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Jun. 4th, 2010 11:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kambrielI know it's "a drop in the ocean" (or Gulf, in this case), but it's heartwarming to see those who are actively trying clean and rehabilitate birds in the region. I sent an email to Michael Ziccardi, a UC Davis veterinarian coordinating sea turtle and marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation efforts in the Gulf as to the possibilities of volunteering, but understandably got an auto-response, since he is hard at work on location now. **EDIT - Please see the bottom of this post for a response I just received.**
I also looked into the International Bird Rescue Research Center which isn't coordinating volunteers at this time, but they do have links to individual local state websites for volunteers, some of which include:
Louisiana ~ Oil Spill Response You can also call 800-755-5175 for more information.
Florida ~ Deepwater Horizon Volunteer Response
Alabama ~ Locals can report oiled wildlife to the listed phone #, and they will check messages hourly
If you're local to these areas (or even planning a trip to any of them in the near future), please follow the links and see if there might be some way to be of service.
Also, there is the:
National Wildlife Federation
Audubon Society Oil Spill Response Volunteer Registration
The detergent that apparently cleans oiled wildlife best, and what you see being used in the above rehab video, is simply Dawn dishwashing liquid. Pity it comes in plastic bottles (please be sure to recycle them), but you can get updates on their current efforts to save wildlife here: http://www.facebook.com/dawnsaveswildlife
Update: I just received this response from the email I sent this morning:
"Hello Kambriel,
I appreciate your concern and desire to offer any assistance you can. I believe that at this time they are attempting to use volunteers from the general geographic area of the spill. The best thing for you to do would be to call the volunteer hotline and give them your information so that in the event they need additional volunteers they would be able to reach you. The hotline phone number is 1-866-448-5816."
And last, but not lease, here is an excellent post with suggestions of other things we can do to help:
http://www.cheriepriest.com/2010/06/04/things-you-can-do-about-the-oil-spill/
I also looked into the International Bird Rescue Research Center which isn't coordinating volunteers at this time, but they do have links to individual local state websites for volunteers, some of which include:
Louisiana ~ Oil Spill Response You can also call 800-755-5175 for more information.
Florida ~ Deepwater Horizon Volunteer Response
Alabama ~ Locals can report oiled wildlife to the listed phone #, and they will check messages hourly
If you're local to these areas (or even planning a trip to any of them in the near future), please follow the links and see if there might be some way to be of service.
Also, there is the:
National Wildlife Federation
Audubon Society Oil Spill Response Volunteer Registration
The detergent that apparently cleans oiled wildlife best, and what you see being used in the above rehab video, is simply Dawn dishwashing liquid. Pity it comes in plastic bottles (please be sure to recycle them), but you can get updates on their current efforts to save wildlife here: http://www.facebook.com/dawnsaveswildlife
Update: I just received this response from the email I sent this morning:
"Hello Kambriel,
I appreciate your concern and desire to offer any assistance you can. I believe that at this time they are attempting to use volunteers from the general geographic area of the spill. The best thing for you to do would be to call the volunteer hotline and give them your information so that in the event they need additional volunteers they would be able to reach you. The hotline phone number is 1-866-448-5816."
And last, but not lease, here is an excellent post with suggestions of other things we can do to help:
http://www.cheriepriest.com/2010/06/04/things-you-can-do-about-the-oil-spill/