![People try to reach a pelican to save it from pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2015_2-2Pelican-rescue20181212_2_33893345_39830893.jpg?ssl=1 "Mobilization for an injured pelican in Izmir")
People try to reach a pelican to save it from pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]
![A pelican is seen with pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2015_2-2Pelican-rescue20181212_2_33893345_39830895.jpg?ssl=1 "Mobilization for an injured pelican in Izmir")
A pelican is seen with pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]
![People try to reach a pelican to save it from pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2015_2-2Pelican-rescue20181212_2_33893345_39830898.jpg?ssl=1 "Mobilization for an injured pelican in Izmir")
People try to reach a pelican to save it from pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]
![People try to reach a pelican to save it from pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2015_2-2Pelican-rescue20181212_2_33893345_39830899.jpg?ssl=1 "Mobilization for an injured pelican in Izmir")
People try to reach a pelican to save it from pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]
![A pelican is seen with pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2015_2-2Pelican-rescue20181212_2_33893345_39830904.jpg?ssl=1 "Mobilization for an injured pelican in Izmir")
A pelican is seen with pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]
![People try to reach a pelican to save it from pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2015_2-2Pelican-rescue20181212_2_33893345_39830905.jpg?ssl=1 "Mobilization for an injured pelican in Izmir")
People try to reach a pelican to save it from pieces of rope that tangled its beak in Izmir, Turkey on 12 December 2018 [Emin Mengüarslan/Anadolu Agency]
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