500 stitches later, injured brown pelican 'Blue' continues healing process

Key Facts

• “We got the bird quickly, and it’s fair to say that Blue is on the road to recovery,” said Russ Curtis, the group’s communications manager.
• Curtis said the pouch is a “vital organ” for brown pelicans that allows the birds to scoop up and swallow fish.
• “We want to thank the bird lovers of Southern California and beyond for their support of our efforts to save Blue,” Chief Executive JD Bergeron said in a statement.
• The assault on Blue is the first one thought to be by a human that International Bird Rescue has come across this year, according to Curtis.

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