On day 11 of IBRRC’s Gulf Oil Spill response, Executive Director Jay Holcomb, has his daily update: On Tuesday we received an oiled northern gannet from the Grande Isle area to the west and an oiled laughing gull from one of the offshore islands. Unfortunately the gannet died overnight but the gull is doing well … Read more
The Deepwater Horizon oil blow out continues to frustrate responders as as rough seas today hampered the dispatch of crews to new shorelines impacted by oil, the The Times Picayune said this afternoon. Louisiana state officials say the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has reached Whiskey Island shoreline – one of the barrier islands off … Read more
On day 10 of IBRRC’s continuing Gulf Oil Spill response, 2 cleaned birds were released in Florida. They are only 3 oiled birds now in care, but as the spill continues to move onshore, the potential for more oiled wildlife is still a strong possibility. Here’s International Bird Rescue’s Jay Holcomb, with his daily update … Read more
The first two oiled birds found in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have been cleaned and are now recovered and ready for release> The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will release the birds at 4 p.m. Monday, May 10, at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Atlantic coast northeast of Vero Beach, Florida. … Read more
On the ninth day of the Gulf Oil Spill wildlife response, International Bird Rescue continues to work with Tri-State Bird Rescue, the lead oiled wildlife organization, to staff rehabilitation centers in Louisiana, Alabama Mississippi and Florida. IBRRC’s Jay Holcomb checks in with his daily update on the wildlife response: On May 8 we sent out … Read more
The IBRRC Team arrived in Louisiana today. Our team is working in partnership with Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research. Our organizations have a long history of working together on oil spills. Together, our team has begun setting up a rehabilitation facility in a warehouse in Fort Jackson, LA just north of Venice about 70 miles … Read more
An IBRRC spill response team is working on a small oil spill in Huntington Beach, CA. The two member team is joining another team from the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center as part of the California’s Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN). So far, three birds have been rescued: A Lesser Scaup, Pied-Billed Grebe and American … Read more
Through a generous grant from the San Francisco Foundation Cosco Busan Oil Spill Fund, IBRRC is now recruiting new members to train for its renowned oil spill response team. The training and workshops will be provided by us at the Northern California headquarters in Cordelia. The first in a series of classes will be taking … Read more
Three members of IBRRC’s oil response team have been dispatched to a small oil leak off the coast of Santa Barbara. At least 1,134 gallons (27 barrels) were reportedly spilled on Sunday, December 7, 2008. No oiled birds have been found. On Tuesday team leaders from the Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) will help coordinate … Read more
A recent oil spill in Uruguay is making it tough on migrating penguins and other birds along the coast of this South American country located between Argentina and Brazil. Magellanic Penguins are the most affected by the spill that occurred when two ships collided about 12 miles (20 km) from the port of Montevideo, Uruguay … Read more