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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
'Finally We Got Him!': 'Punk' Duck Nabbed After Terrorizing Florida Community
A Florida community can breathe easy now that a local rogue known for stalking and attacking residents has been apprehended. Jimmy, a Muscovy duck, was captured this week in the Cape Coral neighborhood he had held hostage by his acts of terror. Prior to being caught, Jimmy had attacked multiple people, local news station Fox 4 Now reported earlier this month. Neighborhood resident James Sepulveda described sitting on his porch, 'eyes closed,' when he suddenly 'felt a jab' on his hand and realized Jimmy had bitten him and drawn blood. In video footage from the news outlet, Sepulveda can be seen opening his door a crack to see Jimmy standing just outside. The man then says the duck is 'waiting' for him. Jimmy even chased Fox 4 reporter Bella Line while she attempted to report on his misdeeds. Muscovy ducks are native to Central and South America, Mexico and some parts of Texas. While the ducks are seen in the wild throughout Florida, they are a non-native species in the state. It's legal in Florida to capture 'nuisance' Muscovy ducks, but illegal to release them back to the wild because they can 'can transmit diseases to or interbreed with Florida's native waterfowl,' according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. After Jimmy's story went viral, animal rescuer Mark Quadrozzi of Remarkable Rescues stepped up with a solution that would work for humans and duck alike. This week, Quadrozzi managed to catch Jimmy and relocate him to his animal sanctuary more than 200 miles away in Ocala, where the bird can join a flock of other Muscovy ducks. Sepulveda was thrilled with the news. 'Finally we got him!' he said, per Fox 35 Orlando. The news outlet noted that it wasn't clear whether Jimmy was the only unruly duck in the area, or if others could remain. Quadrozzi believes that Jimmy, who is about 3 to 4 months old, was probably raised by people and abandoned. He also said the duck's age and sex explain a lot about his behavior. 'This is a young male,' Quadrozzi told Fox 4. 'Yes, and that's why he's being such a punk.' School Clears Out Its Halls Each Year To Help Duck Family Get Home Oldest Known Wild Bird Has Been Spotted Again — And She's Got A New Boyfriend Bald Eagle Feared Injured Deemed Simply 'Too Fat To Fly'
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Rescued fox 'coated in bitumen and stuck to road'
A wildlife hospital says treating a fox cub that got stuck in a container of bitumen and then to a road surface was one of its most horrific cases ever. South Essex Wildlife Hospital was called out to find the fox covered in black gloop on an industrial estate in north-east London on Thursday. It said that after hearing screeching, workers were able to locate the noise and free the three-month old cub from the container, but it then got stuck to the road. The hospital hoped to be able to free the animal this week so that it would have a chance of reuniting with its mother, who was seen trying to rescue her cub. Bitumen is made from crude oil and is mostly used as a binder in roads and the hospital called it "one of the most horrific cases we've seen in the 35+ years of wildlife rescue". Lawrie Brailey, operations manager at the hospital, said the team arrived at the site near Lea Bridge and Hackney Marshes at about 19:00 BST. Workers had looked up what to do online, and started using baby oil to try to free the fox while waiting for the professionals to arrive. It then took a rescuer and vet more than 30 minutes to free each limb from the road before the fox could be taken away. Baby oil and WD-40 was used to soften and dissolve the tar-like substance, however the hospital said its coat was so matted in some places that the fur had to be cut off. Mr Brailey said: "There is minor staining to the fur... [but] now he looks like a fox, with a couple of patches missing." However, the cub was being monitored for any toxicity effects. "He seems to be fine and is now eating, urinating and defecating," said Mr Brailey. The fox does have some damage to one of his legs and the team said it would work to start fixing it this week. The clean-up has taken more than 30 bottles of baby oil, and the hospital manager said he was just "glad" to free the stricken animal. "We see a lot of injury, death… When you go to something like that and look at that animal.. you're then left wondering what you can do, and the problem is there's not much information on what we do; it's a lot of trial and error," he said. At the incident, Mr Brailey said the cub's mother had tried to "scruff him" and "pick him up off the middle of the car park". The hospital said it did not know if the cub could be reunited with its mother, which they believed would have to take place within a week or there was a chance of rejection. If that was not possible, it would spend time with the other cubs they were treating in Essex and then be released when it was ready. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Fox cub freed from drainpipe firmly stuck on head Fox rescued from flood of oil in derelict building South Essex Wildlife Hospital
BBC News
25-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
London fox cub coated in bitumen rescued by Essex animal hospital
A wildlife hospital says treating a fox cub that got stuck in a container of bitumen and then to a road surface was one of its most horrific cases ever. South Essex Wildlife Hospital was called out to find the fox covered in black gloop on an industrial estate in north-east London on Thursday. It said that after hearing screeching, workers were able to locate the noise and free the three-month old cub from the container, but it then got stuck to the hospital hoped to be able to free the animal this week so that it would have a chance of reuniting with its mother, who was seen trying to rescue her cub. Bitumen is made from crude oil and is mostly used as a binder in roads and the hospital called it "one of the most horrific cases we've seen in the 35+ years of wildlife rescue".Lawrie Brailey, operations manager at the hospital, said the team arrived at the site near Lea Bridge and Hackney Marshes at about 19:00 had looked up what to do online, and started using baby oil to try to free the fox while waiting for the professionals to arrive. It then took a rescuer and vet more than 30 minutes to free each limb from the road before the fox could be taken oil and WD-40 was used to soften and dissolve the tar-like substance, however the hospital said its coat was so matted in some places that the fur had to be cut off. Mr Brailey said: "There is minor staining to the fur... [but] now he looks like a fox, with a couple of patches missing." However, the cub was being monitored for any toxicity effects. "He seems to be fine and is now eating, urinating and defecating," said Mr fox does have some damage to one of his legs and the team said it would work to start fixing it this week. The clean-up has taken more than 30 bottles of baby oil, and the hospital manager said he was just "glad" to free the stricken animal."We see a lot of injury, death… When you go to something like that and look at that animal.. you're then left wondering what you can do, and the problem is there's not much information on what we do; it's a lot of trial and error," he the incident, Mr Brailey said the cub's mother had tried to "scruff him" and "pick him up off the middle of the car park". The hospital said it did not know if the cub could be reunited with its mother, which they believed would have to take place within a week or there was a chance of that was not possible, it would spend time with the other cubs they were treating in Essex and then be released when it was ready. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Fox cub freed from drainpipe firmly stuck on head
A fox cub found itself in a tight spot after getting its head firmly stuck in a discarded drainpipe. The animal was taken to a veterinary surgery in Leicester Forest East, in Leicestershire, on Thursday after being found nearby. Staff from Bell Brown & Bentley Veterinary Surgeons said the cub had "clearly been struggling for some time" before it was rescued. They were able to carefully loosen the pipe from the fox. In a post on Facebook, the surgery said: "We welcomed a very unusual and very lucky patient - a young fox cub with a drainpipe stuck firmly on its head. "It had clearly been struggling for some time before being rescued." The surgery added: "This is a powerful reminder of how dangerous everyday litter can be for wildlife. "Pipes, jars, cans, and plastic rings might seem harmless but they can trap, injure, or even kill curious animals." Staff said the fox was safe after being freed and they hoped it would be released back into the wild. Follow BBC Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Fox cub rescued from storm drain reunited with mum Fox rescued from flood of oil in derelict building
Reuters
23-05-2025
- Science
- Reuters
Christmas miracle: green sea turtle rescued in Ireland set free in Canary Islands
TALIARTE, Spain, May 23 (Reuters) - Solstice, a rare green sea turtle found paralysed by cold on Christmas Eve on an Irish beach, was set free in Spain's Canary Islands on Friday, six months after she was rescued and underwent a programme of care by vets. The young turtle, which would normally swim in tropical or subtropical waters, was probably taken by northbound currents and washed up almost dead on a beach in County Clare in Ireland's southwest, Pascual Calabuig, a vet and biologist from the fauna conservation centre in Gran Canaria, told Reuters. "She came in with pneumonia, meningitis and she was cold-stun, so she was in pretty bad shape and she had shark or seal bites on the top and bottom of her shell," Maria Foley, Animal Manager at the Dingle Ocean World in Ireland, said. Like most reptiles, turtles are unable to regulate their body temperature and become paralysed when water around them gets too cold. Foley flew with Solstice to Taliarte on Gran Canaria, which is located off West Africa in the Atlantic Ocean, to set her free. For six months, the one-foot (0.3 metres) wide, seven-pound (3.1 kilograms) turtle was fed with prawns and squids and treated with antibiotics. She is now fully recovered. Solstice is the second turtle Foley's team have brought from Ireland to Taliarte. Recent studies have shown areas suitable for sea turtles have extended, probably due to warmer sea waters, though since their lifespan is so long, behavioural change must be observed over long periods. Green sea turtles, though classified as endangered, are fairly common around the Canary archipelago. They take their name from the colour of their fat, not the colour of their shell. They can live up to 90 years in the wild and grow up to 5 feet and weigh up to 415 pounds.
