Tar Mat Excavation Operations at Grand Terre Island, La. 0
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Added: January 12, 2011
Author: DeepwaterHorizonJIC
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Added: January 12, 2011
GRAND ISLE, La. — Doug Duncan, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, assess the impact to the Piping Plover’s habitat on Grand Terre, La., during the Deepwater Horizon response on Oct. 10, 2010. The Piping Plover is listed as an endangered species, and the birds migrate to the Gulf Coast during winter months to escape the cold of the Great Plains. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson.
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Drew Wheelan and LSU Bird Resource Center Coordinator, Richard Gibbons conduct a bird survey on Grand Terre Island on day 34 of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. They find many oiled birds, dead fish, a Hawksbill Turtle and lots of fresh, thick oil.
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