HOUSTON AUDUBON PARTICIPATES IN OIL SPILL COVER-UP AND KEEPS THAT FEDERAL MONEY ROLLING INTO THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS - ONLY GOVERMENT AGENTS ALLOWED TO GET NEAR OILED ANIMALS AND BIRDS - ONLY THE GOVERNMENT THAT LEASED THESE LANDS TO OIL COMPANIES IS ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO THE MEDIA Are you taking volunteers to rehabilitate oiled birds? Thank you for offering to help. Houston Audubon is part of a regional team responding to the spill. Our role is to watch for, document, and report oiled birds and to coordinate with the lead agencies managing the wildlife recovery effort – thats the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife. Presently, we have not been pulled in to aid with the bird washing operation part of the effort which is being handled by Wildlife Response Services based in Baytown. A Houston-based partner called the Wildlife Center of TX is on standby to also help. If you would like to volunteer in a capacity other than cleaning the birds, please contact our partners at the Galveston Bay Foundation who are standing by to register volunteers who will be called upon as needed at galvbay.org or 281-332-3381. Why cant I help clean the birds? The birds are being handled by highly trained volunteers through Wildlife Response Services. Right now we understand there is enough help for that task. Please stay tuned in case the volume of birds in need changes, but for now we are being told there is an ample supply of trained personnel. What do I do if I encounter an oiled bird? Please keep a safe, respectable distance from the bird as it is under heavy stress. Please call 1-888-384-2000 to report oiled birds and wildlife. That number is to the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management which is centrally handling the information. How can I help? Houston Audubon owns and manages 17 bird sanctuaries encompassing approximately 3,400 acres throughout the Houston-Galveston region. Every day, we work to ensure these lands are protected for the use of birds and other wildlife. Please consider helping us meet our mission by becoming a local, supporting member of Houston Audubon, making a donation, becoming a regular volunteer and spreading the word about our conservation work. Please see the You Can Help section of our website for more information. Thank you for your continued support.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 04:00:39 +0000
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