**2. Species**

The conservation world is aware of the burden of oil spills in the areas where oil exploration and extraction exist. These oil spills mainly negatively affect the wildlife (flora and fauna), fishing communities, and the communities in and around the wildlife-protected areas. To safeguard these vulnerable populations at the animalenvironment-human interface, solutions on how to mitigate the levels of potential toxic substances found in water, plants, and animals need to be found. This information is displayed as a distribution map of the key levels of lead and mercury in food eaten by communities in the protected areas, and associated health risks. The adverse effects of lead and mercury on wildlife, aquatic species, and environment also need to be documented. These documents translate into the food consumption advisories for lead and mercury in the MFCA. The awareness of risks and benefits associated with eating fish, plants, and wildlife from MFCA is vital for tourists and communities around the protected area. Since most of the mercury is taken in through fish consumption, vulnerable populations should watch out for the fish species eaten, especially the carnivorous fish. The vulnerable populations include children less than 12 years, women of childbearing age, and elderly.

*Mercury Contamination and Spill-Over at Human-Wildlife-Environment Interface DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109492*
