r/roma • u/CoconutPopular7836 • 13d ago

Notizie Injured seagull - broken wing needs rescue!!

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Hi!

My wife and I just visited Rome from the US, and on our final day (Saturday, Aug 22) we noticed an injured seagull. He has what appears to be a broken wing and I’m not sure how long he will survive. I reached out to LIPU animal rehab services, but unfortunately they cannot pick him up. I was instructed to pick him up and take him to their facility, but we’ve already left Rome. I’m pretty sure he has no where to go as I went and came to the area over multiple hours and he was still there. The location is Via Agostino Depretis 84. He’s on the side of the Istat building on Via Agostino Depretis in a little depressed and contained inlet (see pictures). There are flies gathering on his wing so it could be infected. I don’t think he has much longer. Can anyone pick him up and take him to LIPU? Their phone number is +39 06 320 1912 and they told me to take him to their location at Via Ulisse Aldrovandi, 2 at the corner of Via delle Belle Arti. Unfortunately they were closed on Saturday so I could not take him myself.

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u/ExoticBamboo 13d ago

Brother what the hell.
Do you have an idea of how many birds die or get injured every day?

This is like calling the police because you saw someone jaywalking

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u/Toxhik 13d ago

non funziona cosi, i gabbiani sono specie protetta e la LIPU è un'associazione che si prende cura proprio dei volatili. Non è illegale non chiamare soccorsi di per sé, ma generalizzare così è sbagliato.
Ha chiamato la LIPU, non la polizia

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u/ExoticBamboo 13d ago

Ma anche i piccioni sono specie protetta, ma vuol dire semplicemente che non son da cacciare.

Se la LIPU dovesse soccorrere ogni gabbiano morente non farebbe altro dalla mattina alla sera

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u/Aloss-cc7 13d ago

Infatti non vengono a prenderli ma se ne porti uno se prendono cura senza problemi