Jay Holcomb, executive director of the International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC), describes how Dawn dishwashing liquid became the primary tool for cleaning oil from wildlife.

Jay gives us a little history lesson about the origins of the IBRRC and how the organization discovered that Dawn was (and still is) the tool of choice against oil. Really interesting!

Plus, with every bottle of Dawn that you buy, you can donate $1 to organizations that help save wildlife. All you have to do is activate your bottle of Dawn online. It’s really easy. You just need the donation code from the bottle, zip code and what store you bought it at (Target, Wal-Mart, etc). Half of each dollar donated goes to the IBRRC and the other half goes to the Marine Mammal Center (MMC).

Towards the end of last year, Dawn even increased donations for every bottle from $1 to $3 for a limited time. Maybe they’ll do it again!