Oiled wildlife rehabilitation [Image 1 of 4]

PORT O'CONNOR, TX, UNITED STATES

04.01.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class George Degener 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Dr. J. Jill Heatley (left), a clinical associate professor of zoological medicine at Texas A and M University, and a consultant the Wildlife Center of Texas, and Sharon Schmalz, executive director of the Wildlife Center of Texas, perform an examination of an oiled juvenile loon at the wildlife rehabilitation center established in Port O’Connor, Texas, April 1, 2014. Kirby Inland Marine, United States Coast Guard, and Texas General Land Office utilized wildlife expertise from Texas Parks and Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife continue their vigilance in ensuring the protection of bird and marine life in areas that may be impacted by the oil spilled in a March 22 incident in the Houston Ship Channel. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class George Degener.

• Date Taken: 04.01.2014
• Date Posted: 04.01.2014 17:38
• Photo ID: 1213597
• VIRIN: 140401-G-JL323-001
• Resolution: 1500x2100
• Size: 1.56 MB
• Location: PORT O'CONNOR, TX, US