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First of Rescued Sea Turtles Are Returned to the Gulf

(Aug. 18) -- In the latest sign of recovery for the Gulf of Mexico, government scientists today sent back to the wild the first batch of endangered sea turtles that were rescued from the oil-tainted waters after the BP spill. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said 23 Kemp's Ridley sea turtles -- among...

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....