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Dead Whale Found South Of BP Oil Spill

Greenpeace Campaigner Lindsey Allen attempts to save a small crab covered in oil walking along the shore of the breakwater in the mouth of the Mississippi River where it meets the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana

Start: 06/18/2010

18th June 2010

The Gulf of Mexico: the impact on wildlife, as oil gushed from BP's rig, has been clear from day one. Shocking images of oil-soaked birds and marine life have been many, and disturbing. Today, the Huffington Post reports, the first large mammal was found dead:

"NEW ORLEANS — A dead sperm whale has been found floating 77 miles south of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

According to a news release, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is conducting tests to determine the circumstance around the whale's death. It wasn't known if exposure to oil caused the animal's death.

The whale was found Tuesday but its condition suggests it may have been dead for several days or more than a week."

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Dead Whale Found South Of BP Oil Spill

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