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Thousands of animals have been directly or indirectly saved.
The following statistics are from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), regarding animals collected from the Deepwater Horizon BP area. This includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and any body of water, (as of July 5)
Alive animals collected:Birds visibly oiled: 940Sea Turtles: 157, 104 visibly oiled, 52, without visible oil, 1 pending.
Mammals (including Dolphins): 5, 2 visibly oiled, 3 without.
Reptiles: 1
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Is Germany affected by the oil spill?
No. Germany has not been affected. The oil spill, as of June 18, has been confined to the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the name of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
The media is using a variety of names. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill seems to be the most common name. The name of the rig that caught fire and sank was the Deepwater Horizon. The BP oil spill is also common , but BP has other spills, so BP oil spill 2010 is better. The oil spill from the Macondo well is also clear. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is common, but since there have been others, Gulf of Mexico oil spill 2010 is better.
Where is the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico?
Note that there have been many spills in the Gulf of Mexico. The BP gulf oil spill occurred about 60 miles SE of Louisiana, 130 miles SE of New Orleans.
Is the oil spill affecting the Bahamas?
No, oil has not been found outside of the Gulf of Mexico as of July 9.
What areas have been affected by the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico?
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Does oil spill affect cozumel?
Cozumel is far away from this spill and the movement has been in the eastern direction (towards the panhandle area of Florida). So, this spill does not affect Cozumel, Mexico.
How does the oil spill affect your environment?
It could effect the wildlife around you, or the wildlife by the oil spill. the oil spill effected humans because humans depend on the gulf of Mexico for commercial fishing, food, and tourism. another way it could effect wildlife is that you have to be careful of eating sea food because you may never know if it has been cleaned or if it happened to have been by the oil spill at that time.it could also effect the waters by the gulf of Mexico.
When did the oil spill occur?
There have been many oil spills in history; see related questions: The BP Gulf of Mexico/Macondo Blowout/Deepwater Horizon oil spill well blow out and subsequent spill began on April 20, 2010.
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.
How much oil has been skimmed from the BP Gulf oil spill?
About 24 million gallons of oil have been skimmed from the Gulf of Mexico so far.
What is the impacted the oil spill is making on people and peoples life?
Immediately, people and animals living in the region in proximity to the spill have felt the expected immediate consequences, such as poisoning of water, and dead animals who have been overcome by the oil. The spill also imbalances marine and plankton life, the effects of which we will feel well into the future.
Why the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico happen?
The causes of the blow out are unknown, however there has been some speculation that it was related to the cementing of production casing.
