The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill adversely affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico, including marine mammals, sea turtles, birds, fish, and invertebrates. NOAA, other federal and state natural resource agencies, and non-governmental organizations responded to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to assist affected wildlife.

Jun 8, 2010 · See a list of some of the endangered animals in the path of the BP oil spill, and learn interesting endangered species facts about animals endangered by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Apr 17, 2020 · Scientists say it’s still too early to tell definitively what the impact has been for longer-lived species such as dolphins, whales, and sea turtles. A loggerhead sea turtle feeds on...

Apr 29, 2010 · Here's a selection of animals at risk in the open water, along the coasts and in the wetlands. 1. North Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: The Great Bluefin Tuna, prized for sushi and sashimi, is one of...

Apr 3, 2020 · This month marks 10 years since an estimated 210 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico—taking the lives of 11 oil rig workers and killing hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, marine mammals and birds, along with trillions of larval fish.

We found that the spill likely harmed or killed about 82,000 birds of 102 species; about 6,165 sea turtles; as many as 25,900 marine mammals; and a vast (but unknown) number of fish — from the great bluefin tuna to our nation's smallest seahorse …

May 12, 2010 · Thousands of protected species were exposed to oil throughout their habitats. The northern Gulf of Mexico is home to 22 species of marine mammals, including manatees in coastal seagrasses and dolphins and whales in estuarine, nearshore, and offshore habitats.

Exposure to oil has been shown to cause abnormal development in many species of fish, including mahi-mahi, Gulf killifish and bluefin and yellowfin tuna. Spotted seatrout, also known as speckled trout, spawned less frequently in 2011 in both Louisiana and Mississippi than in …

As of Aug. 16, more than 7,000 birds, sea turtles and dolphins have been found dead or debilitated in the gulf since the oil spill began. A majority of the dead were not visibly...

Sea turtles and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill–Updated 2021. Impacts of oil on mangroves. Birds of a feather: Coping with oil. Oysters and oil spills. Helping oiled animals recover: Gulf of Mexico. Corals and oil spills. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s impact on bottlenose dolphins.