The crude oil spill off Brazil's northeastern coast in early September has seriously threatened the lives of sea turtles, killing more than 100 of them already.

Brazil's northeastern beach boasts long coastline and abundant marine creatures, and sea turtles breed here every year between September and March. The oil spill has posed great threats to the local marine ecology.

According to the latest official statistics, the oil spill has spread to and contaminated 238 places, affecting 88 cities and counties in nine states.

"We are stepping up the monitoring of beaches. We collect newly born sea turtles and take them to a cleaner area or deep sea area to make sure that they can swim out to sea and adapt to their new life," said Thaisa, a vet from Projeto TAMAR, a Brazilian non-profit organization to protect sea turtles.

Cleanup work as well as the collecting and analyzing of the pollutants on the beach are carried out along the coastline. Investigation into the oil spill is also underway.

(All images via VCG)

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