Coast Guard Lieutenant Richard Szoka assists U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Veterinarian Sharon Taylor with opening a container holding two brown pelicans that were released onto San Antonio Bay June 23, 2010. The Coast Guard transported 62 brown pelicans and one northern gannet that were rehabilitated after exposure to crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill that impacted the Louisiana coast. The birds were flown to Rockport, Texas where they were transported and successfully released in Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Belson.
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