Many of these animals were visibly oiled, but some may have died of other causes. In the case of sea turtles, scientists believe that many of the deaths may be attributable to drowning in shrimp ...

Spills massively degrade ecosystems and devastate all the wildlife dependent on those ecosystems in the Gulf. Clean-up efforts only remove a fraction of the persistent oil and gas spilled. The ...

Since then, substantial quantities of oil and gas have leaked from ... indicates that large-scale spills can cause persistent negative effects on coastal wildlife that last for decades 4.

Staff from the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth is caring for more than a dozen geese and ducks impacted by an oil spill in the Muddy River in Brookline. About 15 to 20 birds have been ...

But new technologies are helping to change that, revealing hidden oil spills, speeding up the discovery ... the stars and confuses terrestrial animals, but what impact does it have on the sea?

A massive oil spill in Ecuador, in the northwestern Esmeraldas province, has covered multiple rivers and a key wildlife refuge in thick, black sludge, impacting more than half a million residents.

On March 21, four oil and gas sites owned by Check Energy Ltd. of Calgary released 60,000 litres of crude oil. The Alberta ...

The Nuchatlaht First Nation’s council has advised people not to eat shellfish from local waters after recent testing of ...

which is extremely toxic to humans and animals. Due to its potential to release cyanide gas, sodium cyanide poses a significant environmental and health risk, especially if it spills into the ...