Dolphins still show effects from Deepwater Horizon spill
Dolphins in Louisiana’s Barataria Bay continue to experience the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Researchers found lingering health differences ...
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Watch: Efforts under way to restore Louisiana pelican rookery
Louisiana’s Breton Island is a tiny piece of land in the Gulf of Mexico, but it plays an important role for nesting pelicans and other seabirds. Coastal ...
Work begins to expand Louisiana pelican rookery
Coastal restoration efforts have begun on an important island for pelicans and other seabirds in Louisiana. The project would more than double the size of North ...
TWS2020: Cleaning feathers helps gulls after oil spills
Cleaning gulls covered in crude oil from spills like the Deepwater Horizon disaster helps the seabirds recover, and the benefits of rehabilitation outweigh the ...
What did Deepwater Horizon teach us?
It’s been a decade since Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. The disaster, which killed 11 workers and injured 17 others, released an ...
Oil spill funds aid Louisiana rookery
Cleanup funds from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill are rebuilding a pelican rookery on a barrier island off the Louisiana coast. Queen Bess Island supports the ...
Even traces of oil on bird feathers affects flight
After devastating oil spills like the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the impact on birds is easy to see when they lay dead on the ground ...
Impacts of Deepwater Horizon spill ripple through food web
Seven years after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, wildlife throughout the food chain is still impacted. In a new study published ...