Have you been wondering what’s happened to the millions of gallons of oil that leaked during the BP oil spill? Scientists aboard research vessels studying the oil spill’s impact on sea life found substantial amounts of oil on the seafloor, according to the article in USA TODAY, “Research teams find oil on bottom of Gulf“. This contradicts statements [...]
U.S. environmental groups filed a suit against BP saying the world’s worst offshore spill inflicted “ongoing unlawful” harm on endangered wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico according to the article, “Groups sue BP for harm to endangered Gulf wildlife“. This suit focuses on endangered ocean wildlife including sea turtles, whales, birds and Florida manatees. The case [...]
The planned Kennecott mine could ravage the Salmon Trout River, a majestic trout stream and one of the only known spawning sites left for the Coaster Brook Trout. The Kennecott nickel and copper mine, planned near Big Bay in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, would be at the headwaters of the Salmon Trout River. Titled “Eagle Prospect [...]
President Barak Obama signed a new Executive Order establishing the National Ocean Council. This is good news in light of the disastrous, horrible BP oil spill. This Executive Order establishes a new National Ocean Policy for the “stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and Great Lakes, which sets our Nation on a path toward comprehensive planning for the [...]
Minnesota loons are being tagged by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to study the effects of the BP oil spill. I guess I mistakenly assumed that birds found in northern states, forgetting about migration, would not be affected by the oil spill. Carrol L. Henderson, the nongame wildlife program supervisor in the Minnesota Department [...]
I’m impressed by the Dawn Saves Wildlife cause marketing campaign. I’m even more impressed at the amount that Dawn donates for each bottle sold: Each bottle of Dawn you purchase can contribute one dollar (up to $500,000, must activate donation online) to the important wildlife conservation efforts of the Marine Mammal Center and the International [...]
Scientists will be rescuing sea turtle nests and eggs in the Gulf of Mexico to protect them from the BP oil spill. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is calling the plan the “Sea Turtle Late-Term Nest Collection and Hatchling Release Plan”. Eggs, mostly of endangered loggerhead sea turtles, will be taken to Florida [...]
The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is the new home for a dozen birds rescued in Louisiana, victims of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In the article, “Birds rescued from oil released into safety of Merritt Island refuge“, Dorn Whitmore, supervisory park ranger, said, “It was a feel-good moment. We’ve seen the images [...]
It breaks my heart to hear about wildlife suffering due to the BP oil spill. Wildlife rescues are a challenge and after reading the article, ”Wildlife rescue effort is a challenge in the gulf“, in the Los Angeles Times, I have a better understanding of how hard it is to rescue wildlife. According to the article, [...]
For threatened wildlife in Gulf, it may be too little too late. BP will be liable for billions of dollars of damage to compensate for wildlife killed from the oil spill, according to the article, “Oil spill: How much is a pelican worth?”. “What concerns us most is the animals we can’t see,” Rowan Gould, acting [...]
