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Thick Billed Murre Recovering After St. Lawrence Oil Incident

Photo by Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Photo by Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage

The Coast Guard and other agencies are still working to determine the source of oil that’s coating birds and seals near St. Lawrence Island. In the meantime, the only living bird recovered in the incident – a juvenile thick billed murre – has been cleaned up and is recovering at the Bird Treatment and Learning Center in Anchorage.

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Annie Feidt is the broadcast managing editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach her at afeidt@alaskapublic.org.