Oilapalooza! A Weekend Workshop for Oiled Wildlife Responders in California
OCTOBER 23, 2015--California’s Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) is world renowned for its response, rescue, rehabilitation, and research capabilities.
On October 17-18, 2015, OR&R’s Emergency Response Division was invited to participate in OWCN’s seventh Oilapalooza Workshop for its 38 member rehabilitation organizations and primary care facilities across the state. This workshop is a regular training and team-building opportunity for OWCN organizations ranging in size from a handful of staff and volunteers to long-established facilities like Sea World. All have oil spill training and are prepared to respond, but some have limited experience with actual oil spills. The first day included a wide variety of talks on rehab and oil spill-related topics, such as
- Wildlife response challenges & lessons learned from the Refugio Incident
- Post-release monitoring of Brown Pelicans impacted by the Refugio Incident
- Some buzz about drones in spill response (ERD presentation)
- Wildlife hazing and deterrents for inland spills
- Effects of dispersants and dispersed oil on Common Murres
The second day focused on hands-on laboratories, including:
- Specialized capture practices
- Avian and marine mammal intake, processing, washing
- Avian husbandry
- Avian and marine mammal necropsy
- Inland and marine wildlife hazing techniques
- Media training
For more information, contact Jordan.Stout@noaa.gov.
Go back to OR&R Weekly Report.