How oil spills harm birds, dolphins, sea lions and other wildlife – CNN

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By Brandon Griggs, CNN

Updated 5:30 PM ET, Tue October 5, 2021

(CNN)An oil spill like the one off the coast of Southern California is a disaster on many levels — maybe none more tragic than the deadly effects of petroleum on wildlife.

This is what the fight looks like to save the wildlife impacted by the California oil spillThis is what the fight looks like to save the wildlife impacted by the California oil spill
A cormorant is covered in oil after the sinking of the tanker Amoco Cadiz caused a massive oil spill off the coast of France in 1978. A cormorant is covered in oil after the sinking of the tanker Amoco Cadiz caused a massive oil spill off the coast of France in 1978.
Bottlenose dolphins swim in the oily waters of Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana, in May 2010 after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Bottlenose dolphins swim in the oily waters of Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana, in May 2010 after the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
A humpback whale swims through an oil slick in Skjalfandi Bay, Northern Iceland, in 2009.A humpback whale swims through an oil slick in Skjalfandi Bay, Northern Iceland, in 2009.
A young California sea lion is washed at SeaWorld San Diego's Wildlife Care Center in 2015 after an oil spill in Santa Barbara. A young California sea lion is washed at SeaWorld San Diego's Wildlife Care Center in 2015 after an oil spill in Santa Barbara.
A rescued sea otter is washed by workers at an animal facility after the oil tanker Exxon Valdez disaster fouled the pristine waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska, in 1989. A rescued sea otter is washed by workers at an animal facility after the oil tanker Exxon Valdez disaster fouled the pristine waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska, in 1989.
Sand crabs, also known as mole crabs, are common on many beaches -- and a key link in the food chain. This one is on a beach in Trinidad.Sand crabs, also known as mole crabs, are common on many beaches -- and a key link in the food chain. This one is on a beach in Trinidad.
An oil-covered lobster lies dead after an oil spill off Refugio State Beach in May 2015 near Santa Barbara, California. An oil-covered lobster lies dead after an oil spill off Refugio State Beach in May 2015 near Santa Barbara, California.
A school of rockfish swims near the base of an oil platform off the coast of Ventura, California, in 2003. A school of rockfish swims near the base of an oil platform off the coast of Ventura, California, in 2003.

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