Did they save the bird in the oil?

That is the one scene that got me the most. I can understand the hutning scenes, even though they were tough to watch, because the birds are going to feed someone. But the bird dying in the oil pit is hard to swallow because it's a meaningless death.

Please tell me the crew jumped in and saved the bird. I know some people believe in the "let nature be" belief, but if man created the oil where the bird was stuck, then man can jump in and intervene to save it as well.

After all, humans are part of nature too, so when we save animals, it's also "letting nature be."