Hereford Voice Posted Wednesday at 16:06 Report Posted Wednesday at 16:06 Oona The Puffin Has Been Released! Elliot and the team from Vets for Pets Hereford Oh this is such wonderful news, thank you to Elliot and the whole team at Vets for Pets Hereford and to the fabulous people at RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre Previous Update 14th July from RSPCA West Hatch Animal Centre The long anticipated update on Oona, the puffin found in Hereford! Since arriving in our care, from Vets for Pets Hereford, she has been housed on one of our seabird pools, where we have been able to assess her condition and behaviour. Initially, although bright and well in herself, she was very reluctant to spend time on the water and wasn’t doing much in terms of preening and rewaterproofing her feathers. When sea birds spend time in rehab it’s common for their feathers to become contaminated due to not spending time on water, not preening and also all of the necessary handling that is required for feeding, weighing, cleaning out and veterinary treatment. So because of this she received a wash by our skilled wildlife assistants, in order to bring her feathers back to a good condition. This is super important for the successful release of these pelagic birds, who spend the majority of their life at sea, only coming in land to rear their chicks. See our original article on the Puffin in Hereford which soon went viral- https://hfd.news/7qCyS Quote
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