You can make a difference in your community. We can help!What You Can Do To Help Wildlife Impacted by the Gulf Disaster
The heartbreaking images of oiled animals and habitats coming out of the Gulf region seem to be never ending and can lead people to feel helpless in the middle of this tragedy. But there are many ways you can help address the current crisis as well as ensure it never happens again. Here are some things you can do today to make a difference:
- Tell the people in power what's important to you. When enough people talk, government agencies, members of Congress, and the President WILL listen. Here are some current spill-related actions where you can add your voice to the thousands of others who have already spoken:
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Take Action
Urge President Obama to Reinstate the Presidential Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling
Tell Interior Secretary Salazar to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtles under the Endangered Species Act
Ask Your Senators to Pass Comprehensive Legislation to Promote Clean Energy and Address Climate Change
- Volunteer. To find out where you can provide hands-on help in the affected areas, visit the Gulf Oil Spill Response & Recovery website. (Note that at this time, the greatest need is for people with training and experience in dealing with hazardous materials.)
Wildlife refuges around the country have sent staff and volunteers to assist in the Gulf region – creating an acute need for help at many local refuges. Contact a refuge near you on the National Wildlife Refuge System website and ask what you can do to help locally. - Make changes in your daily life. Proponents of continued offshore drilling say we don't have the willpower to cut back on our oil usage. Let's prove them wrong! Even small actions, like keeping your car's tires properly inflated, taking reusable shopping bags to the grocery store or using natural cosmetics instead of petroleum-based products will add up.
- Stay informed on the situation. Visit our blog regularly to get the most up-to-date news from Defenders experts in the region as well the latest tallies of oiled wildlife.
You can also check out the Gulf Oil Spill Response & Recovery website, where responders, volunteers and eyewitnesses can map and share information on impacts from the gulf oil spill and projects being done to promote recovery. 
Adopt a sea turtle. The Deepwater Horizon disaster occurred just as the critically endangered Kemp's ridley and other imperiled sea turtles were returning to shore to lay their eggs. Kemp's ridley sea turtles are the most endangered sea turtles on Earth, with a worldwide female nesting population estimated at only around 2,500 individuals… and now their young will return to a toxic nursery when they make their way back to sea.
Adopt a sea turtle today to show your commitment to helping these imperiled animals survive this unprecedented threat. Your adoption will provide essential support for our work to save the lives of Kemp's ridley and other threatened and endangered sea turtles.- Donate to help Defenders save Gulf wildlife. Our sea turtles, sperm whales, brown pelicans, and other Gulf species are literally fighting for their lives. Defenders is working tirelessly to help them survive, but we need your help.
Please donate now to help save our wildlife and ensure another disaster like this never happens again. Here are three easy ways to help:
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Call 1-800-385-9712 to contribute by phone.
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