Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Although a California-based organization, the Oiled Wildlife Care Network is currently helping to lead the effort to care for oil-affected marine mammals and sea turtles in Louisiana, in partnership with NOAA-NMFS and the USFWS. 

Volunteers are being recruited on a state-by-state basis and updated on the Deepwater Horizon Facebook page. If you would like to obtain volunteer information, please call 1-866-448-5816. Two ways to track the event are to visit the Deepwater Horizon site and the OWCN blog. To report an oiled animal, please call the Wildlife Hotline at 1-866-557-1401. Pertinent information on the animal, as well as your contact information, will be collected and immediately forwarded to the wildlife responders.

Information about what members of the public should do if they encounter oiled wildlife can be downloaded here. Information about turtles and marine mammals in the Gulf of Mexico and this spill can be found here; information about the effects of oil on sea turtles and marine mammals can be found here. All of the wildlife care for this spill is being covered by BP. If you are still interested in supporting wildlife rehabilitation work, please see How You Can Help.

Media contact: Sylvia Wright, UC Davis News Service, (530) 219-8849, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .