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Rescuers rush to save geese and ducks soaked in oil due to spill in Boston river

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Rescuers rush to save geese and ducks soaked in oil due to spill in Boston river

Katie Handler, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, reaches to try to capture an oil-covered goose along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass., as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Katie Handler, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, reaches to try to capture an oil-covered goose along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass., as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Kerry Batchelder, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, tries to capture an oil covered duck along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass., as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Kerry Batchelder, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, tries to capture an oil covered duck along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass., as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

A duck covered with oil walks along the banks of the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass. Wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

A duck covered with oil walks along the banks of the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass. Wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

A Boston Park Ranger tries to capture an oil covered duck along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Boston, as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

A Boston Park Ranger tries to capture an oil covered duck along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Boston, as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Kerry Batchelder, left, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, tries to capture an oil covered duck along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Kerry Batchelder, left, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, tries to capture an oil covered duck along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Josh Gahagan, a technician with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, carries an oil covered duck that will be cleaned near the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass., as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Josh Gahagan, a technician with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, carries an oil covered duck that will be cleaned near the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass., as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Josh Gahagan, a technician with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, carries an oil covered duck he captured near the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass., as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Josh Gahagan, a technician with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, carries an oil covered duck he captured near the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass., as wildlife rescuers tended to dozens of birds that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Kerry Batchelder, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, tries to capture an oil covered duck along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Kerry Batchelder, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, tries to capture an oil covered duck along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

Meaghan Still, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, tries to capture an oil covered geese along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Meaghan Still, veterinary technician with the New England Wildlife Center, tries to capture an oil covered geese along the Muddy River, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)

In this photo provided by New England Wildlife Center, wildlife rescuers at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Mass., responded on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to rescue dozens of ducks and geese that were affected by an oil spill in a Boston river. (New England Wildlife Center via AP)