Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
OWCN Director Mike Ziccardi was activated by USAID along with NOAA and U.S. Coast Guard colleagues to provide assistance in a United Nations mission to conduct an assessment for an oil spill in Bangladesh in early December 2014.
A cargo ship rammed a tanker in the Sela River in Bangladesh spilling 92,000 gallons of oil into the world’s largest mangrove forest that is home to endangered animals like the Irrawaddy dolphin. Mike was chosen for his wildlife expertise and joined a small team of international scientists from places like Geneva, Japan, and Sweden assessing the damage and coming up with a response plan for future disasters.
Read more: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/whc/local_resources/pdfs/owcn-bangladesh.pdf
Photos by:
Zia Islam, Chief Photojournalist, Daily Prothom Alo
Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit
Michael Ziccardi, Wildlife Health Center, UC Davis
OWCN Director Mike Ziccardi was activated by USAID along with NOAA and U.S. Coast Guard colleagues to provide assistance in a United Nations mission to conduct an assessment for an oil spill in Bangladesh in early December 2014.
A cargo ship rammed a tanker in the Sela River in Bangladesh spilling 92,000 gallons of oil into the world’s largest mangrove forest that is home to endangered animals like the Irrawaddy dolphin. Mike was chosen for his wildlife expertise and joined a small team of international scientists from places like Geneva, Japan, and Sweden assessing the damage and coming up with a response plan for future disasters.
Read more: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/whc/local_resources/pdfs/owcn-bangladesh.pdf
Photos by:
Zia Islam, Chief Photojournalist, Daily Prothom Alo
Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit
Michael Ziccardi, Wildlife Health Center, UC Davis
