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11First oil spill victims “Lucky” and “Pelly” are set free in Florida
Filed Under (Disasters, Rescue and Rehabilitation, conservation) by Alexa & Cindy on 11-05-2010
We are happy to pass along some uplifting news on the oil spill for a change:
The first two oil-covered birds recovered from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill have been set free again off of Vero Beach, Florida, by the International Bird Rescue Research Center (link, below).
You may recall the story of a dirty Northern Gannet recovered off the shores of Louisiana on April 27th, the first official victim of the spill.
Dubbed ”Lucky” by rescuers, this aptly nicknamed bird, along with a brown pelican they call “Pelly,” were flown from Fort Jackson, Louisiana, to Vero Beach and released back into the wild.
Watch the AP video, and check the IBRRC’s blog for continuing updates on their bird rescue efforts. Way to GO, rescuers!
