Call for more equipment, water to clean oiled seabirds

The Oiled Wildlife Response Network and Kildare Wildlife Rescue have said they need thousands of litres of fresh water, as well as more equipment, in order to help clean oiled seabirds.

A further 50 birds were brought into the charity dead, and some have been euthanised as their blood results determined they would not survive the cleaning process. Funding of €50,000 has been promised by Minister of State with responsibility for nature, Malcolm Noonan.Pauline Beades, training coordinator for Oiled Wildlife Response Network, has said however that neither her organisation nor Kildare Wildlife Rescue have been told how to access the funding."So now there's a scramble for items," Ms Beades said.

Just a small amount of oil on their feathers can ruin the waterproofness of their feathers and reduce their body temperature.Once the birds are washed, they need to be put in a clean pool of water where they have time and space to preen their feathers to clean them further."It's a very stressful process for them," Ms Beades added."Some birds will be able to maintain their weight and health, but some will crash," she said.

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