New report on BP Oil spill says wildlife still struggling

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Dolphins on the Louisiana coast were found dead at four times historic rates in 2014, and there is increasing evidence that these ongoing deaths are connected to the oil spill.

Prior to the spill, the number of endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests found annually was increasing rapidly, but since 2010, the nests found annually have declined on average.

Exposure to oil has been shown to cause abnormal development in many species of fish, including mahi mahi, Gulf killifish and bluefin and yellowfin tuna.

Comprehensive modeling estimates that 12 percent of the brown pelicans and 32 percent of the laughing gulls in the northern Gulf died as a result of the oil spill.

Oil and dispersant compounds have been found in the eggs of white pelicans nesting in three Midwestern states-Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.

Spotted seatrout, also known as speckled trout, spawned less frequently in 2011 in both Louisiana and Mississippi than in previous years.
2010 and 2011 had the lowest numbers of juvenile red snapper seen in the eastern Gulf fishery since 1994.

Coral colonies in five separate locations in the Gulf-three in the deep sea and two in shallower waters-are showing signs of oil damage.

Sperm whales are spending less time foraging in the area around the wellhead.
Oil has been found in sediments deep in the Gulf of Mexico, in a 1,200-square mile area around the wellhead.