An oiled Scaup is cleaned at OWCN/IBRRC bird rescue center in Cordelia, CA. Click on image to see larger Here’s the updated numbers on the oiled bird response: 804 live birds in care 244 washed of oil 105 died/euthanized 590 found dead in the field* * birds found dead include: 112 visibly oiled 62 unoiled … Read more
Anybody willing to help us find a good place to design and imprint t-shirts to be given away to the hundreds of volunteers on this spill response? If you’re an artist, send us your ideas. If you’re project manager who has time to see this through, please send an e-mail to russ@ibrrc.org. In the past … Read more
David Helvarg: Death by the Bay, Opinion page, Los Angeles Times: “…I’m sitting by the dock of the Bay — that’s what Otis Redding called the Berkeley Municipal Pier in his famous song. Only now it smells like a gas station. On the rock pile below me, a surf scoter — a diving duck — … Read more
Contra Costa Times video report Gary Bogue’s blog on IBRRC’s efforts Green clean: SF Chronicle Accidents happen: CW Nevius Subscribe in a reader
From Jay Holcomb, International Bird Rescue’s Executive Director: I am resting for a minute so I thought I would write a very short update for the blog. First, thank you all for your well wishes and support. We are so grateful to the people who have contributed their time or money to this effort and … Read more
Notes from field: One of the big problems we’re seeing in this tragic oil spill in San Francisco Bay is the HUMAN element. Many of our wildlife rescue members have reported running into many people ignoring “closed beach” signs. These thoughtless folks continue to run and walk dogs (on and off leash) along stretches that … Read more
New numbers on oiled birds in care: 652 live birds126 washed of oil485 dead All of the birds are being treated at the OWCN’s San Francisco Bay Oiled Wildlife Care and Education Center in Cordelia. Updated numbers: Monday 4:00 PM, November 12, 2007. Subscribe in a reader
Google has a helpful map that shows areas and beaches affected by the 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel that spilled into the bay after a container ship side swiped the Bay Bridge on Wednesday morning, November 7, 2007.See the map Subscribe in a reader
From all over California the offers to help keep rolling in: “If this is as big as they say, every person in the Bay Area that wants to help, should be used to help. Please give the Bay Area community the opportunity & instructions to help resolve this disaster in our own backyard. I have … Read more
The staff at International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) has been working non-stop for the three days rescuing as many oiled birds as possible. So far, the center in Fairfield has more than 70 birds in care. The culprit of this spill is the Cosco Busan. It’s a container ship that struck the San Francisco … Read more