The animals being screwed by the Gulf oil spillThe oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico couldn’t have come at a worst time for marine life, since its peak spawning season. Bluefin Tuna may be at risk of extinction, a resident pod of sperm walls are under threat and oyster farmers are stressed.
Oil spills
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An oily history of spills
Currently 160,000 litres of oil is being leaked into the Gulf of Mexico following a massive explosion on a US drilling platform. But it’s just a drop in the ocean compared to the oil spills by the Iraqi army in the Gulf War.
Australia’s shame: the Timor Sea oil spill
The Timor Sea oil leak is a disaster of not only local, but regional and international proportions, says Bob Gosford. So why has this marine catastrophe barely registered on the Australian radar?
PHOTO GALLERY: Timor Sea oil spill
Shocking photos from a WWF visit research trip to survey the damage caused by a recent oil leak in the Timor Sea, an area containing some of the most iconic and threatened species in the ocean.
What’s big, slick and floating towards the WA coast…
How big is the Montara oil leak off the northern coast of Western Australia? That all depends who you ask: the Greens or the company responsible.
How do you clean up an oil spill?
40 barrels of oil were recently spilled into the Timor Sea after a leak at an Australian oil rig. It’s surely more than a job for a bucket and a mop, but just how do you go about clean up an oil spill like this? Dr Ian Poiner explains.
