Oiled Birds Washed and Released!

December 2, 2007: Rescued, washed and rehabilitated oiled birds from the Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay are released by the International Bird Rescue Research Center. A joyful event!

According to IBRRC: 421 birds have been released.

International Bird Rescue Research Center: http://www.ibrrc.org/no_cal_center.html

Oiled Wildlife Care Network:
http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/owcn/

International Fund for Animal Welfare: http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/defa...

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• wildlife
• oiled
• birds
• rescue
• release
• Cosco
• Busan
• Tomales
• Bay
• IBRRC
• Beach
• pollution
• environment
• oiseaux
• Vögel
• pájaro

[animals621]

Just dont release them back in the ocean

[MyWildlifeVideos]

@animals621 You are absolutely correct. These birds were oiled in San Francisco Bay (Cosco Busan, 2007) and were released into Tomales Bay, Marin County, at Heart Desire's Beach. No oil there.

[durgaaa]

What are the cleaners, chemicals and solutions that successfully clean these birds?

[MyWildlifeVideos]

@durgaaa We have successfully used Dawn dishwashing detergent for years. And it is donated by Proctor and Gamble. Several cases have arrived at the Gulf oil spill rescue sites.

[agr227]

@durgaaa

They use DAWN its safe on animals :)

[MyWildlifeVideos]

@Campbell7204 You did exactly the right thing!

[Campbell7204]

@MyWildlifeVideos Thats cool. I always like seeing people save animals. I remember i found a wounded bird on the street by my house that couldnt fly for whatever reason. So I picked it up, drove it out to an animal hospital so it could get proper treatment.  Never called back to check its status, but I'm satisfied I did what I could to help it out. I also fed a stray cat tuna fish a couple months ago.