Although 23 live birds were found, only three survived the combination of diesel and cold weather, officials said.
into a New Orleans area wetland. Three alligators that were caught in deep diesel had to be euthanized, officials said.
Carver said the impact of December's diesel spill on wildlife was relatively high compared to most spills in Louisiana.She said a hard piece of wood"almost like a really old-fashioned mop handle" is used to hold the alligator's jaw open while its teeth are scrubbed. This undated photo provided by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, shows cleanup work at the site where more than 300,000 gallons of diesel spilled on December 27, 2021, just outside New Orleans. Collins Pipeline, a subsidiary of New Jersey-based PBF Energy, had known about corrosion on the outside of the pipe at the site of the spill since an Oct. 2020 inspection, according to federal records.
Noise-making cannons have been set up in the area to keep birds and animals away, the federal records show. Birds and smaller reptiles get their mouths swabbed out, often as they're captured or when they're brought in, Carver said.
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