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Since the start of the crisis three weeks ago, hundreds of birds have arrived at the center covered in oil and suffering from hypothermia and dehydration. The IFAW ER Team first stabilizes the birds with fluids and food fed by tube, and once they are strong enough they are washed and dried, before being put into recovery pools to regain their waterproofing. The center is currently caring for 334 birds.It was necessary to release the birds in Portugal as the oil spill, the worst in Spain’s history, has affected Spain’s entire northwest coastline. Twenty-two fully rehabilitated birds were transported seven hours by truck to Bahia de Setubal in Portugal, just outside of Lisbon, where they were released into one of Portugal’s national marine reserves. The released birds included razorbills, guillemots, puffins, loons, scoters and gulls.