The incoming tide

Institute of Marine Mammal Sciences researchers gather data before collecting a dead sea turtle on the beach in Pass Christian, Miss., Sunday, May 2, 2010. At rear are researchers (L-R) Kelly Folkedahl, Justin Main and Meagan Broadway. The researchers were collecting dead turtles and will examine them to determine the cause of death.  (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

This is just the first examples of dead animals that will number in the millions in a few short months.  The Gulf of Mexico will become the Gulf of Death..... all due to human's greed and stupidity.  In this case of these animals, they don't know for sure yet what killed them, and they don't have oil on them.  But soon they will figure it out - the oil and the dispersants for the oil caused them to die from a lack of oxygen.  

Full story here.  

This is unfucking believably sad.  It is horrific.  There are not enough cuss words in the English language to describe this.

Here is a link to the 60 Minutes story on what happened at this oil rig.