Latest numbers on the oiled bird response:
970 live birds in care
496 washed of oil
268 died/euthanized
1,113 found dead in the field*
*Animals found dead include:
401 visibly oiled
217 unoiled
495 unassessed
2 raccoons
Most of the birds treated include Scoters, Scaups, Grebes, Loons and Cormorants. A complete list of birds affected by the spill will be compiled at the end of the response.
Wildlife rescue crews comprised of IBRRC response team members, OWCN participants and wardens from California Fish & Game continue to comb the bay and beaches to collect oiled birds for treatment. Most of the avian victims are weak and need of immediate attention.
All of the birds are being treated at the OWCN’s San Francisco Bay Oiled Wildlife Care and Education Center in Cordelia.
Miles of beaches remain closed after the 810-foot container ship Cosco Busan struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in heavy fog on Nov. 7, spilling 58,000 gallons of oil into the bay.
Full story on the oiled bird response
Updated numbers from OWCN: Friday 10:30 PM, November 16, 2007.
Wow, great job down there and keep up the good work, your facilities look amazing! Volunteering in raptor rehab I know it can be hard when you can’t help them all…Tell all your staff/volunteers to keep up the good fight for us unable to help in Washington.