One bird’s odyssey through the oil

in Oil Spill by david — June 13, 2010 at | 0 comments

One bird’s odyssey through the oil – Interactive Graphic

As inches-deep oil washes into nesting grounds and habitats along the Gulf Coast, animal rescuers have seen a surge in gunk-covered wildlife in the past week. The solution is not a quick hosing off but a delicate process that takes days or weeks and results, ideally, in a healthy bird taking off over oil-free waters. Here is one brown pelican’s trip from rescue to recovery.

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