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Vanishing Paradise Responds to Landmark Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Announcement

BP, the U.S. Justice Department, and the five Gulf states made public the terms of a settlement agreement regarding the company’s role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Waterfowl Among First Beneficiaries Of Oil Spill Criminal Settlement

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced five projects to restore & enhance habitats for species impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Disaster, including the Gulf Coast Migratory Waterfowl Enhancement Project...

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Pelicans Rescued From Gulf Spill Nesting In Georgia

Brown pelicans rescued from the Gulf oil spill last summer and released in Georgia not only returned to the state this spring, they are nesting...

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Shell Oil Company Contributes Half-Million To Gulf Coast Restoration

Shell Oil Company’s second $250,000 contribution will support all three aspects of DU’s habitat conservation approach – science, policy and direct habitat delivery programs...

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Sportsmen Release Report on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

TRCP-led stakeholder group presents recommendations for fisheries, habitat and economic investments in wake of Deepwater Horizon spill...

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Gulf Coast Oil Spill Duck Assessment Lacked Leadership & Coherent Planning

BP benefited from the lack of leadership in this process, hopefully one thing we take from this is that we have to have a faster response so we can more accurately assess damages...

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500,000 Acres Enrolled in Cooperative Federal Effort to Protect Birds in Spill Zone

Wildlife experts estimate more than 50 million birds migrate through the Mississippi, Central, and Eastern Flyways each fall and spring...

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Sportsman Channel & DISH Network Collaborate To Support Gulf Region Recovery Efforts

Sportsman Channel will funnel this year’s proceeds from the a la carte pricing to a special “Sportsman Fund” created with the Coastal Conservation Association to benefit the Gulf coast...

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Delta Waterfowl Discusses Plan to ‘Shortstop’ Migratory Waterfowl from Oil-Fouled Wetlands

In the following Q&A, Dr. Rohwer weighs in on the short-stopping question, whether “hazing” birds from oil-contaminated areas is worth a try, and why he believes a hunting season closure is a bad idea...

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Remington Rebate Roundup Helps Restore the Gulf’s Wildlife Habitat

By simply checking a box on the rebate coupon, donating all or a portion of the rebate, you will be helping to restore one of our country’s most valuable wildlife habitats...

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Scientists Ask Public to Report Banded Birds to Help Scientific Research

With large numbers of birds being rescued, treated, and relocated in the Gulf States as a result of the BP oil spill, people seeing banded birds are asked to report sightings...

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Using Science US Fish & Wild Life Addresses Urgent Needs of Wildlife Along Gulf Coast

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service efforts along the Gulf Coast are to safeguard wildlife such as shorebirds, waterfowl, marsh birds, sea birds and sea turtles from the effects of oil...

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