RIDLEY TURTLE TIPPED FOR OILY EXIT

Since the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico enters it's second month with little or no sign of abating, leading betting outfit Paddy Power are taking bets on the first species to become extinct as a direct result of the spill.

Top of the bookies list at odds of 4/5 is the already critically endangered Kemp's Ridley Turtle. In what must be considered spectacularly bad luck.

Paddy Power said

“We hope this betting will highlight the environmental catastrophe unfolding right now as a result of the BP oil spill. It’s a sure bet we’ll lose some marine species, the only question is which ones”.