It been in the news lately about the Gulf Coast Spill and how they need to clean it pronto so the fishermen can fish their catch because they are "suffering." What about the wildlife that is being harmed? According to the latest report, the spill is just two miles off the Louisiana coast and the Breton National Wildlife Refuge is only eight miles off the coast. This refuge is home to hundreds of nesting birds and other animals. Also, the spill is effecting the lives of 10 species of threatened sharks, 6 species of endangered turtles, manatees, whales and thousands of fish.
It was also determined that some whales have been intoxicated by the fumes and they can drown, if something is not done soon enough. Crabs and shrimp have it the worse, making the prices in the market skyrocket. This is the mating season of many of these animals and the outcome does not look great for the eggs. Already since Sunday, 30 dead turtles have washed up at the Georgia beach from this oil spill. America needs to think fast and start cleaning!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/science/earth/05ecology.html?ref=science
Wow, this is terrible! This should be our number one priority right now, these poor animals are suffering once again because humans.
ReplyDeleteWow. Just, wow. It's almost unreal how adept we humans are at screwing up our envronment. Thanks for briniging this up.
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