International Bird Rescue is a non-profit organization that rehabilitates injured aquatic birds , most notably seabirds affected by oil spills . Founded by Alice Berkner in 1971 and based in Cordelia , California , the group has developed scientifically-based bird rehabilitation techniques and has led oiled wildlife rescue efforts in more than 200 oil spills worldwide , including the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound , Alaska , and the 2010 '' Deepwater Horizon '' oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico , where International Bird Rescue co-managed oiled bird rehabilitation efforts in four states with Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research
Exxon Valdez oil spill
Exxon Valdez oil spill
International Bird Rescue