- Date
- 2019-07-11
- Kind
- Wildlife response
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- wildlifepublic-serviceconservationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In July 2019, a forum post relayed local DNR Wildlife Biologist Jennifer Kleitch’s response to reports of an injured white pelican near the Beaver Island harbor lighthouse. The notice said local officials had consulted a veterinarian and wildlife rehabilitator, an attempted capture had failed, and observers should keep their distance to avoid further stress.
Evidence limits
The post attributes the response to a named DNR wildlife biologist, but it is still a forum relay. It does not establish the injury’s cause, the bird’s later condition, or an independently verified species identification.
Sources
- The deputy relayed a statement attributed to local DNR Wildlife Biologist Jennifer Kleitch: an injured white pelican had been seen near the harbor lighthouse, officials and wildlife professionals had been contacted, and an attempted capture had failed because the bird could swim and fly. The statement advised observers to keep their distance. This is an attributed agency response preserved through a forum relay; the injury’s cause, outcome, and species identification are not independently documented here.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014375
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island agencies respond to report of injured white pelican, 2019”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-white-pelican-injury-response-2019/, accessed [date], citing Deputy Joe, “White Pelican (information from our local DNR Wildlife Biologist),” Beaver Island Forum, July 11, 2019..
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