Hurricane Katrina-Wildlife update 9-13-05

This is from the Best Friend's website-September 13, 2005 : 7:17 PM ET
"Lloyd Brown, with the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (www.iwrc-online.org), has been combing the ravaged Gulf Coast for days, checking on the damage to wildlife centers and picking up animals in distress.

This morning he brought an exhausted white pelican, that he had plucked from the coastal areas southeast of New Orleans, to Leslie Lattimore, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in Livingston, Louisiana and also a board member of the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (www.nwrawildlife.org)

The pelican is weak, with feathers soaked in toxic, oily water. Leslie reports that he’ll need a good bath, but he is eagerly wolfing down some food, which is a great sign. He’s receiving the best possible care. Whether or not the pelican survives may depend on how much toxicity his system has taken in, but he has no injuries and stands a chance."

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