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1988. and there is also an economic cost to all this. these bird and wildlife aircraft strikes cost about $650 million a year, which leads us now, tkpwro*eg, t skwr*eg, t gregg to ask the question, why is this an increasing stphrob there is an increase in the bird population and aircraft activity and an increase in the incidents being reported. gregg: david lee miller. thank you very much, david. martha: a rocket on autopilot now headed for the international space station. food, fuel and supplies all stuffed into this russian-made soyz booster, this is the second of five missions to the orbiti...

>> delta 1063, that would be great. let you know our stats for delta 1063. we have 179 souls on board. >> reporter: number of planes colliding with birds and other wildlife is on the rise. last year there were 10,000 such incidents compared with only 1793 in 1990. experts say there are a few reasons to the spike. due to conservation there sin crease in bird population there is increase it aviation. quieter planes don't scare wildlife. that is part of the problem. and better reporting. that is one reason we're hearing more about these incidents. bird strikes that might have been ignored in the ...

Turtle and mammal straining network is ready to go. as of last night there was no related see turtle strandings or injuries due to the oil. >> but you expect that to change? >> we hope that it doesn't change. but we expect the worst and we will be prepared for it. >> how can 2 00,000 gallons of crude oil gush into the watt area and not make a major impact? what are we talking about the terms of toxicity and the long term effects on the region? ken? can you hear me? >> oh, i'm sorry. yes. the timing couldn't be worse for the bird population in this region. it's the peak nesting season for thous...

National guardsmen that will be deployed to the area to help out. governor jindal, one of his top concerns. >> it is impacting on our coastal ecosystems. impact our fisheries an impact our bird population. essentially adds an impact on our populated areas as well. >> reporter: 5,000. 5,000 is the number of barrels, of oil, they guesstimated coming out from 5,000 feet below the surface, the water throughout in the gulf of mexico. to combat the threat of that trying to protect life, take a look at this video of the protectedive boons set up. roughly 217,000 out not just here in louisiana but acr...

Fisheries, bird population. potentially. going to have an impact on the populated areas, as well. >> reporter: ni don't want to give a false sense of security. the oil can come close and very vulnerable to this. what they have done is already put out about 217,000 feet of that protectedive boom. nearly 300,000 additional feet to possibly deploy in the coming days and it is not just for this region, guys. we are talking about places around the gulf coast. mississippi, alabama, into florida. there have been reports of people being able to smell, smell the oil from these great distances. and i ca...