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First aid for oil-soaked ducks, Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the(...)
First aid for oil-soaked ducks, Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the(...)

First aid for oil-soaked ducks, Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the(...)

Date1/7/1976
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  • First aid for oil-soaked ducks, Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the(...)
  • First aid for oil-soaked ducks; Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the Toronto Humane Society is coming to their rescue. Gord Haley holds one caught in the snow-fence trap. The ducks are taken to the society shelter for cleaning up and then returned to the lake.
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Original Toronto Star caption: First aid for oil-soaked ducks; Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the Toronto Humane Society is coming to their rescue. Gord Haley holds one caught in the snow-fence trap. The ducks are taken to the society shelter for cleaning up and then returned to the lake.
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Ducks and Geese caught in oil, As many as 100 geese and ducks, like the one held by Toronto Humane Society officer Gord Haley, have been coated with o(...)
Ducks and Geese caught in oil, As many as 100 geese and ducks, like the one held by Toronto Humane Society officer Gord Haley, have been coated with o(...)
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Oil spill mopped up
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Spremo, Boris
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Spremo, Boris
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