{"id":548239,"date":"2010-04-30T17:42:35","date_gmt":"2010-04-30T21:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/green.yahoo.com\/blog\/greenpicks\/279\/how-to-help-wildlife-threatened-by-the-oil-spill.html"},"modified":"2010-07-19T20:16:40","modified_gmt":"2010-07-20T00:16:40","slug":"how-to-help-wildlife-threatened-by-the-oil-spill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/548239","title":{"rendered":"How to help wildlife threatened by the oil spill"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\"heron
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(Photo: Yahoo! News \/ AFP \/ Mark Ralston)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A massive oil slick caused by the BP oil drilling platform explosion in
\nthe Gulf of Mexico has reached the U.S. Gulf Coast. Efforts are already
\nunderway to protect sensitive ecological areas. <\/p>\n

Many organizations are preparing to mobilize along the coast from
\nLouisiana to Florida to help rescue animals and wildlife. The oil poses a
\nserious threat to fishermen’s livelihoods, marine habitats, beaches, wildlife,
\nand human health.<\/p>\n

Although BP has publicly stated<\/a> the company will pay for
\nall damages from the oil spill, many organizations still rely on donations to
\nprotect wildlife from this type of impact. For example, Greenpeace stated
\nthat it has opened support lines to report oiled wildlife, discuss oil-related
\ndamage, and for volunteer recruitment, and the group relies on donations from
\nindividuals for this type of work.<\/p>\n

Click on the organizations below to donate or volunteer to help the
\nwildlife and areas threatened by the oil spill.<\/p>\n

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Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana<\/strong><\/a>
\nBuilding a list of volunteers prepared to help with this response including wildlife recovery, monitoring and photographing oil movement, and providing a boats and drivers for response activities. Donate<\/a> to Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana. Register to volunteer<\/a> with Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana.<\/p>\n

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Defenders
\nof Wildlife<\/strong><\/a>
Urging the public to help prevent another drilling disaster through
\nadvocacy. Donate<\/a> to Defenders of Wildlife. Find volunteer opportunities<\/a> with Defenders of Wildlife.<\/p>\n

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Emerald
\nCoastKeeper<\/strong><\/a>
Gathering volunteer crews ready to help clean-up efforts. Donate<\/a> to Emerald CoastKeeper. Find volunteer opportunities<\/a> with Emerald CoastKeeper.<\/p>\n

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Greenpeace
\nUSA<\/strong><\/a>
Defending our oceans and protecting our environment from toxic pollution
\nlike the recent oil spill. Donate<\/a> to Greenpeace USA. Find volunteer opportunities<\/a> with Greenpeace USA.<\/p>\n

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Louisiana
\nWildlife Rehabilitators Association<\/strong><\/a>
Advocates for preserving Louisiana’s battered coastal ecosystem. Donate<\/a> to Louisiana Wildlife Rehabilitators Association.<\/p>\n

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Wildlife
\nSanctuary of Northwest Florida<\/strong><\/a>
Ready to mobilize and provide appropriate care to injured or orphaned
\nindigenous wildlife. Donate<\/a> to Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida. Find volunteer opportunities<\/a> with Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest
\nFlorida.<\/p>\n

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Check out Yahoo! Green on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Photo: Yahoo! News \/ AFP \/ Mark Ralston) A massive oil slick caused by the BP oil drilling platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the U.S. Gulf Coast. Efforts are already underway to protect sensitive ecological areas. Many organizations are preparing to mobilize along the coast from Louisiana to Florida to help […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6941,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6941"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548239\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}