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Devistation to the gulf echosystem due to the BP oil spill

On April 22nd, 2010 (cnn.com) a tragedy struck the Gulf of Mexico and the gulf coast. An estimated 200 million barrels of oil (cnn.com) gushed into the gulf. 600+ species have been harmed by the spill (aolnews.com). 7 species have been placed on the endangered list (environmentalgraffti.com). Hundreds of bottlenose dolphins have been washing up onto the coast (cnn.com). The spill hit in the middle of a prime breeding season for birds and mammals (cnn.com). Fish affected by the spill got oil stuck in their gills (cnn.com) as they swam through the oil. This is killing them by the hundreds. Birds who eat the fish are getting stuck in the oil and drowning (cnn.com). Sea turtles, sharks, dolphins, whales, fish, and birds are eating fish which have been poisoned by the oil which is killing the animals (cnn.com). The oil spill is affecting the gulfs ecosystem by endangering animals that other animals eat, killing birds which we need to eat pests such as bugs, and killing many fish in which people eat. theintelhub.com

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