2通目のメールです。（1月6日）
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Koji,
I spoke with Scott Newman (wildlife veterinarian at the University of
California Davis who specializes in seabirds and oil spills) about
oiled bird rehabilitation issues. There seem to be three main options
for you to consider:
1) Scott could provide some literature by FAX and offer some
suggestions on email but this will not be sufficient to properly
rehabilitate birds. There have been many new techniques to clean and
care for birds;
2) Scott could come to Japan and (with an interpreter) he could work
with Japanese veterninarians to show them how to clean and care for
oiled birds if his travel costs could be covered;
3) There is a group called "International Bird Rescue Canter" which is
located near San Francisco which travels all over the world to help
rehabilitate oiled birds after large oil spills. They are prepared to
show up with 5-6 personnel and do the best possible under the
circumstances. Often they build temporary facilities to handle birds.
However, they are very expensive and this would be a major effort.
However, the Japanese government may decide that they have to try to
rehabilitate birds because the public demands it and the government
may be willing to pay a large amount of money for this assistance if
Japanese veterinarians do not know what to do and haven't handled a
large oil spill before.
I realize that you are not sure yet what will happen and it is very
difficult to find out what government agencies or other groups are
doing. But if the oil starts coming near shore, I suggest that the
Japanese government prepare for the worst with thousands of live oiled
birds that need rehabilitation and care. Scott worked on the Exxon
Valdez spill in Alaska and many other smaller spills and would be very
helpful. At minimum, he should come to help if somehow his costs can
be covered.
Do not wait until oiled birds start coming ashore to make plans to
count oiled birds. You should be prepared ahead of time with a plan.
Keep a close watch on where the oil is moving to and where it may come
near shore. These areas will need to be checked for oiled birds on
beaches. Try and decide where some sample beaches are located that
can be chacked daily to look at deposition and persistance rates. Try
and find a group of biologists that can identify birds and get them
prepared to help in the event that birds start coming ashore. You
should try to get a large amount of money from the government to cover
costs of biologists counting oiled birds on shore.
If the spill does come towards shore and you decide that the Japan
Alcid Society and WBSJ are going to try to coordinate efforts to count
dead and live birds on beaches, I also might be able to come over to
Japan for a week or so to help you plan and implement a method to
assess mortality on beaches. Once on the scene of the oil spill, I
could work with the Japan Alcid Society, WBSJ, and other groups to
decide how best to handle the situation. I would need John Fries or
at least an interpreter to help me communicate with all the people
involved. I could phone John Piatt and other researchers in North
America to get additional advice. However, I would also need to have
my costs covered somehow. I realize that it is difficult to find
money during such emergencies. But without money to cover airplane
tickets and food and travel in Japan, we cannot come. It is too
expensive.
Both Scott and I are going to the PSG meeting this week from 7-12
January. I leave on Tuesday afternoon 7 January and will be back in
Davis on Sunday night 12 January. Please contact me by FAX
503-221-1789 or phone 503-226-7600 at the Portland Marriot Hotel and
let me know if you think it is necessary for Scott and/or me to come
to Japan after the PSG meeting.
Harry
P.S. Scott Newman's email address is: sonewman@ucdavis.edu
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