A gull that was skewered with a discarded wooden barbecue stick that generated a flurry of phone calls to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC has been released after rehabilitation.
Coleen Doucette, co-executive director with the wildlife rescue, says the glaucous-winged gull stood briefly at a pier in White Rock, B.C., before flying off.
Doucette says seeing the young bird leisurely spreading its wings into a "beautiful glide" brought their team a "tremendous amount of joy."
The injured gull was spotted along White Rock's beach with its unusual impalement earlier this month and Doucette says volunteers were able to capture the bird to bring it in for care.
Here are some scenes from the bird's release.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 29, 2025.
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