GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – With the help of some local agencies, Chloe the falcon was able to spread her wings again on Thursday.
The Peregrine Falcon normally nests high atop the Georgia-Pacific Broadway Mill in Green Bay but has instead been in the care of the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary for the past month.
“September 11 we received an email, someone had taken a picture of Chloe standing next to the road and was wondering what happened,” says Lori Bankson, Curator of Animals at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.
At that point, multiple agencies and organizations came together to start Chloe on the road back to recovery.
“We were able to contact Green Bay Animal Control to come pick her up and then we were able to contact Georgia-Pacific so we could all work together to get Chloe back out,” explains Bankson.
Once she was transported to Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary her injuries were able to be diagnosed.
“She did receive a soft tissue injury,” says Bankson. “She wasn’t able to fly.”
Next for Chloe was a month of rehab and training to regain her strength.
Thursday morning was the culmination of that hard work to be able to return home.
“With a lot of time, a lot of rehab, a lot of care, talking with Georgia-Pacific who has been wonderful partners with us, we are very happy to reach this point,” explains Bankson.
Bankson personally released her outside the front of the Broadway Mill and Chloe was able to fly away back towards her nesting site.
