Category: Wildlife Conservation

Tags: wildlife, oil, slick, BP, spill, Gulf, Mexico, endangered, sea, turtle, Kemp, Ridley, Turtle, conservationists, Al, Jazeera, Aljazeera, Franc, Contreras, nor

Besides seabirds and wetlands' wildlife, the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is also threatening the world's most endangered sea turtles. The Kemp's Ridley Turtle has been making a comeback in recent years with the help of conservationists. But its migratory path takes it right through the polluted Gulf. Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports from Mexico's northeastern Gulf Coast.

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