NBCNews.com | California Oil Spill: Five Oil-Soaked Pelicans Found Dead Near Santa Barbara NBCNews.com The carcasses of five petroleum-soaked pelicans have been recovered from California's Santa Barbara coastline, marking the first apparent sea bird fatalities stemming from the oil spill there, officials overseeing response to the disaster said on Friday. Tally of oil-soaked wildlife, alive and dead, mounts in California California Oil Spill Prosecutors Eye Criminal Charges For Company What the Oil Spill Off Santa Barbara Is Going to Kill |