A Second Chance for the Great Blue Heron: A Heroic Rescue

This Great Blue Heron seemed hopelessly entangled in fishing line, tethered to a tree and an object underwater in an Amelia Island pond on a chilly day last week. Resident Drew Carver went in after him to remove the hooks and line. The bird was bedraggled and hypothermic, but Drew dried him off and drove him straight to the Ark facility in Saint Augustine Beach. The heron flew back into the wild on a clear day last week.

We are the only wildlife rehabilitation group licensed to care for birds in Northeast Florida. We now serve eight counties. Please help us help orphaned, injured and displaced wildlife by donating at www.thearkrescue.org/donate