Are there volunteer programs to help animals trapped in the oil slick in the gulf?
Please be aware that what’s needed most are SKILLED volunteers. That means people who have at least one of the following: * experience regularly hunting, fishing and watching birds and other wildlife along the Gulf coast * training and certification in handling wildlife, particularly birds and marshland animals * verifiable skills in managing logistics or people during emergency situations If you don’t have any of these skills, you might be able to help to support the volunteers who do have this experience and are deployed by various organizations (by serving and preparing other volunteers, for instance), HOWEVER, please be aware that, if you are accepted as a volunteer, you will be most likely be required to provide your own transportation, pay for and coordinate your own accommodations while in the area, pay for and coordinate your own meals, and take care of any other needs you might have yourself. In other words, you need to be prepared to be completely self-funded and self-sustain
