Get Animals Affected By Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Pics. The full effect of the oil spill at the prince william sounds is still unknown. The exxon valdez oil spill occurred in prince william sound, alaska, march 24, 1989, when exxon valdez, an oil tanker owned by exxon shipping company, bound for long beach, california, struck prince william sound's bligh reef, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) west of tatitlek, alaska.

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On march 24, 1989, the oil tanker exxon valdez had just entered alaska's prince william sound, after departing. Exxon valdez oil spill workers recover and clean birds soiled by crude oil spilled in prince william sound.bob hallinen/anchorage daily news/mct/getty images. Remembering the exxon valdez oil spill 30 years later.

The contamination of local ecosystems can impact communities who rely on said ecosystems to survive, with crops and food sources becoming poisonous or disappearing altogether as a result of food chains being destabilized.

Understanding oil spills and oil spill response. The contamination of local ecosystems can impact communities who rely on said ecosystems to survive, with crops and food sources becoming poisonous or disappearing altogether as a result of food chains being destabilized. Four months after it ran aground on alaska's bligh reef photos of oiled seabirds and otters have become spill clichés but animals were indeed hurt by the exxon valdez disaster. A tanker spill can't be stopped.