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Bird rescuers race to save oiled wildlife in Gulf oil spill

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Great egret photo by Carl R. Sams II

The article, “Bird rescuers race to save oiled wildlife in Gulf oil spill“, refers to wildlife affected by the BP oil spill as “silent victims”. I could not agree more.

According to the article, it can take four people working 45 minutes and using 300 gallons of water to clean a single pelican. When the birds arrive, veterinarians immediately give them hydration fluids and nutrients because the birds usually have been too consumed with trying to deal with the oil to search for food.

It breaks my heart to see these innocent victims suffer so needlessly. 

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