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Carl Pellegrin, left, and Tim Kimmel prepare to net an oiled pelican in Barataria Bay, La., June 5, 2010. Pellegrin and Kimmel, representing the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service respectively, netted and transported the pelican to a facility on Grand Isle, La., for stabilization. From there, the pelican was moved to a center in Venice, La., for cleaning, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Carl Pellegrin, left, and Tim Kimmel prepare to net an oiled pelican in Barataria Bay, La., June 5, 2010. Pellegrin and Kimmel, representing the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service respectively, netted and transported the pelican to a facility on Grand Isle, La., for stabilization. From there, the pelican was moved to a center in Venice, La., for cleaning, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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