Volunteers race to rescue wildlife after disturbing discovery at local park: ‘Incidents like this should never happen’

ThelargestanimalwelfarecharityintheUKandawildliferescueteamsaved11ducksfromanoilspill. AstheBBCreported,RoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimalsandWarsopWildlifeRescueTeamvolunteersretrievedtheducksfrompollutedwatersnearabusinesspark. Theduckslivedinapondcoveredinthick,blackoilcausedbyasuspectedoilleakinBilsthorpe,Nottinghamshire. Therescuersinitiallyrescuedsevenducksandthenpulledfourmoreoutoftheoil-filledwaterdayslater.WarsopWildlifeRescuetookintherescuedducks,washingoilofftheirfeathersandcaringforthemuntiltheywerehealthyenoughtobereleasedbackintothewild. Staffmembersnearthepollutedwaterinformedanimalwelfaregroupsabouttheducks,helpedblockoffareas,andrescuedtheducks.Authoritiescontinuedtomonitortheareaintheeventadditionalwildlifewasaffectedbytheoilspill. Meanwhile,theEnvironmentAgencyworkedtocleanuptheoilspillandisinvestigatingwhatcausedit. Oilspillslikethisone