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Whale Sharks Threatened by Gulf Oil Spill; 5 Other Animal Species at Risk

Add one more animal to BP's ever-growing list of victims: the whale shark, which researchers observed this week in dangerous proximity to the gulf oil spill. Of course, it is far from the only member of the animal kingdom to be threatened by one of humankind's worst environmental disasters in years. In June, the U.S....

Photos of Dying Birds Put New Focus on Oil Spill

(June 4) -- Week after week, information about the BP oil disaster has gushed from every media outlet. The 24/7 live video, interviews, official briefings, photos, maps, computer animations -- all accompanied by endless commentary in print, online and on the air -- were starting to turn into little more than background...

Opinion: Why This Is the Iconic Gulf Oil Spill Picture

(June 4) -- A man helplessly tries to stop a convoy of tanks with his body. Three firefighters raise an American flag in the rubble of the World Trade Center. A turtle-necked hippie places a carnation in the barrel of a rifle during a Vietnam War protest. You can never predict when a single photograph will transcend that...