Southern Appalachian Creature Feature

Oil spill impacts mountain species


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The Deep Horizon oil spill continues to make headlines as oil keeps pouring into the Gulf of Mexico and the slick spreads. In a glimmer of good news, the Fish &Wildlife Service recently reported that the first two oiled birds found in the oil spill, a northern gannet and a brown pelican, were cleaned and released at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, safely on the east coast of Florida.
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Southern Appalachian Creature FeatureBy U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service