some Louisiana pelicans have been given a new chance on the Texas coast they
a new chance on the Texas coast they
a new chance on the Texas coast they were rescued from coastal areas
were rescued from coastal areas
were rescued from coastal areas contaminated with oil from the Deepwater
contaminated with oil from the Deepwater
contaminated with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill they were cleaned and
Horizon spill they were cleaned and
Horizon spill they were cleaned and transported to the Aransas National
transported to the Aransas National
transported to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge state of Texas it
Wildlife Refuge state of Texas it
Wildlife Refuge state of Texas it provides enough habitat that’s suitable
provides enough habitat that’s suitable
provides enough habitat that’s suitable for the release of these particular
for the release of these particular
for the release of these particular species the 115,000 acre refuge provides
species the 115,000 acre refuge provides
species the 115,000 acre refuge provides vital habitat for Coast wildlife
vital habitat for Coast wildlife
vital habitat for Coast wildlife including the largest block of
including the largest block of
including the largest block of endangered whooping cranes living in the
endangered whooping cranes living in the
endangered whooping cranes living in the wild the rescued pelicans from this late
wild the rescued pelicans from this late
wild the rescued pelicans from this late june release appeared to be adapting one
june release appeared to be adapting one
june release appeared to be adapting one of the things you look for for animals
of the things you look for for animals
of the things you look for for animals or for wildlife is do they go out there
or for wildlife is do they go out there
or for wildlife is do they go out there and did they start preening you know
and did they start preening you know
and did they start preening you know whenever a pelican start screening it’s
whenever a pelican start screening it’s
whenever a pelican start screening it’s indicative of they can that they can
indicative of they can that they can
indicative of they can that they can focus on on preening as opposed to just
focus on on preening as opposed to just
focus on on preening as opposed to just surviving and so the fact that these
surviving and so the fact that these
surviving and so the fact that these birds hit the water and immediately
birds hit the water and immediately
birds hit the water and immediately started preening it was like a bathtub
started preening it was like a bathtub
started preening it was like a bathtub out there you could see them they were
out there you could see them they were
out there you could see them they were flopping around and preening and really
flopping around and preening and really
flopping around and preening and really seemed to you know seem to be enjoying
seemed to you know seem to be enjoying
seemed to you know seem to be enjoying themselves so I think that’s an
themselves so I think that’s an
themselves so I think that’s an indication that these birds they were
indication that these birds they were
indication that these birds they were happy to be out on that water wildlife
happy to be out on that water wildlife
happy to be out on that water wildlife specialist will be monitoring the birds
specialist will be monitoring the birds
specialist will be monitoring the birds every bird that’s released falling
every bird that’s released falling
every bird that’s released falling rehabilitation it receives a stainless
rehabilitation it receives a stainless
rehabilitation it receives a stainless steel leg band it’s a standard US Fish
steel leg band it’s a standard US Fish
steel leg band it’s a standard US Fish and Wildlife Service bird ID band has a
and Wildlife Service bird ID band has a
and Wildlife Service bird ID band has a unique number so if any of these birds
unique number so if any of these birds
unique number so if any of these birds are ever recaptured anywhere we can tell
are ever recaptured anywhere we can tell
are ever recaptured anywhere we can tell where they came from and what their
where they came from and what their
where they came from and what their experience was here in the spill at
experience was here in the spill at
experience was here in the spill at least on their first day in Texas the
least on their first day in Texas the
least on their first day in Texas the pelicans were making themselves right at
pelicans were making themselves right at
pelicans were making themselves right at home got together as a group have been
home got together as a group have been
home got together as a group have been preening cleaning their feathers and now
preening cleaning their feathers and now
preening cleaning their feathers and now are starting to distribute itself around
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