NorCal Bird Rescue Group Activated For Oil Spill

[Kadie]

Apr 30, 2010 10:41 am US/Pacific
NorCal Bird Rescue Group Activated For Oil Spill

(CBS13) - A Northern California bird rescue group is headed to Louisiana as a massive oil spill heads to the coastline, threatening hundreds of species of fish, birds and other wildlife.

The International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) says on their website that they have been activated and are sending a four person team to the Gulf.

The four person team includes IBRRC Executive Director Jay Holcomb as well as a veterinarian, rehabilitation manager, and capture specialist.

"This is a real team effort between all groups involved," says Holcomb. "While International Bird Rescue has a great deal of experience at managing large-scale oiled wildlife rescue efforts, our primary role here will be to support local groups and to work together to make sure we do everything we can to minimize the impact on local wildlife."

Holcomb says the damage could be significant, particularly to brown and white pelicans, terns, gulls, shorebirds, skimmers and herons. Nesting and feeding areas for birds and sea turtles such as marshes and beaches could be impacted.

more...
http://cbs13.com/local/bird.rescue.group.2.1664467.html

[The Stranger]

1. 5 thousands recs here. May whatever gods there be bless these people.

I'm with you, my brothers and sisters.

[FirstLight]

2. Ya, I was wondering when they would mobilize the eco-folks

We heard all the stuff about coast guard, etc... but the REAL work is the cleanup crews asnd the wildlife people, who should be loudly honored and given all the resources they need for this disaster.

:cry: I am so sorry for the earth and creatures that we humans have harmed with greed...