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24
Aug 2023
Missing pelican from Blackpool Zoo found in Knaresborough
A pelican missing from Blackpool Zoo for almost three weeks was found in Knaresborough yesterday.
The Eastern white pelican was scared by gulls and blown away by a gust of wind on August 4.
Zookeepers set up a 24-hour hotline and eventually captured it at Hay-a-Park gravel pits this afternoon — 65 miles from home. It was retuned to the zoo evening.
But the zoo said in a statement the rescue wouldn't have been successful without the help of a local family:
The statement added:
The statement described pelicans are docile creatures and said "there was never any threat to the public".
Let us know if you were the family that helped with the rescue. Email us at contact@thestrayferret.co.uk
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