This raw video from Queen Bess Island in Louisiana shows a pelican struggling to escape from thick oil in the water. The pelicans tries to stretch out its wings but is unable to fly. This pelican was lucky enough to get rescued. Take a look:
Reuters says bird washers are hard at work. There are at least 25 rescued pelicans in one pen.
Biologist and penguin expert Dr. Dee Boersma tells CBS reporter Dr. Debbye Turner that penguins numbers are dwindling rapidly. She also says that penguins are like a canary in the coalmine and it means there could serious climate consequences ahead for humans.
The Daily Coyote is a blog by writer/photographer Shreve Stockton who has adopted a coyote pup named Charlie that was orphaned when its parents were shot. Charlie lives with Shreve and her cat Eli.
Charlie is a wild-born coyote who was unexpectedly delivered to my doorstep this past April after both his parents were shot for killing sheep. Whatever reservations I had about raising a wild animal simply didn't matter - couldn't matter - when I realized his survival, at least in the short term, depended on me.
At the time I write this, Charlie is nearly six months old. I don't think of him as "my pet," even though he sleeps curled against me every night (every night except the nights around a full moon), and happily rides in my truck, and adores my cat. I don't wish to own him, just to live together in harmony. And that we do.
The story is very interesting and the photography is excellent so be sure to take a look. (via Get Outdoors)
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