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Rising dolphin deaths linked to Deepwater Horizon spill

Gulf animals suffer from lung lesions, other ill effects related to oil exposure

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DOLPHIN DEATH  Scientists have linked toxic effects of oil spilled in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster to an ongoing surge in stranded and dead dolphins, such as this one, along the Gulf of Mexico coast.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

By Beth Mole

- More than 2 years ago

The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill helped spark a massive, ongoing die-off of dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, a new study suggests.