bitumen and has the consistency of tar (R. v. Syncrude Canada Ltd.)
A bird’s feathers are aligned in such a way that they keep water from soaking between them. When a bird becomes oiled their feathers will separate altering their original waterproof alignment. Due to the matting of the bird’s feathers water will now be able reach the birds sensitive skin and could potentially lead to hypothermia (International Bird Rescue, 2015). Another adverse affect of oil on the birds is that their natural instinct when there is an unwanted substance on their feathers is to try and remove it with their beaks. By removing the oil this way it causes the oil to get into the birds organs and produce extreme organ damage (International Bird Rescue, 2015).
Once a bird has become oiled there is very little that can be done to save it. By the time that wildlife personal are able to reach the birds to attempt to …show more content…
Some of the conditions that have been placed on Syncrude in order to have a tailings pond include submitting a biannual update on research for tailings. This research will include forest ecosystem research and wetland ecosystem research (Approval). There is also a stipulation about having a waterfowl protection plan, this plan must include “techniques and procedures for a comprehensive bird deterrent program for all tailings, composite tailings and waste ponds which minimizes avian mortality from the ponds and a comprehensive program for monitoring and documenting avian mortality, timing of incidents, and bird species affected” (Approval). Syncrude did submit this protection plan before April 28, 2008 but did not hear back about whether it was approved on not before the duck deaths. The protection plan was rejected but Syncrude did not know this at the time of the deaths, Syncrude then had to resubmit a new waterfowl protection plan to be approved again (R. v. Syncrude Canada
A bird’s feathers are aligned in such a way that they keep water from soaking between them. When a bird becomes oiled their feathers will separate altering their original waterproof alignment. Due to the matting of the bird’s feathers water will now be able reach the birds sensitive skin and could potentially lead to hypothermia (International Bird Rescue, 2015). Another adverse affect of oil on the birds is that their natural instinct when there is an unwanted substance on their feathers is to try and remove it with their beaks. By removing the oil this way it causes the oil to get into the birds organs and produce extreme organ damage (International Bird Rescue, 2015).
Once a bird has become oiled there is very little that can be done to save it. By the time that wildlife personal are able to reach the birds to attempt to …show more content…
Some of the conditions that have been placed on Syncrude in order to have a tailings pond include submitting a biannual update on research for tailings. This research will include forest ecosystem research and wetland ecosystem research (Approval). There is also a stipulation about having a waterfowl protection plan, this plan must include “techniques and procedures for a comprehensive bird deterrent program for all tailings, composite tailings and waste ponds which minimizes avian mortality from the ponds and a comprehensive program for monitoring and documenting avian mortality, timing of incidents, and bird species affected” (Approval). Syncrude did submit this protection plan before April 28, 2008 but did not hear back about whether it was approved on not before the duck deaths. The protection plan was rejected but Syncrude did not know this at the time of the deaths, Syncrude then had to resubmit a new waterfowl protection plan to be approved again (R. v. Syncrude Canada