Article: Nation's first wildlife rescue center being built on Monterey Bay.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. _ Construction got underway Friday in Santa Cruz on the nation's first full-time center for rescuing marine wildlife injured by oil spills.

California Department of Fish and Game and University of California, Santa Cruz officials broke ground with ceremonial gold-colored shovels at the bluff-top site near Long Marine Laboratory.

When it is completed next summer, the $5 million, 18,000-square-foot center will be the state's headquarters for rescuing oil-soaked sea otters, seabirds and other marine life.

Between spills, state and university scientists at the Oiled Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center will study rescue and ...

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