19/10/2024
Please help our local wildlife!
🇬🇧 📢 As every year, the time is approaching when the juvenile Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis) leave their nests to head out to sea. But many of them fall to earth, disoriented by the flashes of coastal lights on their first night flight.
The greatest number of rescues occurs in those municipalities where light pollution is greater, which causes the juvenile chicks that leave the nests to become disoriented and not reach the sea.
For this reason, during this time of year, it is necessary to take measures regarding the use of lights, as well as to be more alert to possible appearances of affected specimens.
A call is made to the public to collaborate in this campaign together with the rest of the administrations and entities.
General information in case of sighting a shearwater:
- Call 112.
1. Provide information about the exact location of the sighting so that they can proceed to remove the bird.
2. If you proceed to catch the Shearwater, it is recommended as a precaution, both for the bird and for the person carrying out the manoeuvre.
3. In order to catch them, approach the animal, silently and slowly. If you have gloves, use them to avoid scratches or bites.
4. Cover the animal with a piece of clothing or a towel, and be careful of the sharp beak.
5. Introduce the animal in a carton box with some holes to allow ventilation. Do not give food or water.
6. Deposit the box in a quiet place and make a note of the details of where it was found.
7. Or call 112, Civil Guard, Local Police, Red Cross, Civil Protection, or the Environmental Department of the Council of your Island.
