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| Where is my beloved Hansel? Gretel pines for her mate |
AN uncertain future beckons for a much-loved Cleethorpes boating lake goose affectionately known as Gretel.
Thanks to the intervention of the charity, Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue, the bird was rescued when most of the surface of lake's water turned to ice.
But Hansel, her partner of longstanding, perished.
Under the tender care of volunters, Gretel seems to be recovering physically from hypothermia and injuries sustained when her wings and feet scraped on the ice, but emotionally she is fragile
Says CWR: "Geese are well known for developing strong bonds.
"It is still very early to say how Gretel is going to respond to the loss of her partner.
"We have now got all the ice off her and, in physical health, she is showing signs of improvement, but she is very depressed."
"It is early days and now entirely up to Gretel on how she goes from here.
"She is an old bird, and she may struggle at the start, but we will be right by her side offering every opportunity to improve."
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