iN VIDEO: Ducks fly free after lengthy stay at Kamloops wildlife centre
Three ducks were released to a secluded pond on a private property in Kamloops this week after spending over two months at the Fawcett Family Wildlife Centre at the BC Wildlife Park, and the long-awaited moment was captured on video. Kamloops resident Marianna Harangozo helped release...
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Three ducks were released to a secluded pond on a private property in Kamloops this week after spending over two months at the Fawcett Family Wildlife Centre at the BC Wildlife Park, and the long-awaited moment was captured on video.
Kamloops resident Marianna Harangozo helped release the ducks alongside her friend Tracy Reynolds who is the animal care centre manager at the park.
“They were just really cute and it was interesting to see the first one immediately take flight to the water then start calling the other two,” Harangozo said. “I loved watching their mannerisms, they seemed to each have different personalities.”
Reynolds said the ducks were orphaned babies that were dropped at the animal health centre at the park in early July. They stayed in care until they were fully fledged and ready for release. Their wings were regularly exercised but it was the first time the birds took a real flight in the wild.
“It’s a really rewarding part of my job,” Reynolds said. “We can thank the public as we rely on them to bring orphaned and injured animals in to us.”
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Harangozo often helps with rehabilitation and has helped do a release before with a great grey owl. She raises and breeds fancy and rare pigeons on her property, is an avid bird watcher and an animal lover.
“Their (the ducks) instincts were incredible after being raised in an enclosed environment,” she said. “They hadn’t landed on the surface of a pond before but were able to figure it out right away.
“It brings me a lot of joy to take part in helping animals and witness special moments like this.”
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