Sanibel clinic helps pelican found with fishing hooks in wing

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SANIBEL, Fla. A pelican was released back into the wild Wednesday, three weeks after getting tangled in fishing wire. The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife rehabilitated it after it was found with rusty hooks in its wing.

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