Video Title: (Bp Oil Spill - Nasa Time Line Space View Amp Wildlife Effected)
Video Duration: 5:39
From: propaxband
Category: Science and Technology
bp oil spill - nasa time line space view amp wildlife effected the spill threatens environmental disaster due to factors such as petroleum toxicity and oxygen depletion. more than 400 species live in the islands and marshlands at risk, including the endangered kemp's ridley turtle. in the national refuges most at risk, about 34000 birds have been counted, including gulls, pelicans, roseate spoonbills, egrets, terns, and blue herons. a comprehensive inventory of offshore species in the gulf of mexico completed in 2009 counted 15700 species of sea life, with those in the area of the oil spill numbering 8332 plant and animal species, including more than 1200 fish, 200 bird, 1400 mollusk, 1500 crustacean, 4 sea turtle, and 29 marine mammal species. as of june 25, there had been 1539 dead animals found in the spill zone including 1074 dead birds, 417 sea turtles, and 48 dolphins and other mammals, with some reports of dolphins being spotted running low on food, and 'acting drunk' apparently from effects of the spill.there may be other dead animals that go unfound. according to the us fish and wildlife service, it has not yet been determined if these animals were killed by the oil. samantha joye of the university of georgia indicated that the oil could harm fish directly, and microbes used to consume the oil would also add to the reduction of oxygen in the water, with effects being felt higher up the food chain. according to joye, it could take the ecosystem years and possibly ltbgt...lt bgt
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