Not to minize the damage, but "completely destroyed" and "total" collapse are exaggerations. "The spill was certainly dramatic, but the long-term toll on wildl

Not to minize the damage, but "completely destroyed" and "total" collapse are exaggerations. "The spill was certainly dramatic, but the long-term toll on wildlife has been mixed; some species in the Gulf are struggling while others are doing fine. Instead of a dramatic collapse of life, researchers are finding subtle effects — some that only emerged three or four years after the spill — that they are still trying to sort out, says coastal ecosystem scientist R. Eugene Turner of Louisiana State." https://www.sciencenews.org/article/five-years-deepwater-horizon-oil-spills-impact-lingers https://www.sciencenews.org/article/five-years-deepwater-hor...