Page 6 - Southern Exposure - July '24

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Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Celebrates Arvy

The Brown Pelican’s Three-Year Homecoming Anniversary

Busch Wildlife Sanctuary at the Abramson & losing about 35 percent Arvy is an amazing educational ambassador for
Schlaggar Reserve, a nonprofit organization dedicated of both feet. She would brown pelicans and how humans can cohabitate with the
to the conservation of Florida’s native wildlife and not have been able to species. She has captured the hearts of wildlife enthusiasts
environmental education, is excited to celebrate Arvy survive in the wild and nationwide, featured in the National Geographic Kids
the brown pelican’s third anniversary of becoming a became a permanent Almanac 2023 and boasting her own fan club T-Shirt
permanent resident at its sanctuary. resident at Busch with a portion of sales benefitting Busch Wildlife
Arvy was blown off-course and rescued from the Wildlife Sanctuary on Sanctuary. The nonprofit is incredibly proud of its effort
icy Connecticut River on Jan. 27, 2021, suffering from June 4, 2021. to rehabilitate Arvy and provide her with a forever home.
extreme hypothermia. Brown pelicans are southern Arvy settled in Busch Wildlife Sanctuary at the Abramson & Schlaggar
birds, and it was evident Arvy needed to be transported beautifully and has Reserve is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the
elsewhere for her best chance of survival. That’s where thrived ever since. protection and conservation of Florida’s wildlife and
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary stepped in. First coming to the natural resources. Founded in 1983, the sanctuary protects
A mother-daughter team flew Arvy 12 hours from sanctuary as a juvenile, and restores native wildlife for the benefit of its unique
Connecticut to Jupiter, Fla., where Arvy began treatment at Arvy has now matured animals, environment and people. Our goal is to inspire
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary’s rehabilitation center with hopes into an adult and is a and educate the community in leading local conservation
of releasing her back into the wild once healed. wonderful surrogate and wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release efforts.
Unfortunately, Arvy suffered severe frostbite and mother to the To learn about Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, visit www.
underwent multiple surgeries that resulted in the pelican nonprofit’s newest juvenile brown pelican, Beans. buschwildlife.org Nurture What’s Wild.

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