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NYPD Officers Save Injured Robin In Central Park
The officer's wrapped the injured bird in a shirt and went to find help.
NEW YORK, NY — NYPD officers came to the rescue of a bird in distress Wednesday, plucking up an injured Central Park American robin and taking it to get help.
The officers from the NYPD's bike unit found the creature after being alerted by a park goer. They wrapped the robin, which was a juvenile, in a shirt and brought it to the Wild Bird Fund for rehabilitation, according to a tweet posted from the NYPD News account.
When a person alerted our @NYPDPBMN Bike Unit about an injured bird in Central Park, they knew exactly what to do. The officers safely wrapped the little robin in a shirt and brought it to the @wildbirdfund for rehabilitation! pic.twitter.com/DvO0iztAhn
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 29, 2019
The Wild Bird Fund is the only wildlife rehabilitation center in New York City, according to its Twitter page.
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The organization's mission is, "To provide medical care and rehabilitation to native and passing migrant wildlife so that they can be released back into the wild. And to educate New Yorkers about the rich diversity of the city's wildlife and how to help it thrive."
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