Animals, especially seabirds, are facing some of the worst impacts of the oil spill. Between 15,000 and 20,000 birds are estimated to have died so far, though Ukrainian biologist Ivan Rusev told ...

Last month, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources released Restoration Plan IV, a plan focused on using oil spill funds to restore the area’s coastal habitats, birds ...

WASHINGTON— A federal court approved an agreement today between the Center for Biological Diversity, scientist Stuart Pimm, Ph.D., and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that requires the agency to ...

Federally protected Gulf species harmed by offshore drilling include manatees, six sea turtle species, four beach mice species, and nine bird species. The Service is required under the Act to complete ...