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First of Rescued Sea Turtles Are Returned to the Gulf
By Joseph Schuman - AOL News(Aug. 18) -- In the latest sign of recovery for the Gulf of Mexico, government scientists today sent back to the wild the first batch of endangered sea turtles that were rescued from the oil-tainted waters after the BP spill. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said 23 Kemp's Ridley sea turtles -- among the most endangered of marine reptiles -- were released from Cedar Key off the northwest Florida coast after they were cleaned and de-oiled. NOAA Twenty-three Kemp's Ridley sea turtles like this one have been returned to the Gulf of Mexico off the northwest Florida ...
Whale Sharks Threatened by Gulf Oil Spill; 5 Other Animal Species at Risk
By Dana Chivvis - AOL NewsAdd one more animal to BP's ever-growing list of victims: the whale shark, which researchers observed this week in dangerous proximity to the gulf oil spill. Of course, it is far from the only member of the animal kingdom to be threatened by one of humankind's worst environmental disasters in years. In June, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed 38 species protected by the Endangered Species Act that it said could be harmed by the BP oil spill. Of those species, 29 are endangered. As of June 29, 1,165 birds had been collected dead, while 858 had been collected alive but visibly covered ...
Birds, Turtles Cooked Alive in Gulf Oil Spill [VIDEO]
By David Knowles - Politics DailyAs BP struggles to mitigate the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, animals continue to suffer the effects of the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. Here are two graphic reminders of the toll being felt by the animals of the Gulf of Mexico. First, Mike Ellis, a boat captain who is attempting to help BP with the cleanup, describes his efforts to save Kemp's Ridley turtles, and finding the endangered animals caught in the oil company's burn-offs. Second, here is a report by NBC News on the plight of birds such as the endangered brown pelican, which, after finding ...
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