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Why will many seabirds be killed when an oil spill takes place in an ocean?
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∙ 12y ago
Because the oil on their wings will prevent them from flying.
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How much wildlife was killed in the oil spill?
there was about 425 animals killed in the oil spill
How many animals were hurt by the gulf of Mexico oil spill?
At least 3,000 birds have been covered or killed by the gulf oil spill. However, while this is terrible, put this into context and compare it to the estimated two million seabirds are thought to have died at the hands of the fishing industry in the waters around Europe and the Atlantic in the last decade.
What are the cons of offshore drilling?
Deaths.One oil spill alone killed at least: 250000 seabirds, 2800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles, up to 22 killer whales and billions of salmon and herring eggs.
What is your perception on the oil spill?
i love animals, especially ocean animals. Oil spills hurt the environment greatly, many animals are killed, and they are killed by the carelessness of human beings! its wrong!
What are the animals being affected in the Atlantic ocean and how?
Fish's population is going down from the dying of the oil spill. Whales are being washed up on the beach, left to die. Crabs, clams, and other small edible invertebrates are being killed and the population is going down from oil. Almost all creatures in the ocean are being killed from the oil spill.
What would happen to the ocean food chain if there was a oil spill?
If there was a oil spill the entire ocean ecosystem would be at risk.
What ocean did the oil spill hit?
well....... the oil spill hit the gulf of Mexico
How many people died in the Ixtoc I oil spill?
11 workers were killed in the 1979 Ixtoc oil spill.
What ocean had the oil spill?
The gulf of mexcio
What is the worst ocean oil spill in known history?
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
How do you get oil spill in the ocean?
It could spill out of a tanker (Exxon Valdez), it could be from a wrecked oil derrick (BP Gulf Oil Spill).
Was there any oil spill in the Pacific Ocean?
Yes, there is. (:
