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
Redish Eggrets
Sperm Whales
Snowy Plover
Oysters
Blue Crabs
Green Turtles
Whale Sharks
Sandpipers
Gulf Sturgeon
Smalltooth sawfish
Pygmy Killer Whale
Florida Manatee
What Oil Spills do to Wildlife
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