Animal Deaths From Oil Spill Only Now Becoming Known

[Robbien]

Source: AHN

Miami, FL, United States (AHN) - Seven weeks and 51 days into the oil spill disasters and and only recently have the marine life affected by the April 2 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion now been widely seen. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is posting daily online provided by information received from NOAA, rehabilitation centers, and organizations working with BP to handle the cleanup.

A June 7th update from the organization is reporting 594 birds, 250 sea turtles, and 30 mammals as perishing directly as a result from the oil spill in addition to currently 466 oil-slicked but alive birds, turtles, and mammals. Animals that undergo treatment and clean up efforts may survive however there long term effects remain unknown as to what oil absorption and ingestion will do to them.

One reason many speculate for photos and accounts of dead animals is not reaching the mainstream media is largely due to BP’s wildlife rescue operations. The oil giant has contracted out relief efforts to to local wildlife organizations, such as the Autobahn Society and Tri-State Bird Rescue.

Kelly Overton, director of People Protecting Animals & Their Habitats (PATH Inc.) says, “While these are competent organizations, BP is keeping media exposure to a minimum by forcing the organizations to sign non-disclosures, forbidding them from taking photos of the cleanup, and prohibiting them from speaking with the press.”

Read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018942931

[Hawkeye-X]

1. BP has lost its rights to block media 7 weeks ago

When the damn thing exploded.

It needs to be recorded for posterity and criminal proceedings against the BP, Transocean and Halliburton execs, including Dick "GFY" Cheney.

Hawkeye-X

[Scout]

2. the Autobahn Society??? n/t

[callous taoboy]

3. Even Porsches are getting oiled, apparently.

[bulloney]

4. They must keep track of roadkill in Germany or something.

[Robbien]

5. Gas guzzling cars/ wildlife

Easy mistake.

;)

[Sal Minella]

8. As I have said for years,

if you use spell-check, you REALLY need a proofreader.

[Divine Discontent]

6. nothing to see here, move along!

sadly, that's how it feels when you discuss this mega-disaster online and someone out of the blue slams at ya for daring to even bring up the WH as not having made the right choices in the beginning - but then a month later, when the president himself admits he was WRONGGGGG to believe BP could handle this, you'd expect some sort of capitulation on the part of those who back his every decision on all the chat boards to say, 'yeah, he really shouldn't have trusted a mega-oil company', but dream on! That doesn't happen on the net sites.

These groups are to be commended for their efforts amid this sticky chemical, in salvaging animal lives from certain death.

[CrispyQ]

7. Last night, AC360 had footage of three gulls that were covered in a thick, oily goo.

It had been taken a few days before. When they tried to get more footage yesterday, they were told no reporters or cameras allowed. It was a fucking saddest thing - three little birds, shaking & terrified, & they probably won't survive. They were not lightly oiled - they were dripping with brown goo.

Fuck BP & fuck a global system that continues to depend on this filthy energy source. Fuck the "leaders" of the world, who are in the pockets of big business & won't even start a serious discussion about change. Fuck them. Fuck them all.

[Trillo]

9. So what is the penalty for hunting and/or fishing without a license?

It seems that getting a somewhat accurate count of the deaths is needed to properly assess damages, whether those damages result in fines or other punishment to BP and/or others is another matter.

Can massive sea deaths be covered legally by non-disclosure agreements? If so, what does that say about a government who says its citizens must pay for licenses to take *highly limited* numbers of fish or other game? Yet an oil spill can result in a legally concealed number of wildlife deaths, so long as that company is not primarily in the fishing or hunting biz? (deaths were not 'intended')