cleaning the birds

Heard an interesting interview with a scientist on NPR today about efforts to clean oil off pelicans.  As the birds attempt to clean their own feathers they ingest the oil, so they give them pepto-bismol.  Talk about your stop-gap solutions.

More about wildlife assistance:
http://www.thetakeaway.org/2010/may/21/gulf-oil-spills-affect-wildlife/
And there is a debate among experts about the effectiveness of cleaning on the birds:
 http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=127749940&m=127827299

Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana: 

http://www.crcl.org/