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Deepwater oil spill: turtle deaths soar amid fight to save wildlife
Guardian UK ^ | May 3, 2010 | Ed Pilkington

Posted on 05/03/2010 12:51:02 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

This morning eight sea turtles were found dead in Pass Christian, in addition to nine yesterday, bringing the total number of dead turtle sightings in the wider area to at least 31.

Tests on the animals were being carried out at the Institute of Sea Mammal Studies in Gulfport, 10 minutes' drive along the sea from Pass Christian. The institute specialises in the study and treatment of stranded dolphins, sea turtles and other marine life and has a dedicated laboratory where 23 turtles are being kept in plastic bags in an animal morgue. Among them are Loggerheads, Leatherheads and Kemp's Ridley – the most critically endangered species of sea turtle in the Gulf.

Dr Moby Solangi, the institute's director, said necropsies would be carried out to see whether the turtles' deaths had anything to do with the explosion at the Deepwater Horizon rig and the 220,000 gallons of oil that are still being spewed into the Gulf each day. A team of vets would be looking to see if the animals had respiratory problems associated with inhaling oil fumes, or had consumed fish contaminated with oil.

Further tissue samples would be taken for laboratory testing for evidence of residues of hydrocarbons.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: earl; ohthehumanity; oil
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1 posted on 05/03/2010 12:51:03 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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“necropsies would be carried out to see whether the turtles’ deaths had anything to do with the explosion”

THE explosion or AN explosion? Singular or lpural? Natural or manmade?


2 posted on 05/03/2010 12:53:14 PM PDT by jessduntno (I am not a racist. You're just saying that because I'm white.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I hate to hear that, I love turtle soup!


3 posted on 05/03/2010 12:54:12 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ((B.?) Hussein (Obama?Soetoro?Dunham?) Change America Will Die From.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Tests on the animals were being carried out at the Institute of Sea Mammal Studies

What the hell do they know about it?

Turtles are amphibians, not mammals.

4 posted on 05/03/2010 12:55:27 PM PDT by humblegunner (Pablo is very wily)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Someone had better start a map of sea turtle sightings, live and dead, like this one off of Teddy’s home territory:

http://www.seaturtlesightings.org/viabilitymap.html


5 posted on 05/03/2010 12:56:37 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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Let me see if I recall, did the lame stream media blame God or Bush for Katrina?

And here we have a man caused disaster, and our so-called president did nothing for 11 days, to try and stop the spill. If only they had gotten there sooner.

It's sad to see the sea animals die, we had massive die-offs in South Florida over the last winter, it was so cold even the coconut palms succumbed.

The face of the Obama regime.

6 posted on 05/03/2010 12:58:53 PM PDT by Tarpon ( ...Rude crude socialist Obama depends on ignorance to force his will on people)
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
I love turtle soup!

Or Turtle Oil - best cure for sunburn, only available south of the border.

7 posted on 05/03/2010 12:59:44 PM PDT by P.O.E. ("Danger is My Beer" - Rev. Dr. Fred Lane)
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To: humblegunner

You watch Discovery channel at all? They call every *** thing “Animals” now.


8 posted on 05/03/2010 1:00:01 PM PDT by Michael Barnes (Call me when the bullets start flying.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

"Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job!

9 posted on 05/03/2010 1:00:14 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: humblegunner

While turtles are clearly not mammals, I think you’ll find they are aquatic reptiles, not amphibians.

But I agree with your point ;-)

ALSO ... The headline says deaths are soaring. BUT who was looking for dead turtles BEFORE to see if the presence of dead turtles IS above the norm AFTER. But sadly these turtles are at risk. (particularly if they DO eat dead fish contaminated with oil or ingest the tar balls that form)

Oh, and how does a swimming fish get contaminated with oil? also ... Oil on the surface of the ocean does not generally generate a fish kill either. Is the author perhaps a bit loose on the facts?


10 posted on 05/03/2010 1:00:51 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur)
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To: humblegunner

Turtles are reptiles. Air-breathers.

Yeah, they’re not mammals, but the institute’s name is more specialized than the people that work there.


11 posted on 05/03/2010 1:05:00 PM PDT by saundby
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

OK. so the number of deaths ARE reasonably reported to be higher than normal, and not just by a headline writer at the Guardian: “Solangi said that until the results of the necropsies were known it would be impossible to tell whether the turtles had been killed by oil. He pointed out, however, that the number of deaths was much greater than normal, even at a time of year when sea turtles tend to come in closer to shore and are sometimes found washed up dead on the beach.”

But the comment about “red blood” staining the sand, coming from the mouth and other areas might suggest trauma. Dunno.


12 posted on 05/03/2010 1:06:28 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur)
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You watch Discovery channel at all? They call every *** thing “Animals” now.

Yep, birds, fish, even insects.

13 posted on 05/03/2010 1:06:48 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (No Romney,No Mark Kirk (Illinois), not now, not ever!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How sad and what a horrible way for an animal to die.


14 posted on 05/03/2010 1:10:25 PM PDT by diamond6 (Pray the Rosary to defeat communism and Obamacare!!)
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To: beaversmom
"Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job!

LMAO, post of the day!

15 posted on 05/03/2010 1:11:01 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron ("Because without America, there is no free world" - Canada Free Press - MSM, where are you?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If only they would have stayed in the shrimp nets. TED’s fault.


16 posted on 05/03/2010 1:11:24 PM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: beaversmom

LOL


17 posted on 05/03/2010 1:14:00 PM PDT by afnamvet (Patriots Rising)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2505164/posts?page=84#84


18 posted on 05/03/2010 1:16:04 PM PDT by Matchett-PI (Jim Wallis speaks for Christians the same way that Jesse Jackson speaks for all blacks.)
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To: Tarpon
>"And here we have a man caused disaster"


19 posted on 05/03/2010 1:19:27 PM PDT by scoobysnak71 (Muhammad, the Pedophile Prophet . Looks like they crucified the wrong guy ...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This article appeared yesterday in another publication. However, these turtle deaths were occurring BEFORE the oil spill. I was wondering how long it would be before some publication started in on the disinformatsiya, pointing to the oil spill as the possible culprit.


20 posted on 05/03/2010 1:21:25 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Everyone needs valid ID except illegal aliens and the President - only in America)
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