Media Release

Contact: Krystal White

Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce

361-729-6445

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Oil Spill Pelican and Other Birds Released at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Rockport-Fulton, Texas (June 23, 2010) The public is invited to the next bird release, back into the wild, of Pelicans and other birds rehabilitated from the Gulf oil spill, this Sunday, June 27, at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. The public is encouraged to arrive sometime after 10am but before 12pm at the fishing pier and picnic area. There is a $3. per person or $5. per vehicle charge. Please register at the Visitor Center upon arrival.

The Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the host site for receiving the rehabilitated birds. “At the time of the release, the birds are so excited to enter the water after that long plane ride. It is as if the birds are all having a party!,” states Nancy Brown of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Pack a lunch, bring a lawn chair and head just 40 miles outside of Rockport-Fulton to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge to welcome the birds to their new habitat.

Information on the spill is located at www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com.

Also, please visit the links below for the most up-to-date information:

• Deepwater Horizon Unified Command - http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Service of Response and Restoration - http://response.restoration.noaa.gov
• Google Crisis Response - http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/oilspill
• National Park Service Oil Spill Response - http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/oil-spill-response.htm
• Texas General Land Office - http://www.glo.state.tx.us/oilspill/index.html

• Texas Tourism - http://www.traveltex.com/advisory

For more information on Aransas National Wildlife Refuge call 361-286-3559 or

visit http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/aransas/ . For up to date bird releases, water quality and any other information pertaining to Aransas County visit the  Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce at  www.rockport-fulton.org (361) 729.6445 or (800) 242.0071, or via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .