How many animal die from oil spills each year?

Answer 1

Round 4,500 animals are killed each year, if not even more. They die because the oil is over taking their habitat.

Answer 2

The amount of animals that die from oil spills each year completely varies. It typically depends on the amount of oil spilled. However, when the BP oil spill occurred, there were 6,147 dead birds, 613 dead sea turtles, and 157 dead mammals.