A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including protected penguins, after 6,000 barrels of crude oil spilled off Peru's coast due to waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific
Peru declares an environmental emergency after an oil leak threatens rare Humboldt penguins and thousands of birds. A spill produced by unusual waves from a volcano eruption in the south pacific prompted the Peruvian government to declare an environmental emergency on Saturday.
A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including protected penguins, left covered in oil after 6,000 barrels of crude spilled off Peru's coast in the aftermath of the Tonga tsunami.
Because of waves from Saturday's eruption, an estimated 6,000 barrels of oil were spilled near Peru's main refinery on the coast in an area rich in marine biodiversity.