Scientists are appalled at the environmental damage — and calling for the country to end its reliance on oil.
that its commitment to the clean-up work “is absolute”, and says that, as of 14 February, the work is more than 70% complete.No one in Peru was prepared for such a disaster, says Carmen Heck, an environmental lawyer and the policy director of the non-profit organization Oceana Peru in Lima. Peru is a fishing country “with one of the most productive seas on the planet”, she says. Learning from the situation, she adds, might help to prevent it from happening again.
to Peru’s seas and coasts. The researchers rated the impact of oil spills as minimal. But with this incident, the picture looks different, Alfaro says. The threat has “really knocked on our doorstep”.Credit: Musuk Nolte The oil has so far invaded three marine protected areas: the Ancón Reserved Zone, the Pescadores Islets and Punta Salinas. By 7 February, SERNANP had rescued 51 birds, found 193 dead and registered 953 covered in oil. The agency has also participated in rescue and clean-up.
As ocean currents carry the oil north, birds are also suffering. A rapid government census in early February showed that the slick has surrounded islands and islets where massive bird colonies breed and feed, threatening nearly 180,000 birds. This includes species that were already at risk, such as the threatened Humboldt penguin .But the damage might spread even further.
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