More than 400 species are threatened by the spill, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported Thursday, citing the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

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Kevin Cowan said the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries sent 30 boats to the hardest-hit parts of the metro area, the city's 9th Ward and neighboring St.

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Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Audubon Nature Institute freed the turtles Thursday in waters about 40 miles southwest of Grand Isle, Louisiana.

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Environmental Program said the wetlands, which had been regarded as "a key natural habitat for people, wildlife and fisheries, " have bounced back to about 40 percent of the area they covered in the 1970s.

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Pollutants travelled downstream killing wildlife and threatening shell fisheries in the Wash.

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Meanwhile, the House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans began hearings Tuesday on the effectiveness of the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act to evaluate what changes should be enacted during this year's reauthorization.

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The three-year project is a new partnership between Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS), Scottish Wildlife Trust, the University of Aberdeen, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and more than 16 other organisations.

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The National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed the listing of eight river runs of North Atlantic salmon.

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