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Gulf Oil a Looming Threat to Marine Life

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So far, we're not seeing the large-scale impact of this oil spill on marine life. Scientists fear the oil will make it difficult for marine animals to obtain the oxygen they need to survive. Tags: oil drilling marine life marine animals 2010 oil spill. But there are concerns out there.

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Reduce Plastics in Order to Save Marine Life

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First of all, it's gross (find your own planet to dump your trash on), but it's also dangerous for animals. Marine life. There are so many fronts on the war for animal rights (and I'm increasingly believing that "war" is the right word for it) and often times it's hard to know what to do. And who ingests them?

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Marine Life Top of CITES Meeting Agenda

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Tags: australia CITES marine life marine animals Japan. Australia and Japan are among the countries refusing to back a total ban. Interesting to see Japan and Australia united on some issues, in contrast to their conflict over whaling.

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Saving Marine Animals that Are NOT Cute

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It's the same problem with marine life. Tags: marine life marine animals endangered species. It's easier to motivate people to save them as opposed to other species that are vital, but either boring or ugly. People want to save the dolphins and the sea otters, but what about the bluefin tuna?

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Pollution Leads to Cancer in Marine Animals

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Humans are already responsible for marine animal habitat loss and overhunting. Marine animals are getting cancer as an indirect result of our pollution of the oceans. Tags: oceans marine life pollution. We are now responsible for another problem.disease.

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Dead Marine Animals Showing Up Along Gulf Coast

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Tags: dead animals marine life marine animals 2010 oil spill. They also say low oxygen levels are common this time of year due to changes in temperature. Still, though, 60 sea turtles over 3 weeks? Seems like an awful lot.

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Dolphins Threatened by Australian Oil Spill

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The World Wildlife Fund has reported that dolphins and other marine life have been swimming around in an oil spill off the coast of Australia. There have not been many deaths yet, but the toxicity could lead to long-term health effects for the animals. Tags: australia dolphin oil spill marine life.

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