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Briefings later this afternoon. meantime, msnbc science and environment expert jeff corwin tells us more about the efforts to save sea turtles from the gulf. >> this is ground zero of a conservation project. the mission is to save the next generation of sea turtles put in jeopardy. we were there and this is what we witnessed. >> the oil spill has had a truly profound impact on the whole ecology of this region. a lot of people would argue that resources are limited and should be focused on other things. why are sea turtles so important? why should we care? and why should we save them? >> well, ...

So these pelicans -- they'll calm down in a second. some of those first pelicans you saw that were oiled are these. they've been cleaned up. >> it's amazing the difference. >> this is what they look like. when they are cleaned. the ones with the white heads are considered the adults when they are three years of age and over there sexually mature, and those are nesting birds and the ones that have chicks and so on. >> then will they be rereleased into the wild? >> these birds are getting ready to be rereleased. >> where will you rerelease them? >> the wildlife and fishery department has decided...

They've been cleaned up. >> it's amazing the difference. >> this is what they look like when they're clean. the ones with the white heads are considered adults when they're three years of age and over they're sexually mature. those are the nesting birds that have chicks and so on. >> then will they be rereleased into the wild? >> these birds are getting ready to be rereleased. >> where will you rerelease them? >> the u.s. fish and wildlife service has decided to release them in florida and as far away right now as they can from the oil. and so they're going to -- we're going to start getting s...

Saw that were oiled are these. they've been cleaned up. >> it's amazing the difference. >> this is what they look like. the ones with the white heads are considered adults when they're three years of age and over they're sexually mature. those are the nesting birds that have chicks and so on. >> then will they be rereleased into the wild? >> these birds are getting ready to be rereleased. >> where will you rerelease them? >> they've decided to release them in florida and as far away right now as they can from the oil. and so they're going to -- we're going to start getting some of these out on...