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VIDEO: Gulf Coast Pelicans Fight for Survival
Brown pelicans on the Gulf Coast are threatened as oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster invades their habitat and nesting grounds. But at the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, Louisiana, pelicans rescued from the oil-slicked waters are getting another chance at survival. Follow a group of birds through the oil-cleaning process and see what it takes to help return them to the wild -- if they can be saved.
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Personally I feel all of your efforts are not wasted and am grateful that someone is doing this.
Have they tried to plant tracking devices on these bird so they can track if the survival rate are being affected after capture, etc. I think they are doing a great job and would hate to hear people think they are wasting time and resources for 'birds'. Truly noble!