Wildlife rehabilitation specialist Erika Summers, left, and a volunteer examine a white pelican being treated at von Arx Wildlife Hospital in Naples. Photo courtesy Conservancy of Southwest Florida
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VON ARX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL
Injured wild animals get second chance
On a recent morning at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s von Arx Wildlife Hospital, a bell rang and the front door swung open to admit a man carrying a mesh dog crate that contained a large, badly injured pelican. “Hold on,” he said to reception desk volunteer Sally Lam, who hastened to help him get the frightened bird inside. “I’ve got another one.”