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16 Species At Risk From The Gulf Oil Spill

The BP Gulf Oil Spill Crisis is one of the most destructive man made environmental disasters ever. Eleven lives were lost in the initial oil rig explosion. BP has now taken its place next to the Enron’s and other corporate scoundrel’s for its gross negligence. Long after the headlines from this disaster fade, the lives of the residents of the Gulf Coast will continue to be affected. While this disaster has already had negative health and financial consequences for people living on the coast, it poses an even more extreme danger to local wildlife. For wildlife, how we respond to this crisis literally means life or death.

Below are just a few of the species affected by this spill.

WARNING: Some people may find some of the pictures in this article very disturbing.

Brown Pelican

Kemp's ridley sea turtle

Bluefin Tuna

Dolphins

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Redish Eggrets

Sperm Whales

Snowy Plover

Oysters

Blue Crabs

Green Turtles

Whale Sharks

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Sandpipers

Gulf Sturgeon

Smalltooth sawfish

Pygmy Killer Whale

Florida Manatee

What Oil Spills do to Wildlife

Credit: USFWS/Southeast

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