COSTA MESA, Calif.—Following its four-week recovery after being shot in the neck, a mallard duck was released back into the wild April 28 at TeWinkle Park by the wildlife rehabbers that saved its life.
According to Newport Beach Police, the duck had been shot in the neck and cheek with a mini crossbow gun and had spent a day or two with the injury before being rescued in late March.
It was found March 26th at Kaiser Elementary School in Costa Mesa and taken to the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach for care.
A mallard duck is released at TeWinkle Park following its rehabilitation after being shot in the neck and cheek with an arrow in Costa Mesa, Calif., on April 28, 2023. (Carol Cassis/The Epoch Times)
“[The shooting] was horrific,” executive director of the center Debbie McGuire told The Epoch Times. “It brings tears to your eyes and really pulls at your heartstrings. I hope whoever did this or knows who did it comes forward and owns up to their crime.”…