Rescue Run

A couple of days ago I called Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary in Green Bay to ask them to send a volunteer to Egg Harbor to pick up and transport an injured seagull. I was informed that there is only one couple in our area that volunteers with the sanctuary, and they had just dropped off a Door County fox and were now headed out on vacation. That meant that either the injured gull would be left to die if I did not deliver him/her myself. Luckily, I had an empty box in my vehicle, and I always have a blanket on board. I gathered the little guy up and away we went.

The sanctuary is just off of 43 N, via the Webster exit…just up the road a couple of blocks from Bay Beach Amusement Park. It’s a beautiful place to visit, even if you are not making a rescue run. I have decided that I will be become a second resource to deliver animals from the peninsula in need of medical care and rehabilitation, that they may eventually return to the wild. If you would like to become part of this effort, call Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary at 920.391.3683, or email [email protected]. For more information visit baybeachwildlife.com.

Sharon Thill
Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
August 27th, 2015