Howell Nature Center Successfully Returns a Great Blue Heron to the Wild
The bird spent a week at the Howell Nature Center recovering from a broken toe.
Over the course of its thirty-year history of wildlife rehabilitation, the Howell Nature Center has treated and released over 50,000 injured and orphaned animals and has grown to become the largest and most respected program of its kind in Michigan. Over the weekend, it added to its successful rehabilitation cases when volunteers released a Great Blue Heron back into the wild. A resident on the shores of Winans Lake had been observing a Great Blue Heron feeding at the shore for days when she realized that he had not moved from a particular spot. Sensing that the creature was in trouble, she contacted the Hamburg Fire Department for help. Firefighters waded through the thick, cold muck. When they reached the bird, they found that a snapping…
