Oil Slick Reaches a Pristine Persian Gulf Island in Iran

Videos show birds, turtles and crabs trapped inside mounds of tar around Shidvar island, a protected wildlife sanctuary with turquoise waters and white sand beaches.

Discussion

0 comments

Replying to cancel

GIF Post

Powered by

More from NYT > Top Stories

Tate Brothers Arrested in Miami As U.K. Authorities File Sex Crime Charges

NYT > Top Stories·9

Wildfires Continue To Burn in Ontario, Canada, Sending Smoke to U.S. Cities

NYT > Top Stories·11

Cindy Burbank, Nebraska’s Democratic Senate Nominee, Files to Withdraw From Race

NYT > Top Stories·10

Thunderstorms Bring Threat of Flooding and Strong Winds to Northeast

NYT > Top Stories·12

Why Jordan Is Becoming a New Focus in the U.S.-Iran War

NYT > Top Stories·10

These 16 Democrats Voted to Stop Israel Aid. AIPAC Took Action.

NYT > Top Stories·13