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200 Ailing Pelicans Change One Man’s Life

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Richard Ziglar - KRVS - Lafayette, LA

Entry Date: February 24, 2011
Total Time: 00:05:42

Description: The BP oil spill triggered an outpouring of volunteer energy. Concerned Americans lay boom, picked up tar balls, and performed mundane tasks like answering telephones. A few helped transport or clean oiled birds. Regardless of what they did, many volunteers now find themselves transformed. Meet party-photographer-turned-bird-lover Bart Siegel.

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