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Members of Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research and International Bird Research Center hydrate a Northern Gannet bird, who was covered in oil. AP
Kill Baby Kill - Some BP Spill Points
BP OIL SPILL IN GULF / DISASTER OVERVIEW
- 5/5/10: Unified command activated for West Coast of Florida: Reps from BP, U.S.
Coast Guard and Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are meeting
to plan multi-agency response. They've also met with over 30 NGO environmental
groups: Tampa Bay Watch, Save our Seabirds, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program,
Sierra Club, etc. ó in preparation for the worst case.
- 5/4/10: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says the oil slick
seems to move toward Alabama and Florida coasts, as well as the Chandeleur
Islands off Louisiana's southern tip. http://www.noaawatch.gov
- 5/4/10: U.S. Air Force prepares C-130s for spill response. Members of the 910th
Airlift Wing are in Mississippi to help with oil spill clean up.
- 5/4/10: BP spokesperson Bill Salvin reports that three four-story, 70-ton
"containment domes" will be lowered over leaks ó to trap oil and help pump it to the
surface. Other attempts such as a shutoff valve and floating booms have mostly
failed ó in part due to rough winds and seas.
- 5/3/10: Oil spews at a rate of roughly 5000 barrels (210,000 gallons) per day from
three sections of piping. Birds and other animals are vulnerable because they are in
reproducing cycles. Young animals may become oiled and parents may plunge into
dark waters in search of food. There could be lasting repercussions for fragile
wetlands along the Mississippi River.
- 4/22/10: BP's oil rig collapses into the gulf, after an explosion on 4/20/10. Oil seeps
out and BP, while aligned with government agencies and private contractors, cannot
stop the flow of crude from the well.
- 4/20/10: A BP (British Petroleum) oil rig explodes. BP, operator of Deepwater
Horizon oil rig situated 5,000 feet below the surface in Gulf waters, accepts
responsibility for the disaster.
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2. Present Animal Response In Gulf Oil Spill
KINSHIP CIRCLE
We are watching the animal response to the BP oil spill. Presently, U.S. government, oil companies, and specialized oil decontamination/wildlife agencies are deployed. Some NGOs have volunteers on standby, but no one should self deploy to this high-security zone without invitation from the unified command (governing agency). KINSHIP CIRCLE IS NOT RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS AT THIS TIME.
COALITION TO RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER
CRCL is joining with our partners at the local, state and federal level to begin registering volunteers to assist with spill recovery efforts.
QUESTIONS? CONTACT:
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
6160 Perkins Road, Suite# 225 / Baton Rouge, La 70808
office: 225-767-4181; toll-free: 888-522-6278; fax: 225-768-8193
email: coalition@crcl.org
If you encounter oiled wildlife, call: 1-800-557-1401
Do not touch or disturb oiled wildlife, for your safety and theirs.
We do not know the extent of impact to birds, wildlife, and habitat at this time. National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program and the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana are building a standby volunteer list.
VOLUNTEER LOUISIANA (STATEWIDE HUB)
VOLUNTEER STATUS:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE RESEARCH CENTER (BRRC)
VOLUNTEER STATUS:
No call for volunteers.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Northern California (Main office)
San Francisco Oiled Wildlife Care & Education Center (SFBOCEC)
4369 Cordelia Road / Fairfield, CA 94534
707-207-0380; no_cal_center@ibrrc.org
Bird rescue specialists from International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) are on site in Louisiana and Alabama preparing rescue centers to clean seabirds caught in the Gulf coast oil spill. IBBRC is working in partnership with Tri-state Bird Rescue & Research to prep rehab facilities in Fort Jackson, Louisiana and Theodore, Alabama.
TRI-STATE BIRD RESCUE AND RESEARCH
VOLUNTEER STATUS:
Tri-State has been asked to oversee wildlife rehabilitation response along the gulf coast and is working closely with many collaborating organizations. All response efforts are coordinated by the Unified Command on-site.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
DEEPWATER HORIZON INCIDENT JOINT INFORMATION CENTER
VOLUNTEER STATUS:
Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: 866-448-5816
CONTACT INFORMATION:
985-902-5231; deepwaterhorizonresponse@hotmail.com
Submit alternative response technology, services or products: 281-366-5511
Submit your vessel as a vessel of opportunity skimming system: 281-366-5511
Report oiled wildlife: 866-557-1401
Nine staging areas have been set up to protect vital shoreline in all potentially affected Gulf Coast states (Biloxi, MS, Pensacola, FL, Pascagoula, MS, Dauphin Island, AL, Port Sulphur, LA, Shell Beach, LA, Slidell, LA, Port Fourchon, LA, Venice, LA).
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3. Tubul - Into This World On A Crash And A Wave
 
He came into this world on a crash and wave. The floppy-eared puppy was born just days before an 8.8 earthquake and tsunami swept over Chile’s coastal towns. We don’t know how he escaped tsunami waters that left five to six feet rings around buildings. And we don’t know where he hid as structures collapsed into rubble.
We do know that the puppy we dubbed Francisco de Tubul, found in the village of Tubul, did it alone. Perhaps his mother and littermates died in the disaster? Somehow, a creature — crippled, starving and diseased — stayed alive.
4/24/10, TWISTED LEGS AND A BELLY FULL OF WORMS: While searching for the evacuee camp in Tubul, the team notices a female dog and her pup eating from a pile of smoldering garbage. We stop to feed them and eye another puppy in a distant field. We wonder why the pup does not approach the food along with several other dogs...
READ TUBAL'S STORY:
Your support gives animals like Tubul a second chance:
• CHILE PHOTO LOG
• CHILE FIELD NOTES
• CHILE HOME
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A dead sea turtle on a Pass Christian, MS beach. Turtles were found dead on a 30-mile stretch from Biloxi to Bay St. Louis. |
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A dead fish is seen on the beach in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Getty Image |
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A Least Tern checks her eggs on a Gulfport, MS beach. The oil slick may destroy this generation of birds during migration. AP |
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A dead pelican on Chandeleur Island, LA. The brown pelican’s (LA state bird) nesting season lies in the direct path of the spill. |
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The Independent: Wildlife rescue teams ready for U.S. oil spill victims like these oiled birds. photo: Creative Commons |
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Many endangered turtles are dying on Texas Gulf Coast. Salt Lake Tribune |
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