BP Funding for Gulf Restoration
May 4th, 2011 by Racquel Foran in General
One year after oil started gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, British Petroleum (BP) has finally announced it will provide a $ 1 billion down payment toward a Natural Resource Damage Assessment of the Gulf, an important first step in restoring the devastated region, reports The Nature Conservancy.
This announcement couldn’t come soon enough. As recently as April 13 Audubon experts were reporting that tar balls could still be found on beaches in Lou...
Tags: Audubon, birds, Gulf of Mexico, Nature Conservancy, Ocean Conservancy, oil
July 24th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
Among the videos on National Geographic’s website is a Gulf Turtle Eggs Relocated video about volunteers moving loggerhead turtle eggs to a new,...
Tags: Conservation, eggs, endangered, Gulf of Mexico, Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Kemp's Ridley, loggerhead, National Geographic, oil spill, turtle, US Fish and Wildlife, video
May 5th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Endangered Species
It seems that conservation plans for endangered species should always have a Plan B. It’s not safe to rely on the ecosystem area remaining intact. ...
Tags: Conservation, Gulf of Mexico, Kemp's Ridley, Mississippi, oil spill, Rancho Nuevo, turtles, World Wildlife Fund, WWF
