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This is the worst oil spill in the island’s history, and could mean the extinction of many plant, rare bird and wildlife species that are only found on that particular atoll (shown in photo above). NGO, Volunteer and Government efforts are carrying out salvage operations using small tourist boats, simple fishing vessels and home made oil buoys made from clothing and grass.
Satellites tracked the final hours of the bulk carrier that ran aground on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, which is rapidly unraveling into an ecological disaster. Here is what we have learnt.
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