Oil in the Marshes

This pelican on Little Egg Island Bar in Georgia is one of 140 that were released here last summer. The red band is the mark of an oil spill survivor. It flew south for the winter and returned to its new home a few weeks ago.

Turtle Slowly on the Mend

This rescued loggerhead is one of 30 sea turtles still in rehab at the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans. It has been here for 10 months.

Studying the Death of Dolphins

More than 170 dead dolphins have washed ashore since January -- nearly half of them babies. Thousands of samples await testing in this building at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, MS to determine cause of death.

Fire the Air Cannons

In Barataria Bay, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is using air cannons like this one to keep birds away from oiled marshes.

Oily Bay

One year later and the oil is still present in the marshes of Barataria Bay.

Oil and Soil Mix

The oil is mixed in with the mud and muck of the marsh. It smells like a gas station.

Cleanup Efforts Continue

Cleanup crews are still trying to collect the oil that has soaked into the marshes here.

Birds Take a Hit

This injured frigate bird that had stumbled into a tar ball field. In the months after the spill more than 8,000 birds were found dead or oiled.

Searching for the Brown Pelican

More than 600 oiled brown pelicans were rescued and relocated to Texas, Florida, and Georgia. Last summer 140 of them were moved here, to southeastern Georgia. Biologist Tim Keyes tries to spot one amongst the colony of 1,000 pelicans.