Following is an email
from the World Bird Sanctuary’s Volunteer Coordinator, Melissa Moore.
Millenium
“It is with a sad
heart that I need to tell you of the passing of one of our educational birds. Early this morning, 8/1, Millennium, the Peregrine Falcon, left
this world. Some of you may be aware that she had been ill for the past week or
so, and had been receiving treatment from our excellent vets and medical staff. However, they were unable to see her through this illness; we are awaiting
results of tests to find out more about the cause, as previous tests were
inconclusive.”
“I only knew
Millennium a brief time, but I know that she was much loved by many people. As
an ambassador bird, she represented her species and the World Bird Sanctuary at
many events including parades and programs too numerous to mention. As a
Peregrine, she represented the success of the Endangered Species Program and
the drawing together of people to fight environmental contaminants. To those of
us who knew her personally, she represented a gentle and beautiful member of
our bird team. We will be sad without her, but will continue our work for birds
and the environment with her memory close by.”
Hatched in the spring of
2008, Millenium was a beautiful young Peregrine Falcon who was with us because
it was discovered by her falconer/breeder that she was partially blind at hatch.
Rather than having her euthanized because she could not hunt they
contacted the World Bird Sanctuary to see if we could use her as an education
bird.
Millenium quickly settled
into life at the World Bird Sanctuary’s Office of Wildlife Learning and became
a favorite of everyone who met her.
Over the course of her life she educated thousands of audience members
about the plight and remarkable comeback of her species.
She will be sorely missed
by all.
2 comments:
So sorry for your loss.
You now fly with your make little one. You will ne missed and never forgotten.
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