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Rescued Loon "Dammit" Released Healthy into Lake Champlain

11/29/2025

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Ellie George found a loon, Dammit, hooked by a lure in Mill Pond, New York.
A team including wildlife rehabilitator Nina Schoch assessed her health and noted weight loss.
Dammit was taken to the Vermont Institute of Natural Science for rehabilitation and coccidia treatment.
On November 2, Dammit was released into Lake Champlain and swam away apparently healthy.
The team hopes to encounter her again in the future.

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Story summary

Ellie George found a loon, Dammit, hooked by a lure in Mill Pond, New York.
A team including wildlife rehabilitator Nina Schoch assessed her health and noted weight loss.
Dammit was taken to the Vermont Institute of Natural Science for rehabilitation and coccidia treatment.
On November 2, Dammit was released into Lake Champlain and swam away apparently healthy.
The team hopes to encounter her again in the future.