![]() Feathers provide waterproofing and help regulate a bird’s body temperature. Erica Miller and Charity Uman examined them.įirst, we weighed each bird and took its temperature. Together with other volunteers, I held the oiled birds while Tri-State veterinarians Drs. I watched a short training video, and then was put to work. We met at Tri-state on Thursday November 8th. Knowing they were short on volunteers, Suzanne asked if I could come as well. Suzanne has attended Tri-State’s Oil Spill Training Workshop, and was recruited to help clean oiled birds. Photograph courtesy of Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research Inc.Īfter Hurricane Sandy, Tri-State has led the effort to catch, clean, and care for birds and other wildlife affected by several oil spills in New Jersey. This turtle was a victim of the oil spill. Since then, Tri-State has researched the effects of oil on wildlife and developed effective treatment and response procedures that are used across the country. Lynne Frink founded Tri-State in 1976 after witnessing the devastation caused by a series of oil spills on the Delaware River. Yet the damage caused by these smaller spills accounts for the majority of wildlife casualties.įortunately, Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research Inc., a wildlife rehabilitation facility located in Newark, Delaware, specializes in oil spill response. Unlike large open water oil spills, such as the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, smaller fresh water spills rarely receive national media attention. Oil from these refineries spilled into surrounding wetlands affecting hundreds of geese, ducks, turtles and other wildlife. In northern New Jersey, several oil refineries were damaged by the storm in spite of preparations made before the storm. In some cases it wasn’t the wind and flooding that caused the damage but the forces they released. You may have seen images of New Jersey’s storm-ravaged barrier islands on the news. Hurricane Sandy caused extensive environmental destruction as well. In other places they have lost their homes entirely. In some places people are still without power in their homes. It takes only a short drive to reach places where the devastation was much worse. Where I live, in New Brunswick, NJ, downed trees and broken windows were the worst of the damage. When a hurricane strikes, the human loss is palpable. Photograph courtesy of Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research Inc. New to Heroes of the Storm? You can download our fast-paced online team brawler free here.An oiled bird is cleaned. We’ve also got some awesome rewards in store for our Hearthstone friends- check here to find out how to earn them. If you’ve already reached Player Level 20 in Heroes of the Storm or level 100 in World of Warcraft, you will receive these rewards shortly after the release of Heroes of the Storm. That’s not all: if you reach level 100 with any character in World of Warcraft, you’ll earn an Ironside Dire Wolf mount to use in Heroes of the Storm-an epic ride to represent your legendary accomplishments on Azeroth and Draenor.īoth rewards will be available starting June 2, 2015, after Heroes of the Storm officially launches. To unlock this accursedly endearing creature once you’ve reached your goal, simply log in to World of Warcraft after Heroes launches on June 2 and claim your reward. World of Warcraft is teaming up with Heroes of the Storm to celebrate the launch of Blizzard’s new free-to-play team brawler with an epic Grave Golem pet-summoned into Azeroth straight from Heroes’ Haunted Mines map! Beginning June 2, anyone who reaches Player Level 20 in Heroes of the Storm will be awarded a Grave Golem in World of Warcraft. ![]()
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