June 13
A hawk down in midtown Manhattan? Another bird of prey grounded across town? A sheep loose in the Bronx? The odd series of animal adventures began 10 a.m. Wednesday when a former parks commissioner, reported spotting a hawk that had crash-landed near the Ziegfeld movie theater. At about 11:30 a.m. several blocks away came a report of another wounded bird, this time an American kestrel.
The birds were rescued by the Department of Parks and Recreation, which determined they were 7-week-old fledglings shaken up while testing their wings. Both were expected to recover and be returned to the wilds of Manhattan.
Finally, there was the 11 a.m. report of a sheep running around the Bronx. Police captured the female lamb and turned it over to an animal rescue organization.
The shelter manager said the 7-month-old lamb caught a break: It apparently escaped from a live animal market, where it would have been sold for food. Now it's bound for a farm sanctuary upstate.
The staff named her Lucky Lady.
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'Lucky Lady'.......indeed.....good to hear that the birds are recovering.
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June 13
A hawk down in midtown Manhattan? Another bird of prey grounded across town? A sheep loose in the Bronx? The odd series of animal adventures began 10 a.m. Wednesday when a former parks commissioner, reported spotting a hawk that had crash-landed near the Ziegfeld movie theater. At about 11:30 a.m. several blocks away came a report of another wounded bird, this time an American kestrel.
The birds were rescued by the Department of Parks and Recreation, which determined they were 7-week-old fledglings shaken up while testing their wings. Both were expected to recover and be returned to the wilds of Manhattan.
Finally, there was the 11 a.m. report of a sheep running around the Bronx. Police captured the female lamb and turned it over to an animal rescue organization.
The shelter manager said the 7-month-old lamb caught a break: It apparently escaped from a live animal market, where it would have been sold for food. Now it's bound for a farm sanctuary upstate.
The staff named her Lucky Lady.
go
A hawk down in midtown Manhattan? Another bird of prey grounded across town? A sheep loose in the Bronx? The odd series of animal adventures began 10 a.m. Wednesday when a former parks commissioner, reported spotting a hawk that had crash-landed near the Ziegfeld movie theater. At about 11:30 a.m. several blocks away came a report of another wounded bird, this time an American kestrel.
The birds were rescued by the Department of Parks and Recreation, which determined they were 7-week-old fledglings shaken up while testing their wings. Both were expected to recover and be returned to the wilds of Manhattan.
Finally, there was the 11 a.m. report of a sheep running around the Bronx. Police captured the female lamb and turned it over to an animal rescue organization.
The shelter manager said the 7-month-old lamb caught a break: It apparently escaped from a live animal market, where it would have been sold for food. Now it's bound for a farm sanctuary upstate.
The staff named her Lucky Lady.
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Did anybody notice the #7?
dang i want to eat the sheep lol
hope the birds recover
hope the birds recover
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