Oil Spills
Cause and Effect on Wildlife
How do oil spills start?
Oil spills happen when people make mistakes or are careless and cause an oil tanker (A ship that carries Oil from country to country) to leak oil into the Ocean. Or when a country is at war,one may decide to dump gallons of oil into the ocean.
Oil Spill
This picture shows a ship releasing oil into the ocean.
Oil Bird
A seagull that was covered in oil by the spills.
Total Deaths of Animals in 1 year
- 134,678 animals in total
- 4,080 birds
- 525 dead sea turtles
- 72 dolphins
- 1 Reptile
Human Health
Oil spills don't just affect animals, it affects human health. When the oil is released into the ocean, oil spreads near the area with the ocean, it takes into the air and feels lungs of humans. It then can kill many people.
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