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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal took a boat tour yesterday of the Pass a Loutre area in Plaquemines Parish to observe the impact of the BP spill. Afterward, he said, "The day that we have all been fearing is upon us."
Heavy oil had entered the marshlands and warned, "we know more is coming."
From an AFP story on the damage the spill is causing to precious wildlife habitats off coastal areas from Louisiana to Florida:
The crude is now being swept toward Florida's tourist beaches and fragile coral reefs by the powerful Loop Current, that could wash oil ashore within days, and carry it up the US East Coast and even into the Gulf Stream.Oil in the current could cause massive damage to the rich marine life which rides the ocean super-highway from spawning zones to areas where they mature, experts warned.
Louisiana biologists said they rescued an endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtle this week whose exterior was heavily oiled, the first found so far.
South of Venice, the seaport where BP has established its response headquarters, oil was seeping into the marshes at a rapid pace.
Just the latest in a string of bad news.
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