Wild Care staff are working to save a rare tropical seabird found Tuesday at LeCount Hollow Beach in Wellfleet
Wild Care received a call about what was originally believed to be an injured gannet at the oceanside beach but it turned out to be the first masked booby to ever touch down on Massachusetts soil, officials said.
"Much to our surprise, the bird was not a gannet, but instead was a species of booby (a tropical relative of the Northern Gannet)," Stephanie Ellis, Wild Care's executive director, said in the statement. "The bird is very thin, weak and is experiencing respiratory discomfort likely due to a fungal infection. The bird's condition is grave, but we are providing supportive care and keeping it comfortable at this time."
Comment: Over the last few days lightning strikes have additionally killed 3 in Telangana, India and 2 farmers in Bangladesh.