By Nikki Buxton | Managing Director
Dear All,
It's been the longest road ever for a BBR construction project, but we have at long last finished the waterbird enclosure.
In addition to your generous and dedicated donations, we received help from the local power company Belize Electricity Ltd. who donated used power poles for the support structure.
We also received cash donations in the memory of Amanda Autumn Margraves, a talented young rehabber and beautiful soul who passed away earlier this year. The rehab community is still mourning her death, and there have been many rehab-related and garden memorials set up in her name. We are dedicating this enclosure to her memory. Pelicans were one of her greatest loves and I know she would be overjoyed to know that BBR finally has an enclosure specifically designed to help these amazing creatures.
There is still a lot of cosmetic work to do on the enclosure: we will need to dress it up with leaves and bushes to provide a 3-foot high visual barrier all around, to avoid stressing the birds inside. We already know our mighty Jabiru baby is going to be the first customer for the enclosure – very likely in the next day or two. Please drop in on our facbook page where we will post lots of photos of this memorable event. We can’t wait!
Once again, than you SO much for making this such a special project with a fantastic outcome just in time for the 2017/8 pelican season.
Warm regards,
Nikki and the BBR Team
In Memory of Amanda Autumn Margraves
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