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Euthanized birds and birds that were dead upon arrival to the center were immediately handed over to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (also present at the facility) to be tagged, bagged, and then stored in a trailer/freezer. Eventually the birds were transported to the national center as evidence in a federal investigation to research the causes of death (oil related, natural causes or injury).