ANIMALS SUFFER AFTER OIL SPILLS FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO

BP has abandoned its original plan to use a diamond wire cutter that its engineers had hoped would cleanly cut the riser pipe spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It will instead use a more effective, if less precise, cutter, the federal government's point man on the disaster said Wednesday.

Yet, Oil oozes through the reeds at the mouth of the Mississippi River near Venice, Louisiana. BP reported further progress Tuesday in stemming the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but new evidence showed part of the slick could be swept to Florida's beaches and sensitive coral reefs killing birds and animal on its way.

The following scenarios are examples reflecting to the wrath of the oil spill's aftermath ;
Bird is mired in oil on beach

A bird is mired in oil on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon hasaffected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
Hermit crabs covered are shown on coast

Hermit crabs covered in reddish-brown oil are shown on the coast at Dauphin Island, Ala., Tuesday, June
Brown pelican covered in oil sits on beach

A brown pelican covered in oil sits on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the DeepwaterHorizon has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
Dead fish is seen on beach

A dead fish is seen on the beach in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It is unknown how the fish died. Days after failing to contain the Gulf of Mexico oilspill with a giant dome, BP said Monday it will make a second attempt this week using a smaller version dubbed the "top hat".
Brown pelican is mired in heavy oil

A brown pelican is mired in heavy oil on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the DeepwaterHorizon has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
Dead shark is seen laying

A dead shark is seen laying in the surf as concern continues that the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may harm animals in its path, in Mississippi.An impromptu recovery fleet rushed Tuesday to an uninhabited US island chain in the Gulf of Mexico as the leading edge of a giant oil slick reached its shores.
Bird covered in oil flails

A dead bird covered in oil flails in the surf at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon hasaffected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico.
Dead sea turtle is seen laying on beach

A dead sea turtle is seen laying on a beach as concern continues that the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may harm animals in its path, in Waveland,Mississippi. As spring blooms in the southern United States heralding the arrival of fledgling animal life, environmentalists are anxiously watching the spread of a giant oil slick off the coast.
Dolphin lies on dead on beach

A dolphin lies on dead on a beach on Horn Island,Miss., in the Gulf of Mexico, Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Officials say that at least sixdead dolphins have been found on the Gulf Coast since May 2. Authorities don't know whether the animals died from the Oil in the Gulf.

Oil-covered crab

An oil-covered crab is seen on an oil-impacted beach at the mouth of the Mississippi River near Venice, La. Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Oil from last month'sDeepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has started drifting ashore along the Louisiana coast.
Source: AP