Animals Oil Spill

Dead Animals Are Exhibit A In Oil Spill Investigation

AP | PHUONG LE | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW ORLEANS — Dead birds are wrapped in foil or paper, then sealed in plastic bags to avoid cross contamination. Dolphin tissue samples and dead...

Bird Washing Machine Removes Oil in 7 Minutes, Versus Hours By Hand (VIDEO)

Treehugger | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 05.25.2011

Last week, David asked how a bird covered in oil gets cleaned. Turns out, it's a painstaking and time consuming process that can seriously stress out ...

Gulf Oil Spill: The Effect On Animals Runs Deep

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Breton Island, with its hundreds of nesting birds, has been protected by orange booms, as have many other areas of delicate estuaries and wetlands. ...

Gulf Oil Spill Could Affect Canada's Atlantic Tuna

CBC News | CBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could have a serious long-term impact on tuna stocks off Atlantic Canada. ...

Dead Sea Turtles, Fish Wash Ashore In Gulf (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) -- At least 20 sea turtles have been found dead this weekend along a 30-mile stretch of Mississippi beaches from Biloxi to Bay St...

Animals Oil Spill: Mississippi Center Prepares To Take In Oily Sea Mammals

AP | BRIAN SKOLOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

GULFPORT, Miss. — A marine wildlife rehabilitation center in Mississippi is gearing up to take in possibly hundreds of oily sea mammals from Tex...

Gulf Oil Spill (PHOTOS): Animals In Peril

Posted 05.25.2011

As the Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to extend, concern is growing for the wildlife that stand in its path, especially since many of the coastal ...

Animals Oil Spill: Brown Pelican, Louisiana's State Bird, Is Imperiled By Oil

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

CALIFORNIA BAY, La. — Hounded by hunters and fishermen, driven to near-extinction by chemical pollution, the brown pelican has survived a centur...