> > > THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK SPEAKERS PROGRAM > > Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, 7:30 p.m. > > The American Museum of Natural History, Linder Theater > > > > Speaker: Michael Fry, Director of Conservation Advocacy, American Bird > > Conservancy > > > > Subject: Wildlife Consequences of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill > > > > The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was by far the largest oil spill in US > > history, releasing an estimated 200 million gallons of oil, nearly 20 times > > the size of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The federally coordinated > > containment and cleanup effort received much undeserved negative publicity > > even though the response was coordinated and supplies deployed quickly. > > > > Ultimately, it required almost 100 days to shut off the flow of oil from > > the damaged well head at 5000 feet of water. The cleanup and damage > > assessment will require years to complete. The spill oiled about 1000 miles > > of shoreline, much of it only with tar-balls or sheen. And 8100 birds, 1144 > > turtles, and 109 marine mammals were recovered dead or oiled. > > > > Many comparisons can be made with the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS), where > > 35,000 dead birds and about 1000 sea otters were recovered. The EVOS oiled > > 1300 miles of shoreline, with 200 miles heavily impacted. The best > > estimates of oiled wildlife were 250,000 birds, 2,800 sea otters, and 300 > > harbor seals. > > > > The differences between the two disasters will be dissected and compared as > > legislators and regulators contemplate how to minimize and manage future > > disaster responses. > > > > Michael Fry received his Ph.D. from the University of California-Davis. He > > is an avian toxicologist with expertise in the effects of pollutants and > > pesticides on ecosystems, with a focus on wild birds. He was a research > > physiologist at UC Davis for 23 years and joined American Bird Conservancy > > in 2005. Dr. Fry has been a panel member for the National Academy of > > Sciences on hormone active chemicals in the environment and has > > participated in toxicology reviews and international symposia for the > > Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and for the > > United Nations University in Japan. He is current Chairman of the > > Scientific Committee of the Dept. of Interior, Minerals Management Service > > Advisory Board, and a federal advisory committee member for the EPA > > pesticide program. > > > > The meeting is open to the public, without charge. Please join us for what > > promises to be a very exciting talk. Enter the Museum at West 77th Street. > > If you would like to meet Dr. Fry prior to the talk, join us at > > Pappardella's Restaurant, 75th Street and Columbus Avenue at 6 p.m. The > > reservation will be in the name of Alice. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > __._,_.___ > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic > Messages in this topic (1) > RECENT ACTIVITY: > Visit Your Group > ebirdsnyc: bird sightings from the NYC area > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > . > > __,_._,___
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