Gulf Of Mexico Devastation: Then and Now

[amborin]

In this two picture combo, a pelican is seen landing on a nest in a thicket of mangrove, May 22, 2010, on Cat Island, home to hundreds of brown pelican nests as well at terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills, as it was being impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, just inside the the coast of Louisiana.

The second photo, taken in the same spot on April 13, 2011, shows an egret landing on a nest where the mangrove has thinned out. Biologists from the Louisiana Department of Fish and Wildlife say Cat island is significantly eroded, with much of the mangrove dead or dying, reducing the amount of space for nesting...




In this two picture combo, Cat Island, home to hundreds of brown pelican nests as well at terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills, is seen on May 22, 2010, left, as it is impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill just inside the the coast of Louisiana. The second photo, taken April 8, 2011 in the same location, shows dead mangrove stumps sticking out of the water and a heavily eroded shoreline...






In this photo combo, oil stained pelicans and baby pelicans are seen on May 23, 2010, left, on Cat Island, an island that is home to hundreds of brown pelican nests as well at terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills, while it is impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill just inside the the coast of Lousiana. In the second photo, taken at the same spot on April 8, 2011, shows the shoreline heavily eroded, and the lush thickets of....





In this two picture combo, nesting pelicans are seen landing as oil washes ashore on May 22, 2010, left, on Cat Island, home to hundreds of brown pelican nests as well at terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills in Barataria Bay, just inside the the coast of Lousiana. The second photo, taken in the same spot on April 8, 2011, shows the shoreline heavily eroded, and the lush marsh grass and mangrove trees mostly dead or dying





In this two picture combo, oil smeared pelican eggs are seen in a nest on Cat Island on May 22, 2010, left, home to hundreds of brown pelican nests as well at terns, gulls and roseate spoonbills, as it directly is impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil Spill in Barataria Bay, just inside the the coast of Lousiana. The photo on right, made at the same spot on April 8, 2011, show the island significantly eroded and the

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[Altoid_Cyclist]

1. Thank you (I think) for this link.

The worst part is that they still keep marching talking heads out in front of the camera to assert once again that no long term damage was done. The food is safe, the President went swimming, jobs are needed....ad nauseum platitudes aimed at people willing to believe.

[amborin]

2. kicking for the wildlife; lots of devastation, despite assurances to the contrary....

[crickets]

3. Heartbreaking. K&R