Power company aids in osprey rescue attempt

Posted 10/3/19

Earlier this month, High Plains Power came to the rescue of an osprey entangled in twine, hanging from a platform nest north of Thermopolis.

A landowner initially reported the incident to …

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Power company aids in osprey rescue attempt

High Plains Power employee Ramsey Allen used a bucket truck to rescue an osprey that had became stuck atop a high platform, though the bird did not survive its injuries.

Photo courtesy Wyoming Game and Fish Department

When an osprey became ensnared in twine atop a platform nest outside Thermopolis last month, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and High Plains Power leapt into action to try to rescue the bird.

Photo courtesy Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Posted Thursday, October 3, 2019 8:05 am

Earlier this month, High Plains Power came to the rescue of an osprey entangled in twine, hanging from a platform nest north of Thermopolis.

A landowner initially reported the incident to Thermopolis Game Warden Benge Brown, who reached out to the electric utility company for assistance.

Ramsey Allen with High Plains Power used the bucket of a utility truck to free the bird and hand him off to Brown.

“While Allen was in the air, he took the time to clean the rest of the twine out of the nest that the osprey had originally become entangled in, and he did so despite being bombarded by the other osprey defending the nest!” Brown recalled. However, despite their efforts, the osprey had to be euthanized due to the extent of its injuries.

“Although this was not the outcome we hoped for, it shows the great lengths folks will go to in order to help wildlife,” Brown said.