Common use of Mammal Rehabilitation Unit Clause in Contracts

Mammal Rehabilitation Unit. ‌ The Mammal Rehabilitation Unit is responsible for ensuring that pinniped, sea otters, cetaceans (limited circumstances), and terrestrial mammals exposed to oil receive the best achievable care and for ensuring that oiled mammals are properly documented, sampled and tracked. Wildlife care includes triage, stabilization, intake/documentation, treatment, rehabilitation and release. When rehabilitated animals are ready for release, clean, non-impacted release sites should be chosen after consulting the appropriate trustee agency or agencies. While exceptions can be made during spill emergencies, some agencies have specific requirements or policies regarding releasing animals on their properties. As a part of spill response actions, marine mammals are tagged and, in some cases, fitted with telemetry equipment for post-release monitoring. To guide the Mammal Rehabilitation Unit in the treatment of remaining animals, wildlife pathologists may conduct necropsies on selected animals during a spill response. However, the Wildlife Branch Director or his designee must obtain pre-approval from the Unified Command for such examinations. In addition, representatives of the appropriate federal trustee agency may need to be present and have specific samples collected and analyzed.

Mammal Rehabilitation Unit. ‌ The Mammal Rehabilitation Unit is responsible for ensuring that pinniped, sea otters, cetaceans (limited circumstances), and terrestrial mammals exposed to oil receive the best achievable care and for ensuring that oiled mammals are properly documented, sampled and tracked. Wildlife care includes triage, stabilization, intake/documentation, treatment, rehabilitation and release. When rehabilitated animals are ready for release, clean, non-impacted release sites should be chosen after consulting the appropriate trustee agency or agencies. While exceptions can be made during spill emergencies, some agencies have specific requirements or policies regarding releasing animals on their properties. As a part of spill response actions, marine mammals are tagged and, in some cases, fitted with telemetry equipment for post-release monitoring. To guide the Mammal Rehabilitation Unit in the treatment of remaining animals, wildlife pathologists may conduct necropsies on selected animals during a spill response. However, the Wildlife Branch Director or his designee must obtain pre-approval from the Unified Command for such examinations. In addition, representatives of the appropriate federal trustee agency may need to be present and have specific samples collected and analyzed.