Pictures of pelicans, sea turtles, and other Gulf of Mexico wildlife struggling in oil were among some of the most disturbing images of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in 2010. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, thousands of “visibly” oiled animals (pdf) —which include birds, sea turtles,

16 Apr 2014 "Four years later, wildlife in the Gulf are still feeling the impacts of the spill," Doug Inkley, senior scientist for the NWF, said in a teleconference. "  6 May 2010 But with the oil spill disaster looming toward the Gulf Coast waters abundant with It's too early to determine what impact April's deadly BP oil rig shrimp and other wildlife, the damage could affect future seafood production  2 Nov 2010 Animal Deaths from Gulf Oil Spill Estimated issued its latest report in an attempt to track the effect of the BP oil spill on animals in the region. 3 May 2010 Crude oil which has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico for over a month from the sunken BP oil rig Deepwater Horizon has begun to impact 

"The Deepwater oil spill was the largest in US history, however, the recorded impact on wildlife was relatively low, leading to suggestions that the environmental 

Scientific American article asserts Post-BP Oil Spill Gulf Restoration Projects So National Wildlife Federation issues report on health of Gulf species since the  21 Oct 2014 The spill also caused damage to plant life that coastal animals rely on for survival . The environmental impact didn't stop after BP capped the spill. 14 Jun 2010 Oil can affect marine wildlife in three ways, Shirley noted. First, physical effects include death by suffocation, with oil blocking air passageways or  12 Jun 2010 BP oil spill: rescuing the wildlife caught in the slick the birds here represent living, breathing evidence of the environmental effects of the spill.

3 Feb 2017 NIVA offers science lecture / popular presentation: The environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: a review.

21 Oct 2010 Long-term effects on wildlife are unclear. Much of the oil remains dispersed deep under the sea. Scientists are unsure how this and 1.8 million  Nearly one-half of all Gulf Coast residents (48 percent6) perceived damage to the environment and wildlife as the most serious result of the oil spill. Scientific American article asserts Post-BP Oil Spill Gulf Restoration Projects So National Wildlife Federation issues report on health of Gulf species since the  21 Oct 2014 The spill also caused damage to plant life that coastal animals rely on for survival . The environmental impact didn't stop after BP capped the spill. 14 Jun 2010 Oil can affect marine wildlife in three ways, Shirley noted. First, physical effects include death by suffocation, with oil blocking air passageways or 

Nearly five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a new report says that creatures like dolphins, sea turtles and fish still haven't fully recovered. Bottle-nose dolphins were found dead on the Louisiana coast in 2014 at four times historic rates,

Oil spills affect wildlife and their habitats in many ways. The severity of the injury depends on the type and quantity of oil spilled, the season and weather, the type of shoreline, and the type of waves and tidal energy in the area of the spill. The oil spill contaminated prime marine mammal habitat in the estuarine, nearshore, and offshore waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Photo taken under research permit. Download Deepwater Horizon oil contaminated every type of habitat that northern Gulf of Mexico marine mammals occupy. A 2014 study of the effects of the oil spill on bluefin tuna, published in the journal Science, clarifying the mechanics by which PAH kill fish, found that the toxins from oil spills can cause irregular heartbeats leading to cardiac arrest. It found that PAHs block signaling pathways that allow potassium and calcium ions to flow in and out of cardiac cell membranes and sustain normal heart rates, and that even very low concentrations of crude oil can disrupt these signaling pathways, slowing Oil and dispersed oil are toxic to all life stages of fish, and oil spills affect fish reproduction for at least decades. The BP disaster particularly threatens species that are already at risk of extinction such as Atlantic bluefin tuna, Gulf sturgeon, smalltooth sawfish and the dwarf seahorse. Pictures of pelicans, sea turtles, and other Gulf of Mexico wildlife struggling in oil were among some of the most disturbing images of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in 2010. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, thousands of “visibly” oiled animals (pdf) —which include birds, sea turtles,

The effect that this disaster is and will continue to have on the environment and the local wildlife is heart-wrenching. When I saw the The Big Picture's BP oil spill  

16 Aug 2010 Maps and diagrams showing the impact of the oil spill on wildlife in the Gulf. 9 Apr 2014 The BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico caused dangerous after-effects to more than a dozen different animals from dolphins to oysters,  9 Apr 2014 Four years after the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, the Gulf of Mexico's wildlife species are still struggling to recover, according to a new report 

3 Feb 2017 NIVA offers science lecture / popular presentation: The environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: a review.