The Gulf Oil Spill

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Gulf oil spill's animal victims

As BP works to control the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, local wildlife struggle for survival.

July 17

A young brown pelican balances on an oil boom on Cat Island near Grand Isle, La.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

July 17

This tri-colored heron was found drenched in oil along Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle, La.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

July 15

A brown pelican on Raccoon Island, a barrier island in Terrebonne Parish, La., tries to shake off oil.

Matt Stamey-Houma Daily Courier via AP

July 16

This green sea turtle was rescued by workers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the gulf. It will be taken to the Audubon Nature Institute's rehabilitation center in Venice, La.

Cheryl Gerber-AP

July 10

The first group of hatchlings from endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtle eggs that were taken from beaches along the gulf coast is released into the Atlantic Ocean near Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The effort is part of a plan to pluck about 70,000 eggs from nests on Alabama and Florida beaches before they can hatch and the turtles head into oily water.

Kim Shifflett-NASA via AP

Small oil droplets are visible trapped inside the shell of an immature blue crab found near Grand Isle, La. University scientists are seeing signs that the oil spill is altering the marine food chain and leading to the growth of marine creatures more suited to a fouled environment.

USM Gulf Coast Research Library via AP

June 17

A dead pyrosome, a jellylike creature, floats in an oil slick near the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig.

David L. Valentine-University of California at Santa Barbara via AP

July 7

It's not just marine creatures that are affected by the oil spill. Caroline, a German shepherd mix, ended up at the St. Bernard Animal Shelter in Violet, La.

Vicki Smith-AP

July 12

Tracie Driver and Mike Massey move an oiled pelican from one wash tub to another at the Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Gulfport, Miss. There are 30 birds at the center undergoing treatment before being released in the wild.

Tim Isbell-AP

July 13

A pelican cleans its feathers while resting on oiled shrubs on Cat Island off the coast of Louisiana.

Judi Bottoni-AP

July 9

A veterinary technician tends to an endangered baby Kemp's Ridley sea turtle at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species in New Orleans.

Gerald Herbert-AP

July 9

A baby Kemp's Ridley sea turtle awaits care at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species in New Orleans after being rescued from the oil spill.

Gerald Herbert-AP

July 9

Workers at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species help a baby Kemp's Ridley sea turtle recover after its rescue from the oil spill.

Gerald Herbert-AP

July 9

A baby Kemp's Ridley sea turtle snags a bite of food from a nearby veterinary technician at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species in New Orleans.

Gerald Herbert-AP

July 8

A baby laughing gull recovers from the spill at the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, La.

Gerald Herbert-AP

July 5

Brown pelicans interact after being cleaned of oil at the Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, La. The center has handled about 700 birds that were contaminated by oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill.

Joe Raedle-Getty Images

July 6

A gull walks along the beach as clean up workers work in the background in Biloxi, Miss.

Matt Bush-AP

July 4

Birds fly above the beach on Dauphin Island, Ala., as oil cleanup efforts continue in the background.

Dave Martin-AP

July 1

Rehabilitators clean a northern gannet seabird at a rescue center facility set up by the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Fort Jackson, La.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

June 28

A pelican with oil-stained feathers.

Joe Raedle-Getty Images

June 26, 2010

A heavily oiled bird struggles to climb onto a boom on Barataria Bay, which was impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in La.

Gerald Herbert-AP

June 26, 2010

Plaquemines Parish Coastal Zone Director P.J. Hahn rescues a bird covered in oil from the water, which was heavily affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in La.

Gerald Herbert-AP

June 28, 2010

Oil-stained egrets stand on a barrier island in Cat Bay in Grand Isle, La.

Joe Raedle-Getty Images

June 28, 2010

A bird with oil stained feathers from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill flies over Cat Bay in Grand Isle, La.

Joe Raedle-Getty Images

June 26, 2010

An injured bird lies on the beach in Pensacola Bay in Pensacola, Fla.

Dave Martin-AP

June 23, 2010

Recently cleaned pelicans are carried onto Coast Guard planes at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner, La., to be released at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Gerald Herbert-AP

June 20, 2010

Adult brown pelicans wait to be cleaned in a holding pen at the Fort Jackson International Bird Rescue Research Center in Buras, La.

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June 19

Volunteers clean an adult American white pelican at the Fort Jackson International Bird Rescue Research Center in Buras, La.

Daniel Beltra-Greenpeace via Reuters

June 19

An oil-covered American white pelican is washed at the Fort Jackson International Bird Rescue Research Center in Buras, La.

Daniel Beltra-Greenpeace via Reuters

June 20

Pelicans are released into an Arkansas National Wildlife Refuge in St. Charles Bay. Nearly 40 pelicans were brought to the refuge from the Louisiana shores where they had been covered in oil.

Steven Alford-AP

June 20

Dead porgy fish lie in oil in Bay Jimmy near Port Sulphur, La.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

June 20

A crab struggles to climb out of a pool of oil in Bay Jimmy near Port Sulphur, La.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

June 20

An oil-covered white ibis attempts to preen on a small island in Bay Long near Port Sulphur, La.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

June 19

Plaquemines Parish Coastal Zone Management Director P.J. Hahn holds up an oil-stained Sandwich tern in Long Bay near Port Sulphur, La.

Sean Gardner-Getty Images

June 19

Oil-stained pelicans sit on a dredging hose in Barataria Bay near Port Sulphur, La.

Sean Gardner-Getty Images

June 18

Workers wash oil off a brown pelican at the Fort Jackson Bird Rehabilitation Center in Buras, La.

Charlie Neibergall-AP

June 18

A speckled crab and an American flag encrusted with oil lie on the seafloor just offshore from the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge near Gulf Shores, Ala.

Ben Raines-AP

June 15

Biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service catch a brown pelican near Venice, La. The bird will be cleaned at the Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Saul Loeb-AFP/Getty Images

June 15

A biologist secures a pelican that will be taken for cleaning.

Saul Loeb-AFP/Getty Images

June 15

Birds covered in oil lose their buoyancy and ability to regulate their body temperature.

Saul Loeb-AFP/Getty Images

June 15

An oil-covered pelican next to a clean bird at Empire Jetty near Venice, La.

Saul Loeb-AFP/Getty Images

June 15

Teams are cleaning oil-soaked pelicans with diluted dishwashing liquid. The process usually takes two people 45 minutes and 300 gallons of water.

Saul Loeb-AFP/Getty Images

June 14

Rescued pelicans cleaned of oil chow down while they wait to be returned to the wild at The Sector Mobile Wildlife Operations Branch in Theodore, Ala. BP said that it plans to sell recovered oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, with profits going toward a wildlife protection fund.

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June 14

Two egrets search for food in a canal beside an oil contaminated beach in Grand Isle, La.

Spencer Platt-Getty Images

June 14

Oil stains the feathers of a seagull on a contaminated beach in Grand Isle, La.

Spencer Platt-Getty Images

June 14

Covered in oil, an roseate spoonbill, left, and two brown pelicans are bound for the Fort Jackson Rehabilitation Center. Rescue teams found the birds on Cat Island in Bay Barataria near Grand Isle, La.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

June 12

An oil-covered pelican flies over containment booms along the shore line of Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery, northeast of Grand Isle, La.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

June 12

Veterinary student Jaden Kifer, right, hydrates an oiled brown pelican, as fellow student Cade Lavengco holds it at a bird triage center in Grand Isle, La.

Lee Celano-Reuters

June 11

A pelican covered in oil is cleaned at the Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, La. It is thought that thousands of birds and other wildlife have been contaminated due to the oil spill.

Spencer Platt-Getty Images

June 9

A volunteer uses a toothbrush to clean an oil-covered white pelican at the Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, La.

Saul Loeb-AFP/Getty Images

June 9

A volunteer carries an oil-covered brown pelican found off the Louisiana coast.

Saul Loeb-AFP/Getty Images

June 9

A white pelican is showered with water while being cleaned of oil at the Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Saul Loeb-AFP/Getty Images

June 9

A dead crab sits in oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill on a beach in Grand Terre Island, La.. British energy giant BP's stock price plunged to a 14-year low in U.S. trading on Wednesday amid concerns over its ability to meet mounting costs from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. President Barack Obama's administration, getting tough as polls show public disapproval over its handling of the worst oil spill in U.S. history, threatened new penalties on the company.

Lee Celano-Reuters

June 8

A brown pelican covered in oil flaps its wings from a piling near Grand Isle, La.

Lee Celano-Reuters

June 8

Brown pelican, recently cleaned of oil, stand in a holding area at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Buras, La.

Eric Gay-AP

June 8

A sea turtle covered in oil swims off Grand Terre Island, La. Energy giant BP said it had sharply increased the amount of oil it was capturing from its blown-out Gulf of Mexico well, but U.S. officials want to know exactly how much oil is still gushing.

Lee Celano-Reuters

June 8

Terns perch on an boom used to absorb oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in Barataria Bay off the coast of Louisiana.

Charlie Riedel-AP

A dead crab washes up in East Grand Terre Island, La.
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U.S. officials announced Monday that more than 11,000 barrels of oil a day -- between 58 percent and 92 percent of the amount of oil being emitted -- are being captured now instead of spilling into the gulf.

June 8

A dead crab washes up in East Grand Terre Island, La.

U.S. officials announced Monday that more than 11,000 barrels of oil a day -- between 58 percent and 92 percent of the amount of oil being emitted -- are being captured now instead of spilling into the gulf.

Lee Celano-Reuters

June 8

A white Ibis discolored by oil in Barataria Bay, off the coast of Louisiana.

Charlie Riedel-AP

June 7

A young egret coated in oil is given to the wildlife rescue team near Bird Island in Barataria Bay, La., for study.

Jose Luis Magana-Reuters

June 7

A dead bird lies on the shore of Horn Island, Mississippi near oil boom. Though the cause of death is uncertain, locals attribute the dead bird as casualties of BP's leaking oil well.

Kari Goodnough-Bloomberg

June 4

Jeff Phillips of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rescues a brown pelican in Grand Isle, La. About five dozen pelicans have been pulled from the contaminated waters in recent days.

Ann Marie Gorden-Reuters

June 6

A hermit crab struggles to cross a patch of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill on a barrier island near East Grand Terre Island, La.

Charlie Riedel-AP

June 6

A horsefly sticks to the glove of Environmental Defense Fund Director Heather Paffe after she surveyed the conditions of Bartaria Bay near Venice, La. Oil from BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill could threaten the Mississippi and Alabama coasts this week, U.S. forecasters said, as public anger surged over the environmental disaster.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

June 6

Oil-covered brown pelicans, huddle in a cage at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Buras, La. Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen has reported a substantial increase in the amount of oil being brought up through a containment cap that was placed on the damaged wellhead last week.

Lee Celano-Reuters

June 6

A worker at the International Bird Rescue Research Center washes inside the bill of a brown pelican covered in oil.

Lee Celano-Reuters

June 6

Cassan Pulaski (left) and Danine Birtel wash a brown pelican covered in oil.

Lee Celano-Reuters

June 6

Plaquemines Parish coastal zone director P.J. Hahn holds up a small oiled fish at Bay Long off the coast of Louisiana. U.S. officials are now scouring the country for private boats that can be used as "vessels of opportunity" to help with the cleanup effort.

Charlie Riedel-AP

June 5

Twenty oiled turtles, like this one, were recovered during a search effort offshore in the spill area and transported to a rehabilitation facility.

Photo By Blair Witherington, Phd-Courtesy of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

June 5

Plaquemines Parish coastal zone director P.J. Hahn lifts an oil-covered pelican at Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, just off the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana on Saturday.

Gerald Herbert-AP

June 5

Laughing gulls fly over Queen Bess Island as bird rescue teams try to capture oil-stained pelicans Saturday near Grand Isle, La.

Win Mcnamee-Getty Images

June 4

Brown Pelicans that arrived Friday at a bird rehabilitation center in Fort Jackson, La., are waiting to be cleaned with warm water and detergent to rid their feathers of oil.

Patrick Baert-AFP/Getty Images

June 3

A bird surfaces at East Grand Terre Island in Louisiana. Oil has been leaking in the Gulf of Mexico since April 20.

Charlie Riedel-AP

June 3

A bird covered in oil flails in the water.

Charlie Riedel-AP

June 3

A brown pelican sits in heavy oil on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico.

Charlie Riedel-AP

June 3

Scientists and federal officials expect the BP oil leak to be a matter of concern and study for generations.

Charlie Riedel-AP

June 3

Brown pelicans, which were just taken off the federal endangered species list last year, have become covered in oil.

Charlie Riedel-AP

June 3

Since oil infiltrated the bay, scientists have found dozens of injured animals, along with damaged marsh.

Charlie Riedel-AP

June 3

A sea bird soaked in oil sits at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast. Oil can impair birds' ability to fly and harm their circulatory, immune and reproductive systems.

Charlie Riedel-AP

May 26

An oil-covered Green Heron peeks out of its cage after being found in Pass A Loutre near Venice, La. At least 393 birds have been killed as a result of the oil spill.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

May 26

"Now that the stuff is really sort of coming ashore, it really is living up to its potential. It's the very worst-case scenario for things like birds and mammals," said James H. Cowan Jr., a professor at Louisiana State University. Seen here, pelicans venture close to oiled booms on Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle, La.

Stephane Jourdain-AFP/Getty Images

May 25

A bird feeds as oily water washes ashore in Grand Isle, La.

Derick E. Hingle-Bloomberg

May 25

A seagull feeds on a dead fish in Grand Isle, La. It's difficult for scientists to get an accurate count of the animal victims, because many are eaten before being spotted by humans.

Derick E. Hingle-Bloomberg

May 23

Rescue worker Deanene Birtell holds a pelican rescued from oil contamination from the Deepwater Horizon spill, as it is hydrated in preparation for transport from the Ft. Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, La.

Lee Celano-Reuters

May 22

An oil blob washes up in Grand Isle, La. Native species, including hermit crabs, face challenges on land and in the water.

John Moore-Getty Images

May 22

Oil globules and fish are washing ashore in Grand Isle, La. One public beach had to be closed against the debris.

John Moore-Getty Images

May 22

A colony of brown pelicans on an island at Four Bayous Pass in Plaquemines Parish, La. that's surrounded by oil.

Kurt Fromherz

May 22

Brown pelicans congregate on an island at Four Bayous Pass in Louisiana.

Kurt Fromherz

May 10

Endangered brown pelicans nest on a small unprotected island in Drum Bay near Hopedale, La. The slick from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatened Louisiana shores west of the Mississippi Delta on Monday as BP said it will again attempt to contain the oil leak.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

May 4

Nesting birds inhabit Breton Island, La. The area was surrounded by protective booms in an effort to save the fragile habitat from encroaching oil.

Carol Guzy-The Washington Post

May 21

A northern gannet covered in oil lies dead along the beach in Grand Isle, La. A month after the rig explosion that unleashed the catastrophic spill, sheets of rust-colored heavy oil started to clog marshlands on the fringes of the Mississippi Delta, damaging fishing grounds and hurting wildlife.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

May 5

A sea turtle surfaces at South Pass, La., to feed on an oil-contaminated Portuguese man-of-war -- a sea creature often mistaken for a jellyfish. Since the spill, authorities have found 186 sea turtles, most of them dead.

Carol Guzy-The Washington Post

May 5

An oil-covered feather floats 15 miles from the closest land at South Pass, La.

Carol Guzy-The Washington Post

May 19

A crab splattered in oil is seen on a beach at the mouth of the Mississippi River near Venice, La. Oil from last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has started drifting ashore along the Louisiana coast.

Charlie Riedel-AP

May 6

A Portuguese man-of-war is seen under the oily water in Chandeleur Sound, La.

Alex Brandon-AP

May 6

Bottle-nose dolphins swim under the oil-filled water of Chandeleur Sound, La. Officials from several federal agencies have found 18 stranded dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico but have no proof that the oil slick is to blame.

Alex Brandon-AP

May 1

Gas wells are seen in the background as dolphins surface in Breton Sound off the coast of Louisiana. Authorities are unsure of how many animals have died from the spill because some bodies sank in the open ocean or were eaten by scavengers.

Gerald Herbert-AP

May 17

A shrimp boat with containment booms leaves Joshua Marina in Buras, La. BP has hired some local fisherman to help with cleanup efforts along the coast.

Hans Deryk-Reuters

May 20

A tri-colored heron fishes in clean waters near Venice, La. Forty-three birds have been found dead from oil in the gulf, and 23 were found "oiled" but alive.

Charlie Riedel-AP

April 30

A northern gannet covered in oil finds safety at the Clean Gulf Associates Mobile Wildlife Rehabilitation station in Fort Jackson, La.

Carlos Barria-Reuters

May 15

Veterinarians with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services bathe a brown pelican at Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, La.

Hans Deryk-Reuters

April 30

Erica Miller of Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research treats an oil-covered northern gannet.

Alex Brandon-AP

May 9

A cattle egret stained with oil sits on a crew swing on the deck of the Joe Griffin at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion.

Gerald Herbert-AP

May 18

The first sea turtle rescued from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill gets its mouth washed out shortly after arrival in New Orleans. The turtle was found about 35 miles from Venice, La.

Meghan Calhoun-AP

May 8

Demonstrators gather at a rally in New Orleans to demand the cleaning of coasts as oil leaking from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead continued to spread in the Gulf of Mexico.

Carlos Barria-Reuters

May 14

Dec Doran, a specialist in off-shore containment and recovery, surveys Raccoon Island, La. The tiny island, which is home to nesting gulls and birds, is unprotected by booms and reported to have had oil deposits washed up on its shore earlier this week .

Hans Deryk-Reuters

May 21

A northern gannet discolored from its usual white lies dead along Grand Isle Beach in Louisiana.

Sean Gardner-Reuters

May 2, 2010

Justin Main, left, and Kelly Folkedahl collect a dead sea turtle in Pass Christian, Miss. The researchers from the Institute of Marine Mammal Sciences planned to examine carcasses to determine the cause of death.

Dave Martin-AP

May 4

Hermit crabs at Breton Island are among the creatures threatened by oil and dispersants being used to stop its spread.

Carol Guzy-The Washington Post

May 9

A fish, whose cause of death is unknown, washes up on the beach in Lafourche Parish, La.

Joe Raedle-Getty Images

May 1

Colonies of brown pelicans and sea gulls gather in Breton Sound off the coast of Louisiana. The birds and their food sources in the water are at risk.

Gerald Herbert-AP

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Replacing well cap could mean pain before gain New tools for collecting the oil BP prepares to change well's cap -- then start plugging it BP looks to foreign partners for investment Turtle transport: Handled with care 'Sandbonis' clean oil from beaches Gulf oil spill's animal victims BP oil spill cleanup and containment Full coverage: Gulf oil spill This Story BP sells $7 billion in assets to Texas firm Article \| BP has sold oil and gas properties in the United States, Egypt and Canada to Houston-based Apache Corp. for $7 billion as part of the oil giant's effort to raise cash to cover oil spill expenses and bolster its financial position, the two companies announced Tuesday. 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Golf ball-size oil globs found 75 miles from rig Halt in offshore drilling leaves McDonnell's plans high and dry Proposed drilling area Beached oil Captain testifies at oil-spill inquiry High drilling costs for Deepwater Horizon pressured BP to save time Oil spill cleanup, containment efforts, hearings in wake of gulf disaster Oil-leak gush hits record levels Black death has just begun to take its toll on animals Oil was leaking faster than thought, making gulf spill the U.S.'s largest Gulf oil spill's animal victims Fed: Government can't push BP aside on oil spill How the maneuver works Is the Gulf spill 'Katrina in slow motion?' Anger over White House response to spill in the Gulf 'No effort spared' in government oil response Gulf oil spill: BP briefs on breakdowns, mistakes Glossary of terms related to Gulf Coast oil spill Effort to plug well 'proceeding as we planned' Report: Inspectors took gifts from oil companies Obama expected to boost offshore-drilling oversight ANALYSIS: Obama struggling to show he's in control This Story BP moves to secure a new cap on oil well Article \| In a complicated subsea dance involving robots and hardware, BP made progress Sunday in its effort to install a new, secure cap on the gushing oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, but the company says that it is early in the week-long project and that the oil is spewing as skimmers try t... BP oil spill cleanup and containment Digging deep after the oil spill Gulf oil spill's animal victims Climate debate unmoved by spill As oil keeps gushing, commission delves in for answers Oil execs in Senate hearing as gulf oil spill cleanup efforts continue -- photos Full Coverage: Crisis in the gulf This Story Video of oil cap being placed over blown-out well Video \| After a cap is placed over the blown-out well, oil is seen continuing to spew from the well. (No audio) A tribe rooted in wetlands, now spilling over with anxiety Obama knocks BP for paying dividend BP installs dome to contain oil geyser Interior Dept. denies it has extended drilling freeze to shallow gulf waters BP oil spill presents researchers with unwelcome opportunity of a lifetime Gulf oil spill's animal victims Financial effects spread to Britain Jindal on Hayward: 'Most idiotic statements' As the oil spread, was BP battling to contain the media? Fishing, tourism industries keep wary eye on oil spill Obama cites spill to urge action on climate The oil spill: The latest developments U.S. orders BP to pay for more barrier islands La. oil spill dominates bar talk across the bayou BP loses $21B in value in a day PDF: Justice Department filing opposing Transocean's bid to limit its liability to $27 million Amount of time to review oil-drilling proposals at issue Obama vows tough inquiry of oil spill disaster A president under a cloud Obama can't catch a break on his oil spill response U.S. attorney general opens criminal probe of gulf oil spill Oil spill cleanup, containment efforts, hearings in wake of gulf disaster Obama pledges changes to avert future oil spills Feds open criminal probe of gulf oil spill This Story Gulf oil spill's animal victims Photos \| As BP works to control the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, local wildlife struggle for survival. 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Gulf oil spill's animal victims

As BP works to control the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, local wildlife struggle for survival.

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