BP Spill Closes Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Fisheries Closure Expanded

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BP Spill Closes Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Fisheries Closure Expanded

ROBERT, Louisiana, May 7, 2010 (ENS) - Crews are cleaning oil from the Chandeleur Islands, a chain of uninhabited barrier islands 50 miles long in the Gulf of Mexico that took a hit from the Deepwater Horizon spill Wednesday. The six islands form the easternmost point of Louisiana and are a part of the Breton National Wildlife Refuge.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today closed the Breton National Wildlife Refuge to the public. The agency said the closure is necessary to keep the public safe, to minimize disturbance to nesting sea birds, and to allow personnel conducting cleanup operations and recovery efforts to work safely and efficiently.

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