43+ Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Animals Killed Pics. As the spill and its chaotic aftermath unfolded on national news—with oil fouling 2,200 kilometers of coastline, killing wildlife and ruining livelihoods—my budding interest in environmental issues grew. The exxon valdez oil spill killed thousands of animals in alaska and took a massive toll on the economy there.

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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. The 1989 disaster spilled 11 million gallons of oil into the alaska's prince william sound, fouling more than a thousand miles of coastline, and killing hundreds of thousands of animals. Exxon valdez oil polluted coastlines, contaminated fishing grounds and killed huge numbers of animals.

Exxon valdez oil spill workers use pressure washers to wash oil from the beach at smith island.bob hallinen/anchorage daily news/mct/getty images.

On march 24, 1989, the exxon valdez ran aground in northern prince william sound, spilling 42 million liters of exposure to this oil, in turn, caused additional animal deaths. On march 24, 1989, the oil tanker exxon valdez had just entered alaska's prince william sound, after departing. It contaminated 1,300 miles of coastline with 250,000 barrels or 11 million gallons of oil. Studies are still taking place to assess the damage that was.