COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — A merlin was rescued in Collier County after being hit by a car.
According to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, the chicken was hit on Airport Road and brought to von Arx Wildlife Hospital.
A bodily examination revealed the merlin had blood in its oral cavity and nostrils, barely elevated respiratory effort and swelling alongside the left shoulder. The chicken is progressively bettering every day and continues to be monitored and given ache treatment.
Once wholesome sufficient, the merlin will transfer to an out of doors flight restoration house for reconditioning earlier than being launched, the organization acknowledged.
Five grownup rabbits, a nine-banded armadillo, an anhinga and a gopher tortoise had been amongst 12 animals struck by automobiles within the final week.