All these are endangered species from the American Gulf coast. The oil spill will further reduce populations.
My heart breaks.
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Truthout is tracking some discussion of a BP whistleblower talking about some serious violations of safety and design practices in nearby field, the Atlantis field.
http://www.truthout.org/whistlelower-bps-other-offshore-drilling-project-gulf-vulnerable-catastrophe59027
I will keep watching this tale.
Although, Rush Limbaugh is trying to pin it on eco-terrorists stealing on board a crowded drilling rig and setting off a bomb….
Crooks and Liars is starting to follow the Halliburton story – Halliburton was responsible for the cementing in of the well during completion and was involved in a blowout in Australia, similar to this….
OMG, I hadn’t even thought of the wildlife yet…this is horrific.
I have held least tern chicks as well as piping plover chicks in my hand while banding. They are cool little guys
This is definitely going to leave lasting damage to the entire eco-system. Drastically reducing the numbers of some species, or worse yet wiping some out completely.
And then of course the domino effect up and down the food chain.
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Welcome to the Zoo, zxbe!
zxbe, welcome!
Sea turtles are right now hatching, there are many more species which will suffer. many of those we don’t even think of, like the heelsplitter mussel or many microorganisms, which are so vital for a healthy ecosystem. This is a bad situation, really bad.
Thanks for the warm welcome. I’m glad I finally discovered your corner of the interwebs here.
You know this situation feels very surreal. I don’t want to diminish it with this comparison, but it almost feels like we’re in a bad B-movie. You know the kind where some evil scientist does something that goes wrong, or some evil-doer wants to destroy the planet.
I wish it were just a bad B-movie, because then some hero, or rag-tag team of everyday heroes will come and save the day. That’s not going to happen in this case.
The thing that’s most alarming is even if they could stop the flow right this second, this is a major disaster. But they can’t stop the flow. There’s no telling how long that will take.
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zxbe, maybe we need to call Bruce Willis?
Zooey? You wish 😛
EV, I’m not a big Bruce Willis fan, but he’s been in a few B-movies. 😉
Like in Pulp Fiction? “It’s a chopper baby.”
I’m not a Bruce fan either, but he was good in that.
Again off topic: I am autobanned at reddit for bad behaviour (meaning submitting Zoo links only). I manage to piss them all off.
I have to log off now. Enjoy yourselves and don’t miss me too much 😉 Ciao Amici!
zxbe, your blog isn’t bad at all either, I like it!
Thank EV. It’s new as you can tell, so we’ll see where it leads. 🙂
What a beautiful leak. I love the oily mass that bulges outwards from a bent pipe. A brown Rorschach blot of the automobile culture.
My most fervent hope is that all efforts to stop and mitigate this masterwork are failures. The incontinent flow of hydrocarbons shall continue for the decay of all.
I would love to see a sea of greasy Devil’s blood flowing into the ocean forever more. The spew that flew right on through.
Then the World can move on into its next phase, the Dark Phase of death, decline and destruction. Soon, all the works of humans will decay and so too will themselves be brought to the altar of slaughter, to account for their crimes of existence.
Fred Phelps, is that you?
When I heard the news of the oil spill I was devastated. I live in Louisiana, and the first thing that came to my mind was what was in store for the marine wildlife. We have many unique species who are facing death and maybe extinction due to a simple mistake that could have been easily avoided. Too late for that now. But I would like to get word out to everyone in the area that they are accepting volunteers from age 16 and up to help with whatever possible along the coast. Every persons help makes a difference, even if for just one bird or one turtle or even one dolphin. They all deserve a fighting chance to live.
Welcome to TheZoo, caity. Thank you for posting your information; we’ll make sure our posts include it.
I used to live in Louisiana — Eunice & Breaux Bridge — and while I couldn’t take the humidity, cuz I’m a western wimp, I really appreciated the abundance of wildlife. It breaks my heart to know it’s all endangered now.
Thanks for welcoming me. Yea.. I live in a small town called Ponchatoula about an hour out of New Orleans. I would like to say you get used to the humidity but you don’t. I was born and raised here and it still bothers me. And as for the wildlife.. That’s the best part of Louisiana. Hopefuly we can recover quickly and replenish the ocean.