After a short while in care, one other Guadalupe Murrelet that got here into care was returned to the ocean on October 18. This chook was rescued after touchdown on a ship close to San Clemente Island–about 41 miles offshore. It was dropped at Pasadena Humane Society and transferred to Fowl Rescue on October 14, the place it was handled for emaciation and regained its energy. Due to the devoted care it obtained, this little murrelet is now free to proceed its journey within the wild. Watch this chook soar into the ocean horizon on this YouTube video.
This the second Guadalupe Murrelet this season that got here into care at Fowl Rescue. One in August 2024 was found on a cruise ship touring from Ensenada, Baja California to Lengthy Seashore. Learn extra
Guadalupe Murrelets are the rarest alcids on this planet (lower than 5,000 pairs), with common breeding documented solely at Islas Guadalupe and San Benito off the west-central coast of Baja California, Mexico, in accordance with a 2021 research revealed in Marine Ornithology. Every particular person chook in a threatened group is of maximum significance to the survival of the species. Fowl Rescue is dedicated to rescuing birds of particular concern in a altering world.
