“An oil-soaked bird struggles against a supply vessel at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf o…

“Above, an oil-soaked pelican on June 3 at East Grand Terre Island, La. An Associated Press photographer captured …

“As news reports revealed that BP’s efforts to halt the flow of oil might be failing, President Obama examin…

“A laughing gull stands on another laughing gull in distress at the Breton National Wildlife Refuge on North Breto…

“Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal examines oil and absorbent material that washed up in Grand Isle, LA., on May 21. BP …

“Oil pools along Barataria Bay in Louisiana on June 8.” via Newsweek Photograph: Charlie Riedel / AP Editor&…

“On Saturday, June 19, 2010, oil spread northeast from the leaking Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico. T…