What You Can Do
Nesting terns. Credit: Drew Wirwa, USFWS
A number of hotlines have been established to assist in the Gulf recovery effort:
- To volunteer in the recovery effort: 1-866-448-5816
- To report oiled or injured wildlife: 1-866-557-1401
- To report oiled shoreline: 1-866-448-5816
- To file claims for damages related to the oil spill: 1-800-440-0858
- For Wildlife Paraprofessional volunteer info, click here
- For guidance on reporting visibly oiled (intestines intact) bird carcassess, click here
Frequently Asked Questions for People Interested in Volunteering to Help with Wildlife Oil Spill Response Activities
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Four states have set up their own websites for volunteers --
- Louisiana: http://www.volunteerlouisiana.gov/
- Mississippi: http://www.volunteermississippi.org/1800Vol/OpenIndexAction.do
- Florida: http://www.volunteerfloridadisaster.org/
- Alabama: http://www.servealabama.gov/2010/default.aspx
