We see the images every day of gallons of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. But what happens when the story leaves the headlines but the oil is still there?
Ed Clark with the Wildlife Center of Virginia is heading down south to try and figure that out. "What we are hoping to identify are the priority issues that aren't being adequately identified by the response forces in place now."
He will join five other experts for six days to determine the spills long term and not so obvious implications. For example, what about birds that just pass through the impacted area? "If they ingest i, the impact of that ingestion of oil will not be seen until they get back to the breeding grounds and reproduction fails," said Clark.
Also, if our shrimp supply dries up, Clark expects other countries to jump on the opportunity. "Quite honestly damage done from other countries coastlines to meet demand from North American shrimp production could make this oil spill pale by comparison."
The trip is being organized by the Humane Society of the United States.
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