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"Has the Gulf of Mexico recovered from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? As the tenth anniversary of the disaster approaches, this question is regularly posed. An international team of scientists has spent nearly that long studying its environmental impact ... For insight into the future, we journey to the Campeche region of Mexico that is still suffering four decades after the 1979 Ixtoc oil spill. ... "--Container insert.

"When an oil-covered penguin washes up in Brazil, Seu Jo?ao saves its life. The man and penguin become friends, and the penguin won't return to the wild"--Provided by publisher.

The Deepwater Horizon disaster sent millions of barrels of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico--straight into the water that is home to countless animals. The oil quickly coated the wings of the brown pelican, putting this already endangered species into even more risk. How were these animals rescued? Find out about the brave scientists who saved the oil-soaked birds in this graphic adventure of animal escapes. Then, learn more about other oil spills that threatened sea life around the world.

Dyan deNapoli, known as "the Penguin Lady," describes the efforts taken by her, along with 12,500 volunteers from around the world, to save the penguins native to the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, when a massive oil spill in 2000 contaminated the water and home of over forty percent of the world's penguin population.

On June 23, 2000 the iron ore carrier MV Treasure foundered off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa spilling 1,300 tons of oil into the ocean and contaminating the habitat of 75,000 penguins. A massive rescue effort was launched to de-oil the penguins and nurse them back to health. Nearly all of the birds survived.

Rescuing wild animals from oil spills takes patience, courage, and a delicate touch. Many people helped pelicans and sea turtles after the 2010 Gulf oil spill.