And back home it is.
This brown pelican was covered in oil during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010, rescued and cleaned then flown to and released in Georgia. It was spotted in March on a rock jetty on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay by a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist.
The pelican was tagged “Red 33Z” when captured on June 14, 2010, at the Empire Jetties in Barataria Bay in the wake of the giant oil spill. It was taken to a triage facility and then to a rehabilitation facility in Louisiana. After that, it was taken via plane to a U.S. Coast Guard station in Brunswick, Georgia, and released on July 1, 2010.
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TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 9:45 AM CDT Apr 8, 2021 WDSU Digital Team A Brown Pelican that was rescued from Louisiana during the 2010 BP oil spill made its way home 11 years later. The distance is about 700 miles as the crow flies. But a brown pelican transported from Louisiana to Georgia in 2010 was bound and determined to cover that ground and return to the Bayou State, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. This brown pelican was covered in oil during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010, rescued and cleaned then flown to and released in Georgia. It was spotted in March on a rock jetty on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay by a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologist.The pelican was tagged “Red 33Z” when captu
Brown Pelican rescued from 2010 oil spill spotted back in Louisiana
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More than ten years after being released in Georgia, a Brown Pelican rescued from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has been spotted in Louisiana.
According to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the pelican was spotted by biologists in March on a rock jetty on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay.
The bird was rescued in June 2010 after being found covered in oil at the Empire Jetties in Barataria Bay during the aftermath of the spill.
From there, the bird was taken to a triage facility and then to a rehabilitation facility in Louisiana before being taken by plane to Georgia for release on July 1, 2010.
Rescued brown pelican, found during 2010 Deepwater Horizon Disaster, flies hundreds of miles to return home wbrz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbrz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.