It does beg the question ... How many, Where to, Why for ?

by jamess

Edward E. Clark, President of the Wildlife Center of Virgina

Video statement

Earlier in June of this year, I was invited to be part of an interdisciplinary team of wildlife experts, that was organized by the Humane Society of the United States.  There were about five of us from around the country, who work with two HSUS disaster response experts.

We flew into New Orleans with the idea that we were going to spend a week, in the area -- accessing the damage of the Oil Spill; looking at the Habitat at risk.  

And trying to come up with an Inventory if you will, of the short term and long term issues, that needed a response.
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Well the hour came, where we finally were -- supposedly -- given our clearance to fly over the area where the Oil was coming ashore.  

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BP Minders Media Blackout With Government

by Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse

For weeks, there have been some reports by independent media, like Mother Jones, about BP barring access to reporting on this disaster. Now the traditional media outlets --- CBS, CNN, The New York Times and Associated Press --- are reporting about the Gulf Media Blackout. As CNN reporter Anderson Cooper states, federal wildlife officials have prevented taking photos of oiled birds in the name of protecting birds. In fact, an area is roped off for the oiled birds and protected by National Guard Troops.

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