He was caught up in bits of rubbish floating in the water.
Environment Guernsey Ltd went to his aid but, after being cut free, the young bird was too weak to head back out to sea.
“It was tangled up in rope and plastic. Unfortunately, when cut free, it didn’t want to head back out to sea as it was too weak – and probably starving,” Steve Byrne, Manager of the GSPCA, said. He was pleaded to report that since its rescue, the bird was recovering well.
Pictured: The gannet was caught up in rope and plastic in the sea.
“It is so sad that we see so many wild animals and birds injured and sick due to man made waste. Hooper is doing very well and we hope to return the young Gannet back to the wild very soon.
“There’s lots of ways to support birds like Hooper from donating to their care to Buying a Brick in our much needed new Wildlife Hospital.”
Yvonne Chauvel, Senior Animal Care Assistant, added: “Hooper is doing very well today, very lively and eating well.”
“We help over 1500 sick and injured birds every year at the GSPCA and Hooper is very lucky to have survived his ordeal.”
Pictured top: Hooper the Gannet.