Nature & Environment
The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
...source on 1st June. General management Many species of water bird are difficult to keep in captivity and auks, healthy and oiled, have only survived in zoos for an average of two months and a maximum of 11 months (J. Yealland, pers. com.). Auks brought in for rehabilitation are usually already in poor condition. They preen and ingest oil which damages the gut, the effect...