ARCTIC Commentary: What Impact Will the Oil Industry Have on Seabirds in the Canadian Arctic? E.M. LEVY’ THE THREAT FROM OIL
The potential for destruction of the seabird colonies of the Canadian Arctic as a consequence of the exploration and even-tual production of hydrocarbons has been widely recognized and considered in most, if not all, of the relevant Environmen-tal Impact Statements prepared to date. Because these bi...
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| Summary: | The potential for destruction of the seabird colonies of the Canadian Arctic as a consequence of the exploration and even-tual production of hydrocarbons has been widely recognized and considered in most, if not all, of the relevant Environmen-tal Impact Statements prepared to date. Because these birds nest in densely populated colonies, concentrate to feed at ice edges and in open leads, and winter in restricted localities, they are particularly vulnerable to oil. Whether from a major blow-out or shipping accident or from a much smaller spill, oil in the wrong place at the wrong time could seriously reduce or even eliminate some of these colonies and have a lasting im-pact on the entire population of seabirds in the region. Con-cern over this threat has resulted in research that has vastly im-proved our knowledge of the location, size, breeding success or failure, feeding habits, and migration patterns of Northern |
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