June 8, 2010
Day 50
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Dead fish – more photos – Video de-oiled pelicans released
Oil-soaked brown pelicans attempt to survive
(June 3) HOUMA, La. — Today, driven by strong winds and weather, oil impacted the Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery which resulted in 60 birds, including 41 pelicans being coated with oil. These birds are being rescued and transported to the Fort Jackson Rehabilitation Center by well-trained and knowledgeable wildlife responders, veterinarians, biologists and wildlife rehabilitators
Winds had nothing to do with it. Watch video of oil washing ashore the pelican rookery on MAY 23.
Photos: June 3-6
Photographers: Win McNamee, Gerald Herbert, Charlie Riedel
Locations: Cat Island
East Grand Terre Island
Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery in Barataria Bay, Plaquemines Parish, LA
As of today, more than 600 dead birds, 200 sea turtles have been collected.
Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, LA
Win McNamee/Getty Images
Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Gerald Herbert / AP
Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, LA
Win McNamee/Getty Images
Wilkerson Canal where it meets the north shore of Barataria Bay
Gerald Herbert / AP
East Grand Terre Island, Louisiana
Win McNamee/Getty Images
Win McNamee/Getty Images
Win McNamee / 2010 Getty Images
Win McNamee/Getty Image
East Grand Terre Island, Louisiana
AFP/Getty Images/Win Mcnamee
Win McNamee/Getty Images
Charlie Riedel / AP
Charlie Riedel / AP
Win McNamee / 2010 Getty Images
Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery in Barataria Bay
Photo: Gerald Herbert / AP
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East Grand Terre Island, Louisiana
Win McNamee/Getty Images
Win McNamee/Getty Images
Plaquemines Parish coastal zone director PJ Hahn
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Dead pelican stuck to beach grass on north shore of Barataria Bay
Gerald Herbert / AP
Cat Island, La
Oily vs non-oily pelican chicks
Charlie Riedel / AP
Charlie Riedel/AP
Pelican nest
May 23 Pelican Rookery (video)
How many do you think are still white?
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