A former rehab patient has joined the animals in our outdoor waterfowl exhibit. This ring-billed gull's poorly healed broken wing permanently prevents its release back into the wild.
Our Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Program staff worked on the gull’s fractured radius and ulna bones for a few weeks before determining that the bird will never be able to fly well again and so, is unreleasable. You can see the drooping effect of the wing injury in 
the close-up rehab photo as well as the picture of the outdoor waterfowl exhibit.
the close-up rehab photo as well as the picture of the outdoor waterfowl exhibit. Because we have both the space and an educational purpose for this bird, we went through the process of making the gull a permanent resident. That process involved seeking approval from the government agencies that regulate and grant us the permits to perform wildlife rehab and to permanently exhibit wild animals.
We hope you’ll stop by and visit our backyard pond to greet our newest resident.
-Dave Wolf, Director of Wildlife
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