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November 12, 2007
Victims of oil spill
From San Jose Mercury News
FRANTIC RESCUE EFFORT QUICKENS AS OIL SLICK TAKES TOLL ON AVIAN LIFE
CORDELIA - The oil-smeared duck lived long enough to pull himself onto Stinson Beach. He was still alive when found by volunteers Saturday morning, and survived their rushed trip to veterinarians here at the Oiled Wildlife Care and Education Center.
But by afternoon he was just one more casualty of the black tide that spewed out of the damaged container ship Cosco Busan into one of the richest avian regions on the Pacific Coast.
Please read the full story at the link above!
Posted by sue at November 12, 2007 06:10 AM