Issues developed while undergoing rehabilitation.:

N/A

Body condition score (5 point scale as defined on https://nagonline.net/3877/body-condition-scoring/): 3

Can the animal express species-typical behaviors (e.g. eat appropriate whole foods, climb, perch, groom, dig, fly, swim, ambulate normally for species)?:

Due to their wing injuries they are unable to fly for long distances. They can perch well and have not seemed to obtain foot damage due to walking on our soft sands.

Can the animal be handled without negative welfare affects?: yes

This is how the animal currently reacts when a frequent caregiver nears it (e.g. does it modify behavior, show signs of fear, agonism, habituation):

Our four Peli Enclosure houses the nicest of the bunch. All four display curious and relatively friendly demeanors when around their regular caregivers. They have even begun to approach when food is near. The three Peli Enclosure pelicans tend to be a bit more timid. They are typically avoidant, although they do not show major levels of stress. The two Peli Enclosure houses our two youngest pelicans. They are the most nervous out of everyone. When first entering their enclosure they are a bit more jumpy. They are in our smallest pelican enclosure, which leads me to believe that if given proper space and time to adapt, they should ease up.

This is how the animal currently reacts when a stranger nears it (e.g. does it modify behavior, show signs of fear, agonism, habituation):

All of the pelicans respond nervously when first approached by strangers. They do tend to calm down if distance is maintained, especially those in the three and four enclosures.

This animal is currently house : with conspecifics

Will the animal need continuous medical care (e.g. medication)?: no

Physical health welfare assessment: life worth living

Mental/emotional health welfare assessment: neutral

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More enclosure-specific details

Four Peli:
2 Adults, 2 Juveniles
Three Peli:
1 Adult, 1 Older Juvenile, 1 Juvenile
Two Peli:
2 Juveniles

We've grown quite fond of working with these birds. Although satisfied living here, we'd love to see them thrive in facilities where they can have more space. They are fantastic animals, with sociable and intelligent personalities.
If you're interested, don't hesitate to reach out! I can provide specific injuries, backstories, temperaments, etc. I can also get some good pictures of everyone. The easiest way to get info is to specify which enclosure your interested in (if any one sticks out to you).
The best email to reach us:

wakullawildlife@gmail.com

We are swamped with baby season at the moment, so responses may be a little slow, but we are determined to find these guys homes!

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