Gulf Oil Spill---A Cry for Help

Gulf Oil Spill---A Cry for Help
Originally uploaded by anslatadams

A brown pelican is seen on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

PLEASE NOTE: THE REASON I AM REPOSTING THIS IS BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR ALL MY CONTACTS TO REMEMBER THIS AND NOT FORGET THE WILDLIFE THAT ARE SICK OR DYING FROM THIS OIL SPILL. IF IT DISTURBS YOU, I AM SORRY, BUT I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THIS. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THIS PHOTO HAD MADE EXPLORE AND I DELETED IT. IT'S NOT MY PHOTO!! IT BELONGS TO CHARLIE RIEDEL OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART HE HAS ALLOWED PEOPLE TO E-MAIL THESE PHOTOS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE HE FEELS, AS I DO, THAT PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS IS A BROWN PELICAN. THEY WERE JUST TAKEN OFF THE EXTINCTION LIST NOT TOO LONG AGO AND NOW BECAUSE OF THIS OIL SPILL, THEY MOST LIKELY WILL BE GOING BACK ON THE LIST. THIS IS SO VERY SAD. AS I SAID BEFORE, IF THIS DISTURBS YOU, THEN JUST DON'T LOOK AT IT. BUT IF IT HITS A NERVE OR TUGS AT YOUR HEART, THEN MR. RIEDEL HAS DONE HIS JOB. I BELIEVE HE SHOULD RECEIVE A PULLITZER PRIZE FOR THESE PHOTOS AS THEY REALLY HIT HOME.
PLEASE DO NOT PUT THIS ON EXPLORE, ALTHOUGH I KNOW IT WOULD GET A LOT OF EXPOSURE I DON'T FEEL RIGHT HAVING IT ON THERE AS I AM NOT THE AUTHOR OF THIS PHOTO. I AM REPOSTING IT TO SHARE, ONLY. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET DIRECTLY IN TOUCH WITH MR. RIEDEL AS OF YET. BUT HOPEFULLY I WILL SOON. I THINK THE MAN DESERVES SOME KIND OF AWARD AND I WISH FLICKR COULD GIVE HIM ONE!!
REGARDS,
MARLENE ANSLEY

Uploaded by anslatadams on 15 Jun 10, 2.36AM EDT.