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JULY 4TH, 1999 2 P.M.
FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER CELEBRATES 4TH OF JULY RELEASING
GREAT HORNED OWL
Pine Harbor, Ga. --Former President
Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Rosalyn Carter visited a small bird
sanctuary on the Sapelo River to celebrate the July 4th,
1999 Independence Holiday. The Carters, avid birdwatchers
and supporters of wildlife released birds from the avian
rehabilitation center. Mr. Carter, long a symbol of wisdom
on the geopolitical scene was armed in thick protective
gloves as he hoisted aloft a great horned owl. Mrs. Carter
smiled approvingly @ her husband and was radiant as she
released a newly rehabilitated Kite.
The presence of the Carters at the
small bird rehabilitation center located in coastal southeast
Georgia was a small miracle among many miracles seen at
the sanctuary. The hands-on-rescue operation providing aid
to fledgling young and injured birds of all species and
ages. The goal of the avian rehabilitation at the sanctuary
is to return recovered birds to the wild.
The birds received at Pine Harbor are
there as a direct result of complications involving human
expansion or interaction into natural habitat areas. As
the population swells along the coastal environs, additional
pressure will be exerted on birds, and other wildlife.
Currently, the river basin sanctuary
is home to several pairs of bald eagles. The eagles have
been partially supported via a federal breeding program
over the last five years. Brown pelicans, great blue herons,
seagulls, egrets, wild geese, woodducks, great horn owls,
avian & coastal wildlife are also beneficiaries of the rehabilitation
center.
Constant demand on the
Altamaha River Basin increases daily.. The presence of the
Carters celebrating the many wildlife wonders of coastal
Georgia culminating in the release of the Great Horn Owl
is an invitation to every man, woman & child approaching
the new Millenium. . We are encouraged by the example of
the Carters extending a helping hand to avian & coastal
wildlife.
The future is bright
approaching the millenium but a newly funded wildlife rehabilitation
facility for the coastal regions of Georgia is imperative.
Survival of our wildlife depends on private funding and
donations for a permanent wildlife educational facility.
A complex is needed encompassing 50-100 acres containing
ponds, protected habitats, aviaries providing natural shelter
for convalescing and permanently un-releasable birds. Facilities
for the managed propagation of both threatened and endangered
species with an educational learning center for school children,
adults coupled with a permanent, professionsal, saleried
staff assisted by trained volunteers to operate the entire
program must be funded. Truly, the Sanctuary is in our own
backyard.
For more information on
SOS & how you too can assist, visit www.coastalgeorgia.com
for the full story, photos & video.
Ms. L.A. Chancey
Director Of Media Relations, Save
Our Sanctuary
islandgirl@coastalgeorgia.com
912-638-0181
912-638-0690
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