An oil-doused puffin is now being cared for by animal welfare workers after being scooped up along the English coast.
The RSPCA said Monday it hatched a rescue plan to save the troubled puffin that was found in a somewhat helpless state along in Northumberland.
“We received a call after this little cutie was spotted close to the tideline and contaminated by oil!” the RSPCA said on social media.
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One of its rescue workers ran down to the Northumberland beach and whisked the bird to its East Winch Wildlife Centre “for a clean-up and some TLC!”
The bird will eventually be returned back to the wild.
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The puffin will be sitting pretty soon enough.
🐧Can you puffin believe it? We received a call after this little cutie was spotted close to the tideline and contaminated by oil! One of our animal rescuers dashed to the beach in #Northumberland and transported the little one to @RSPCAEastWinch for a clean-up and some TLC! 💙 pic.twitter.com/rgQFzEwRn2
— RSPCA (England & Wales) (@RSPCA_official) April 18, 2022