New York State Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs) responded to several recent wildlife rescues in the Hudson Valley, including a Saratoga County turkey apparently hit by a vehicle; and in in Dutchess County, eleven ducklings stuck in a storm drain and a orphaned gosling.
On April 1, while patrolling on Route 29 in the Town of Milton in Saratoga County, ECO Doroski observed a turkey on the side of the road that appeared to have been struck by a vehicle.
The ECO activated the vehicle’s emergency lights and blocked the turkey from reentering the roadway before carefully capturing the bird and securing it in a crate.
The ECO then transported the bird to a local rehabilitation facility for treatment. The x-rays determined the turkey suffered minor injuries.
On April 11, ECO Doroski assisted the local rehabilitator with releasing the wild turkey near the area it was found.
You can read more about New York State’s wild turkeys here.
On April 28, ECO Radomski responded to a call from a concerned resident reporting a hen Mallard in distress near a storm drain in the Town of Beekman in Dutchess County.
Officer Radomski arrived at the location and observed 11 ducklings trapped in the storm drain as the hen Mallard paced back and forth nearby. ECO Radomski, with assistance from the Beekman Highway Department, lifted the grating to the drain, safely netted the ducklings, and returned them to their mother.
You can read more about New York’s ducks here.
On May 8, ECO Zullo responded to a call from an East Fishkill Police Officer who serves as the School Resource Officer at Fishkill Plains Elementary School in Dutchess County about a Canada Goose gosling that was observed by students during recess.
Officer Zullo arrived at the location and attempted to locate the gosling’s family but was unsuccessful. The Officer then transported the baby goose to Vassar College and observed a group of goslings and two parent geese.
ECO Zullo presented the lost gosling to the gaggle of geese, and it was welcomed into the brood.
Video of the goose interaction can be viewed on DEC’s YouTube channel.
Read more recent wildlife rescues.
Photo of ECO Radomski using a net to rescue the ducklings provided by DEC.
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