| Bird Rescue from Oil Spill | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1759 |
| Catalog #: | 425796 | |
| Clip Number: | 425796-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-028-04 | |
| Timecode: | 00:26:35 - 00:27:19 | |
| Location: | Cornwall, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/BIRDS: Misc DISASTERS: Environmental Accident ENVIRONMENT: Oil Spills ENVIRONMENT: Pollution, Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Cornwall | |
| Description: | "A fight for life, the lives of thousands of birds, continues at Cornwall, England. The birds were contaminated by floating crude oil from a grounded tanker. A Holland bird authority uses a chemical detergent to clean them, saving them from death. Meanwhile, the Cornwall beaches remain black with tar-thick brown oil. Panning TLS - Coastal town of Cornwall, England, stop at RSPCA bird sanctuary. TLS - People carrying cardboard boxes filled with live birds that were cleaned & rescued following the Torrey Canyon oil spill disaster. MS - Several swans in pen. MS/CUs - Ornithologist cleaning oily wings of bird. MS - Woman placing clean bird into cardboard carrier. TLS -Rocky beach, zoom in to MS oily rocks. | |
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