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The number of birds killed in the 2010 oil spill cannot be accurately counted, but is believed to be in the thousands.
432 dead oiled birds have been collected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
These are the numbers collected from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on the birds collected. (July 5th report)
From Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and On-Water
Birds: 2327 total collected.
1372 visibly oiled. 946 no visible oil, 9 pending.
1387 dead, 940 alive.
Dead and oiled: 432, (9 pending).
Alive and oiled: 940.
Sea Turtles: 601 collected
116 visibly oiled, 134 no visible oil, 351 pending
157 alive, 444 dead
dead and oiled: 12 (350) pending
Alive and oiled: 104 (1) pending
Mammals: 58
5 visibly oiled, 50 no visible oil, 3 pending
5 alive, 53 dead
dead and oiled: 3 (3 pending)
alive and oiled: 2
Notes:
- Many birds have died and sunk to the bottom of the ocean or have been eaten by predators/scavengers after death.
- Many birds die of natural causes.
- Some oiled birds may later die from complications after they are released
- Some birds with no visible oil may have ingested oil.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoover 20 millon animals were hurt or killed in the oil spill
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How many animals were harmed in the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
120,000
What animals are harmed in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
Mostly fish and birds! Any and all marine mammals in the area, fish, birds, land animals who eat mainly fish or other aquatic creatures. The oil spill has the potential to destroy entire ecosystems.
How many seagulls were infected by the oil spill?
many many animals were affected.
How many animals died in the oil spill Rena?
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How much wildlife was killed in the oil spill?
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Which animals have the highest fatality rate during an oil spill?
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How do people clean up an oil spill?
we can help clean the oil spill by volunteering to help clean the animals who have oil on them.
What happened after the BP Oil Spill?
It costed a lot of money and killed many animals.
How many animals were affected by the gulf oil spill?
Fish, amphibians, marine mammals, birds, etc. Many animals are being effected by the oil spill. Even us humans were affected by the oil spill. Fishermen had troubles with the oil spill, those who worked in the oil spill also had trouble with it as some workers, probably those with no hazwoper certification, has had some health problems trying to help out in the cleaning of the oil spill.
What efforts are happening to help the animals affected by the BP oil spill?
Many organizations are participating in an effort to help the affected animals. Please see link on efforts to save turtles and marine mammals from the oil spill.
What did the oil spill affect?
The oil spill essentially affected many things. It affected people, animals, the economy, the air, the Gulf of Mexico and many more things. The oil spill is considered the biggest world problem out there, and for this to be bigger then Haiti, war, even education, it obviously has affected many things out there.
Can the oil spill be stopped?
Yes,it can be stopped.They will have to cap the spill, clean the oil from the water, and clean all the effected animals.
