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At Thanksgiving, Some Folks Adopt a Turkey Instead of Eating One

At Thanksgiving, some adopt a turkey instead of eating one By Stephanie Chen, CNN... more

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Humane Society Accuses Top Turkey Hatchery of Cruel and Inhumane Treatment of Birds

Humane Society accuses top turkey hatchery of abuse By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN... more

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COK Investigation at a North Carolina Turkey Hatchery | Graphic Video One Day Before Thanksgiving

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Woman Detained After Falcons Were Found In Her Luggage

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Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Free-Range Turkeys

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Video: 15th Annual Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival - Hundreds of bald eagle

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NO MO' - "Nude Beach" - DINOSAU' !

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Tar Sands Debate 2

Calvin Duane, Manager of Environment at Canadian Natural discusses the bird deterrent... more

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Halloween Special The Tibetan Funeral Ceremony (WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES) - The Daily Blender

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Video: Rare Eastern Rosella Parrot Flies Free

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Massive stretches of weathered oil spotted in Gulf of Mexico

Just three days after the U.S. Coast Guard admiral in charge of the BP oil spill cleanup declared little recoverable surface oil remained in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana fishers Friday found miles-long strings of weathered oil floating toward fragile marshes on the Mississippi River delta.

The discovery, which comes as millions of birds begin moving toward the region in the fall migration, gave ammunition to groups that have insisted the government has overstated clean-up progress, and could force reclosure of key fishing areas only recently reopened.

The oil was sighted in West Bay, which covers approximately 35 square miles of open water between Southwest Pass, the main shipping channel of the river, and Tiger Pass near Venice. Boat captains working the BP clean-up effort said they have been reporting large areas of surface oil off the delta for more than a week but have seen little response from BP or the Coast Guard, which is in charge of the clean-up. The captains said most of their sightings have occurred during stretches of calm weather, similar to what the area has experienced most of this week.

On Friday reports included accounts of strips of the heavily weathered orange oil that became a signature image of the spill during the summer. One captain said some strips were as much as 400 feet wide and a mile long.

The captains did not want to be named for fear of losing their clean-up jobs with BP.

Coast Guard officials Friday said a boat had been dispatched to investigate the sightings, but that a report would not be available until Saturday morning.

However, Times-Picayune photojournalist Matt Hinton confirmed the sightings in an over-flight of West Bay.

Robert Barham, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, said if the sightings are confirmed by his agency, the area will be reclosed to fishing until it is confirmed oil-free again.

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The reports are a great concern to wildlife officials. The Mississippi delta is a primary wintering ground for hundreds of thousands of ducks and geese, some of which already have begun arriving. The West Bay area leads into several shallower interior bays that attract ducks, geese and myriad species of shore and wading birds each winter.

Earlier this month state wildlife officials were expressing optimism the spill would have minimal impact on most waterfowl visitors because little oil had penetrated the sensitive wintering grounds.Just three days after the U.S. Coast Guard admiral in charge of the BP oil spill... more