As the oil spill in the Gulf continues to spread, there are concerns about the possible effects on the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean coasts, and on wildlife, such as birds and turtles.
Luis Carvajal, an expert at the Environment Department of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, said the species migrating to the Caribbean Sea, which is a part of Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem, would be the first to be affected by the oil spill.
“The magnitude of the spot is so big that it is altering the biodiversity in the zone, and sooner or later it will affect the Caribbean Sea, which is an internal sea, closed,” Carvajal said.
Carvajal, who is a member of the Science Academy of the Dominican Republic, said that the catastrophe could be a threat to the species protected at local and international levels.
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