Injured gannet makes full recovery at uShaka Sea World
The injured bird was retrieved from Ifafa Beach in late December 2020 by the NSRI Shelly Beach branch.
AFTER a few days in recovery, the South African Association for Marine Biological Research (Saambr) released an injured gannet back into the wild.
The institute received a message on Monday, 28 December last year. It noted that an adult gannet was found on Ifafa beach and was unable to fly.
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The NSRI Shelly Beach branch was contacted and arrangements were made to transport the gannet to uShaka Sea World.
On admission, it was found the gannet, who was named Skye after the person who drove it to Durban, was underweight, weak and unable to stand.
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The gannet was given a fluid treatment and put on a course of antibiotics and left to rest. Skye responded well to the treatment.
The bird’s principal caregiver, Lesley Labuschagne, said, “I have absolutely loved taking care of Skye, who is unlike any other gannet we have ever cared for. He is so easy to work with as he is very relaxed and, other than being a fussy eater, is probably the most endearing patient I have ever worked with. He eats around 11 sardines each day, but they need to be absolutely perfect in texture otherwise he just spits them out. I am going to miss him but am overjoyed that he has recovered.”
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