Animals

=__﻿How is the Oil Spill effecting animals? __=

=__ Sea birds __= = __ Sea/river Otters __ = They swallow it and it posions their bodies. =﻿= =__ Whales/dolphins __=
 * The birds swallow the water with the oil in in it and can cause liver and kidney problems.
 * They would get the oil on their body (not the inside of their body) and it would weigh them down, which will keep them from flying.
 * They drown in the oil.
 * The oil would disturb them from their nesting and breeding.
 * More than 800 birds are dieing, because of the oil! Isn't that sad?!
 * The oil spill is killing the brown pelican, the Louisiana state bird.
 * They just sit on the oil and just drift away into the ocean.
 * They get stuck without food or water then die of starvation.
 * They eat mussels, but the mussels die because of the oil.
 * When the oil builds up in the air bubbles, the otters might die from low body temperture.


 * They swallow some of the oil trying to eat fishes(that are tainted) then get poisoned.
 * The oil enter the whale/dolphins' blowhole, which does not allow it to breath when it comes to the surface.
 * The fumes can be inhaled by and cause lung problrms.
 * They can be choked, drowned, and/or piosoned.
 * It disturbs them in breeding season.
 * The largest toothed whales on Earth, sperm whales, are listed as vulnerable—or facing a high risk of extinction in the wild-by the __//International Union for Conservation of Nature.//__
 * With their soft skin, dolphins can experience skin irritation from the oil.
 * __FUN FACT__- there are only 74 killer whales in the world left, they're die more because of the oil spill.

Chart found by __Chloe Jones__
 * ==__ Not Recovering Animals __== || =__Recovered Animals__= || ==__ Recovering Animals __== || ==__ Recovering is unknown __== ||
 * Common Loon || Bald eagle || Black oystercatcher || Cutthroat trout ||
 * Cormorant || River otter || Common murre || Dolly Varden ||
 * Harbor Seal ||  || Marbled murrelett || Kittlitz murrelet ||
 * Harlequin Duck ||  || Mussel || Rockfish ||
 * Killer Whale ||  || <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 110%;">Pacific Herring ||   ||
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 110%;">Pigeon Quillemont ||  || <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 110%;">Pink Salmon ||   ||
 * ||  || <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 110%;">Sea otter ||   ||
 * ||  || Sockeye Salmon ||

=__ How //YOU// can help __= > The Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is organizing food distributions for those affected by the spill. You can donate money online or volunteer your time if you live in the gulf.


 * The Community Center of St. Bernard provides food, hot meals and counseling to those affected by the spill. You can buy a t-shirt that says, "Save The Gulf Coast," and the proceeds go to helping the fishermen and their families.
 * The Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of New Orleans has helped organized disaster relief sites where food is distributed. Mental Health assessments and vouchers to help pay utility bills are also given. You can volunteer your time or donate.

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