Helping animals affected by the oil spill

SeaWorld Animal Expert Alex Gonzalez talks about two year old Willow, an anteater. "Their home is literally at the canopy and so they run around from tree to tree looking for insects." Willow's home is at SeaWorld. She also travels the state as a lesson for the public to appreciate wildlife.

Willow is not traveling alone. Two of her friends Bubbles the gator and a spoonbill are showing what is happening to wildlife and sea creatures because of the oil spill. Gonzalez said, "The oil spill, this is one of the animals that is directly impacted by that. Most people don't realize is that they spend a majority of the time under water. When you see the oil you see what's above the water, but you really don't get a scpe of what's under water and the amount.
He says the oil spill can have devastating effects on the animals in the Gulf, that's why the company has made room at its facility for any animals that need help. "As they are swimming they have that all over their body, it's all over their food source, fish, clams shrimp, so we want to teach people what they really could do to help some of these animals out."

Gonzalez says their program SeaWorld Cares is one way to help. "With an adult ticket, when you purchase that adult ticket you can go online and get a child ticket for five bucks. Now most of the time when we hear something like that part of the proceeds, but that five dollars goes directly to a conservation group that you get to pick."

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http://www.seaworldcares.com