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Oil Spill Wildlife Rescue Last Link Check: 16 November 2007 Last Updated: January 24 2008

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Index
General Comments
Numbers to call in event of an oil spill
International Responders
Responders By Country
Training
Bird deoiling procedures
Alternative methods of cleaning
Governmental oil spill response plans
Books, manuals, protocols, forms
Education and teaching
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World Wide Oil Spill Cleanup
Lists bird/animal rescue centers

General Comments return to index
With the successful rescue operation in the Treasure Island oil spill in which thousands of penguins were saved by improved treatment methods, many around the world are realizing that birds can be saved in these disasters. With the know how, all that is needed are the individuals who are willing to invest their effort. The GO TO section gives greater insight into the rescue operations possible

Insight into rescue operations

Past Oil Spill Responses International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) IFAW's Emergency Relief Team Responds to Argentine Oil Spill

Spill History 2000-present See Treasure Island June-September: Of 20,251 birds treated, 90% saved and released Spill History 2000-02 California-based Intern'l Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC).

Report of the Treasure Island oil spill rescue operation Treasure Spill Report. IBRRC Internatinal Bird Rescue Research Center.

OWCN Past Responses to spills worldwide: giving descriptions of spill, rescue effort, results of The Oiled Wildlife Care Network - University of California Davis Currently under repair

Large Spills in Which the OWCN has Participated Currently under repair

New Zealand Massey University Oiled Wildlife Response

Directory for Issues Related to Canadian Oil Spill Response included are links to:
Birds Oiled at Sea Web Site
Oil Spill Response Plan
The Impact of Oil at Sea on Seabirds in Atlantic Canada

NUMBERS TO CALL IN EVENT OF OIL SPILL AFFECTING WILDLIFE return top
Editor's note:
Phones from group's site - not physically verified

International Responders return top
Also Below - See Groups by Countries

For contacts worldwide not found below, check out International Oil Spill Conference 2003

* BirdLife Global Office International Cambridge UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44 (0)1223 277 318 Fax: +44 (0)1223 277 200 E-mail: birdlife@birdlife.org.uk Belgium, Ecuador, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Netherlands (European Community), United Kingdom

* IBRRC International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) California
San Francisco Oiled Wildlife Care & Education Center: 707 207-0380 Fax: 707 207-0395 E-Mail: info@ibrrc.org
Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care & Education Center: Main line: (310) 514-2573 Second line: (310) 514-2574
Alaska Wildlife Response Center (907) 230-2492

* International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) [U.S. Intn'l HQ] Mass. 1 508 744 2000 or 1 800 932 4329 Fax: 1 508 744 2009 info@ifaw.org Phones for branches in Canada, EU, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, France, Asia Pacific, Russia, China, Southern Africa, East Africa, Mexico

* New Zealand Massey University Response, Courses and Conferences

* Save Our Birds, Inc. 727-864-0679 Florida FAX 727-864-0679 email: ecom@skydancerstudios.com

* Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research National Response Center to report oilspill 1-800-424-8802 For info on response capabilities, planning, research: (302) 737-9543

Listing of all groups by country return top
See international groups above for offices on different continents
(some not repeated below)

[Argentina] Fundacion Mundo Marino source (unconfirmed) 02252-430300 Fax: 02252-421501 E-mail: fundacion@mundomarino.com.ar or Phone: (02252) 43-0300 / 06 See also, Other institutions with which it has contact

[Argentina] Fundacion Aquarium Mar del Plata source Tel.: (54 223) 467-0700/1 e-mail: informe@mdpaquarium.com.ar

[Australia] Taronga Zoo source recently commissioned the first Australian Mobile Bird Washing Unit designed to be rushed to oil spill sites to save oiled birds. Designed and constructed by Taronga Zoo staff. Ph: +61 2 9969 2777 Email: tz@zoo.nsw.gov.au

[Australia] RSPCA Marine Rescue Unit, Phone: (08) 8231 6931 Fax: (08) 8231 6201 for sick and injured marine mammals and birds found along the South Australian coastline. source

[Australia] Phillip Island Nature Park source (pdf) + 61 3 5951 2800 Fax + 61 3 5956 8394 email: penguins@penguins.org.au

[Brazil] Sea Shepherd Fone: Tel: 55.51.590.3333 or 55.51.591.1240 International Headquarters in U.S.: Tel: 360-370-5650 Fax: 360-370-5651 for contacts in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Netherlands, U.K., Singapore see source

[Britain] South Devon Seabird Trust 01626 770999 Email: info@seabirdtrust.co.uk source

[Canada] Prince Edward Island Marine Mammal Stranding Network contact Patricia Gray 902-569-4803 email: pgray@islandtelecom.com [unverified] pagray@pei.sympatico.ca [unverified] or p.a.gray@pei.sympatico.ca [unverified]
Also see WAN World Animalnet for Pr. Edward Island

[Canada - Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick] Environment Canada source
TO REPORT AN ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY IN THE MARITIMES:
PLEASE CALL 1-800-565-1633 (outside the Metro Halifax area) or 426-6030 (within the Halifax Metro area).
ENVIRONMENT CANADA, Maritimes, 24 HOURS: Telephone 1-902-426-6200
TO REPORT AN ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY IN NEWFOUNDLAND:
PLEASE CALL 1-800-563-9089 (outside the St. John's area) or 772-2083 (within the St. John's area).
ENVIRONMENT CANADA, Newfoundland, 24 HOURS: 1-709-772-7745

For other areas see site above.

[Canada British Columbia] BC SPCA Vancouver, BC source (604) 681-7271 or 1-800-665-1868 Fax: (604) 681-7022 E-mail: info@spca.bc.ca For all branches: branches
Training: Contact Environment Canada - Canadian Wildlife Services 940-4700, BC SPCA 681-7271, or Wildlife Rehabilitators' Network Assn of BC (WRNBC) 538-1363.

[France] Union Francaise des Centres de Sauvegarde de la Faune Sauvage, (UFCS, or French Union of Rehabilitation Centers for Saving Wildlife) source POUR LA PICARDIE : APPELER LE CENTRE DE SOINS (phones) 03 22 46 12 79 ou 06 71 81 86 19

[Germany] Westkuestenpark Oiled Seabird Rehabilitation Centre at St Peter-Ording in Schleswig-Holstein
News Story "New bird rehabilitation centre is – for the first time - preventing oiled birds in Germany from being killed (published on 30-Nov-2001)"

[NZ]Dept of Conservation (DOC) Te Papa Atawbai emergency number (native and endemic birds only) 0800 DOCHOTline (0800 36 24 68) source

[NZ] Marine Watch Trust New Zealand rescue line: 025 358 909 contact Jim Lilley source source according to report, normally called out by DOC. Email: jimlilley@free.net.nz

[NZ]Oiled Wildlife Responder Network source Massey University Wildlife Health Centre Link to list of on scene response

[NZ] Eastern Bays Little Blue Penguin Foundation info source phone 562 7571 fax 562 7571 email: hextall@nz1.ibm.com

[South Africa] SANCCOB - South African Foundation For the Conservation of Coastal Birds, Cape Town (+27) 21 557 6155 email info@sanccob.co.za source

[United States]

* [California] International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) source
San Francisco Oiled Wildlife Care & Education Center: 707 207-0380 Fax: 707 207-0395 email: info@ibrrc.org
Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care & Education Center:(310) 514-2573 or (310) 514-2574 FAX: (310) 514-8219 email: center@ibrrc.org
To report oiled wildlife in California, please call:(OSPR) Office of Spill Prevention and Response at (916) 445-0045
If you witness someone harming or polluting wildlife or habitat, call Fish & Games' hotline at (888) DFG-CALTIP
Regional representatives: Alaska, Pacific Northwest, Hawaii and Pacific Islands, Gulf Coast and Caribbean contact info + email
IBRRC/Alaska - Anchorage (907) 562-1326 Fax: (907) 562-2441 Cell: (707) 249-4871 email: barbara@ibrrc.org
IBRRC/Pacific NW - Washington phone/fax (206) 527-0376
IBRRC/Hawaii & Pacific Is. - Hawaii Phone/Fax: (808) 884-5576

[California] Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) & The Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) source
Phone: (916) 445-9338 Fax: (916) 324-8829
24-hour Comm Center (916) 445-0045
(unverified) Scott Newman 530 754 9424 (Pager)916 523 7941, Jonna Mazet 530 752 4167 (Pager)916 556 7509
To report oil spill only source
West Coast Oil Spill hot-line 1-800-OILS-911
or Department of Fish and Game CalTIP number at 1-888-DFG-CALTip (1-888-334-2258)
and U.S. Coast Guard National Response Ctr. 1-800-424-8802

[California] OILED WILDLIFE CARE NETWORK (OWCN) To Report an Oil Spill, call 800-OILS-911
OWCN Network Map
Members and phone numbers

Intern'l Bird Rescue Res Cntr[Suisun City](formerly Berkeley) see above

Friends of the Sea Lion Marine Mammal Ctr.[Laguna Bch.] (949) 494-3050 fax: (949) 494-2802 email: info@fslmmc.org source

Lindsay Wildlife Museum[Walnut Creek] 925-935-1978 fax (925) 935-8015 source

Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care and Education Center[San Pedro (IBRRC)] see above

Marine Wildlife Care Center[Arcata] Humboldt State University (707) 826-3450 source

Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center(831) 469-1719 [Santa Cruz] source

Monterey Bay Aquarium[Monterey] 831 648-4800 source

North Coast Marine Mammal Center[Crescent City] 1-707-465-6265 rescue@northcoastmmc.org source

Pacific Wildlife Care[Morro Bay] (805)-543-WILD source

Peninsula Humane Society.[San Mateo] 650.340.7022 Fax 650.685.0102 source

Project Wildlife[Santee] Hotline 619-225-9202 email: info@projectwildlife.org source

San Francisco Bay Oiled Wildlife Care and Education Ctr.[Suisun City] see above

Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network (805) 966 9005 source

Santa Rosa Bird Rescue[Santa Rosa] (707) 523-BIRD (523-2473) source

SPCA of Monterey County[Monterey] (831) 373-2631 or Salinas (831) 422-4721 or Toll Free: (877) 4 SPCAMC (477-2262) Fax(831) 373-8613 source

SeaWorld[San Diego] source 619-222-6363

The Marine Mammal Center[Sausalito] 24 hour hotlines 415.289.SEAL (7325) In Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties 831.633.6298 source

Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County[Huntington Bch.] (714) 374 5587 email: wwccoc@wwccoc.org source

WildCare[San Rafael] 415 456 SAVE(7283) or 415-453-1000 fax: 415-456-0594 email: info@wildcaremarin.org source

[California] Pelican Protection Alliance: source and source

[California] SeaShephard, Malibu, CA 90265 Tel: (310) 456-1141 Fax: (310) 456-2488 source

* [Florida] Save Our Birds, Inc. 727-864-0679 FAX 727-864-0679 email sosinc@tampabay.rr.com source

* [Mass] Intern'l Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) source [US Intern'l HQ] Massachusetts 1 508 744 2000 or 1 800 932 4329 Fax: 1 508 744 2009 info@ifaw.org Branches in Canada, European Union, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, France, Asia Pacific, Russia, China, Southern Africa, East Africa, Mexico

[Texas] Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education, Houston wre@hotmail.com homepage or Oiled Wildlife Response Team Oiled Wildlife Response Team Phone: 713-643-WILD(unverified) E-Mail: squirrelgirl@tmparker.com (unverified)

[Washington Internatinal Headquarters] Sea Shepherd International Headquarters Tel: 360-370-5650 Fax: 360-370-5651 for contacts in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Netherlands, U.K., Singapore see source

TRAINING return to top

In British Columbia if you are interested in participating in an oil spill rescue training course, contact Environment Canada - Canadian Wildlife Services at 940-4700, BC SPCA at 681-7271, or Wildlife Rehabilitators' Network Association of BC (WRNBC) at 538-1363.

Oiled Wildlife Care Network University of California at Davis source ...The network also carries out a competitive research grant program and comprehensive training programs."

Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research New Jersey source Tri-State Bird Rescue Pre-spill training and contingency planning, wildlife rehabilitation training

Massey University Oiled Response Program New Zealand List of training courses being given

Save Our Seabirds source (USA) email sosinc@tampabay.rr.com Seminars "Save Our Seabirds works with power companies, petroleum products manufacturers and transporters to educate them of a wildlife responder's needs prior to an environmental incident. Save our Seabirds also trains volunteers for oiled wildlife response in the volunteer's home geographic area. These seminars are all-day events, sharing SOS's experience with recovery efforts following a major spill."

Wildlife Rehab & Education (WR&E), League City, Texas source Training Classes WR&E offers oiled wildlife cleaning workshops. WR&E now has a database of volunteers ready to respond anywhere along the Gulf Coast. Trained responders work as sub-permittees under the state and federal wildlife rehabilitation permits of the WR&E Oiled Wildlife Response Team. Also WR&E has provided these workshops to industry. The workshops cover the following topics: Overview of past coastal oil spills, OSHA hazard awareness, Effects of oil on wildlife, ... Initial intake and examination, Hands-on bird cleaning lab (performed by the participants under the direction of WR&E team members), The after-care and husbandry of cleaned wildlife.

IBRRC & IFAW team up to offer International Internship source Internship Program Individuals wishing to pursue a career in general or oiled bird rehabilitation or veterinary medicine can apply for an internship with IBRRC. The program's most valuable component is the hands-on training that is gained at our new oiled bird rehabilitation centers in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.

Wildlife Publications source Seminar Description Wildlife Publications presents a service designed to provide wildlife care organizations worldwide with tailored training seminars. To develop a class, requires no financial investment on part of host. Lecture courses currently available and information on instructors provided on website. Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation lecture only or lecture and laboratory course. "Designed to provide wildlife rehabilitators with a solid foundation to the principles of oiled wildlife care. The course can be designed around oiled bird or mammals or both. Potential course components include: orientation to oil spill events, worker health and safety, volunteer recruitment and training, management training, wildlife capture, triage and stabilization procedures, housing, diet preparation, recordkeeping, wildlife cleaning/drying, release evaluation and procedures. Laboratory procedures include: animal intake procedures, wildlife cleaning and basic laboratory testing of blood and procedures for submission to outside laboratories."

DESCRIPTIONS OF BIRD TREATMENT PROCEDURES return to top

Best Practices for Migratory Birdcare During Oil Spill Response source U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Shampooing to stop Oil Spill Bird Deaths source for National Geographic News September 21, 2004

Initial effects of the Treasure oil spill on seabirds off Western South Africa source Avian Demography Unit, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Brief description of treatment procedures source

Procedures for rehabilitating and releasing oiled birds source IBRRC Internatinal Bird Rescue Research Center.

Oiled Bird Rescue Seminar South Dublin Branch Birdweb.net

Steps in an Oil Spill Response OWCN Oiled Wildlife Care Network.

ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF CLEANING BIRDS return to top

Rescue of birds using magnets and iron powder
Magnets Could Help Wildlife Recover from Oil Slicks. Interview with John Orbell http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/earth/stories/s21637.htm Birds caught in oil spills could soon be cleaned using iron powder and magnets. Unlike detergents the technique removes oil without destroying the waterproof properties of feathers. John Orbell and his colleagues at the Victorian University of Technology in Melbourne, found that oil sticks to fine iron powder in preference to birds' feathers. Combing the feathers with a magnet removes the oil as well as the iron. The RSPCA welcomes the new development. However, it is feared that many severely oiled birds are coated with dried, tar-like residue that may prove residue that may prove resistant to the iron powder treatment.

Update from John Orbell 23 October 2001
We have since extended this work to the plumage of whole birds and have done some limited work on live birds (i.e. penguins contaminated by oil at the Philip Island Nature Park, Victoria, Australia. This work is currently being prepared for publication (probably in Marine Pollution Bulletin). Our results are most encouraging and reflect the in vitro studies. The stage we are at now is the development of a field device that can exploit this technology. Our objective is to develop portable equipment which will allow the bulk of contamination to be removed from the animal immediately upon encountering it. We are also working on the use of preconditioning agents in conjunction with this technology to handle contamination that is "weathered" onto the plumage. These results also show promise. An interesting spin-off to this research which might interest you is our development of a quantitative indicator of feather damage (also soon to be published, probably in the Journal of Structural Biology). This is based on digitally imaging the vanes of damaged feathers and mathematically analysing the degree of coherency. This is proving to be remarkably sensitive and robust and we hope it will lead to a rapid and accurate assay for feather health (damage). This will greatly assist in deciding when to release recovering birds back into the wild - especially when dealing with large numbers.

Dr John Orbell School of Life Sciences and Technology Victoria University of Technology JohnOrbell@vut.edu.au

GOVERNMENTAL OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLANS return to top

Australia The Effects of Oil on Wildlife Austrailian Maritime Safety Authority Brief delineation of effects of oil.

Canada - Response to Environmental Emergencies Atlantic Regional Environmental Emergencies Team (REET) & Spill Reporting Also see Birds Oiled at Sea source "This Policy specifies roles and approaches to be taken by CWS in the event of an oil spill..." "...The Policy addresses oil spill response requirements for species managed by the Canadian Wildlife Service, but combined with response plans of other agencies it forms a blueprint for dealing with all wildlife species affected by oil spills."

Canada - Oil Spill Response Plan August 1999 source
"This plan specifies actions to be taken by Canadian Wildlife Service/Environment Canada Atlantic Region in the event of an oil spill or the presence of oiled migratory birds. Both large and small events are addressed, with no attempt to concentrate on the "mega-spill". This plan does not replace any element of the REET Atlantic Region Contingency Plan (1999), but elaborates and complements those parts of it which pertain to migratory birds. All migratory bird species which may be affected by oil spills, and their terrestrial, fresh water, marine and inter-tidal habitats, are within the purview of this plan. The plan addresses oil spill response requirements for species managed by the Canadian Wildlife Service, but combined with response plans of other agencies it forms a blueprint for dealing with all wildlife species affected by oil spills."

Canada National Policy on Oiled Birds and Oiled Species at Risk Canadian Wildlife Service 2000 source (pdf)

EPA Oil Spill Program U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report including reporting, preventing, preparing for, responding to, laws and regulations, publication, regional pages, learning center SPCC guides and surveys, oil-related websites source and National Contingency Plan Overview

South Africa - Dassen Island Seabird Rescue Plan (2001 version) of Cape Nature Conservation source

California - Wildlife Operations Plan for California - Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) of the Department of Fish and Game sources (pdf) Includes comprehensive material plus appendices on oil spills and response to wildlife effected. For full information see OSPR main page source

Hazardous Materials and Spills in the Great Lakes Region Area Contingency Plans - To help minimize damage from a potential oil spill, Hazardous Materials and Spills in the Great Lakes Region source These plans help improve coordination at the national, regional and local planning levels, and enhance the availability of trained personnel, necessary equipment and scientific support that may be needed to adequately address all discharges.

BOOKS, MANUALS, PROTOCOLS, FORMS, EDUCATION return to top

Oiled Wildlife Response Manual Save Our Seabirds, Inc. source
Site Layout, Operations Control, Volunteer Coordination, Admitting, Triage, Critical Care, Holding rehabilitation, Bird Washing, Drying, Main Rehabilitation, Supply, Cage Cleaning, Housekeeping, Rest Area/First Aid, Predator Control, Site Rules Rescue of Injured or Oiled Wildlife Manual
Necessary Equipment, OSHA requirements for handling oiled birds, Bird Species, Rescue Techniques, Transportation of Birds/Wildlife, Illustrations of the proper and improper way to hold birds