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(Message started by: Project Officer on Nov 20^th, 2002, 10:38am)

Title: BirdLife: 'Prestige' oil spill
Post by Project Officer on Nov 20^th, 2002, 10:38am

News about the oil spill in Spain and press release from BirdLife International, for your information

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Attn Partners, Partners Designate, Affiliates and Regional Offices

Please find attached the latest news release about the "Prestige" oil spill from SEO/BirdLife (English version).

in haste
Michael Szabo
Communications Manager
BirdLife International

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18 SEABIRD SPECIES AFFECTED BY 'PRESTIGE' OIL SPILL IN SPAIN

Monday 18th November, 2002 -- More than 50 volunteers co-ordinated by SEO/BirdLife have identified 18 species of seabird affected by the 'Prestige' oil spill off the Spanish Galician coast.

The volunteers carried out their monitoring yesterday and counted more than 250 individual seabirds of 18 different species that had been affected by the spill. The most commonly affected species were Yellow-legged Gull, Black-backed Gull, Shag, Black-headed Gull, Northern Gannet and Razorbill, and to a lesser extent Common Guillemot and Manx Shearwater.

Most of these species are now migrating through the Galician coast and breed in the United Kingdom and France. Many seabirds are now in the peak of their migratory season, particularly alcids and gannets.

SEO/BirdLife and WWF/Adena are collaborating closely with the regional environmental authorities (Xunta de Galicia). International experts on marine catastrophes from the Ergos Programme and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) have moved to the area to help with oiled bird recovery. Other international bodies have offered support, such as Medmaravis, Project Blue Sea and Sea Alarm Foundation.

The Regional Ministry of Environment has acknowledged to the General Director of SEO/BirdLife, Alejandro Sanchez, the assistance of conservation NGOs and volunteers in the effort to minimise the environmental effects of the oil spill.

More information:
Carlota Viada (Conservation Dpt. SEO/BirdLife)
Tel. +34 91 434 09 10 / +34 629 44 88 22 (mobile)
E-mail: cviada@seo.org

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Title: Re: BirdLife: 'Prestige' oil spill
Post by Project Officer on Nov 20^th, 2002, 10:40am

Update information about the oil spill

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Dear All

The BBC is running a story about the "Prestige" oil spill off Spain which has picked up the SEO/BirdLife news release we sent on Friday:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2480409.stm

As soon as there is new information to report I will circulate it.

Cheers, Michael

Michael Szabo
Communications Manager
BirdLife International

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Title: Re: BirdLife: 'Prestige' oil spill
Post by Project Officer on Nov 20^th, 2002, 10:43am

More updated information on 19th November

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Attn BirdLife Partners, Partners Desginate, Affiliates and Secretariat Staff

As many of you will know the "Prestige" oil tanker has now reportedly started to break up and sink.

A BBC story has got the latest informaton on this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2487739.stm

The spill is being described as a major environmetnal disaster in the UK media.

SEO/BirdLife are monitoring seabirds to record the numbers and species that have been oiled.

SEO/BirdLife also participated in press conference this morning in La Coruna which was well attended by the media. Carlota Viado is working on a new press release which I hope to be able to send out soon.

In the meantime we have produced the attached briefing about the species that are at risk from the spill.

I will send out another update when there is new information to report.

Thanks, Michael

Michael Szabo
Communications Manager
BirdLife International

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