Louisiana

6 Ways to Use Technology to Help Wildlife Impacted by the Gulf Oil Spill

The National Wildlife Federation is working hard to help wildlife impacted by the BP Oil Spill–recruiting volunteers, coordinating restoration efforts, educating the public, and advocating for clean energy policies. We … Read more

BP Oil Spill Update: Birds, Barrel Bickering & Betty White

The latest news from the Gulf Coast: The first two birds rescued from the spill have been returned to the wild Officials are pumping more fresh river water into the … Read more

Dropping Dome Doesn’t Work, So BP Trying Trash

“There’s no way that dome is going to work,” one Venice, LA fishing boat captain told me last week. “It’s just a distraction to make it look like BP is … Read more

A Video Report from BP Oil Spill’s Surface

I finished this wind-blown clip just seconds before our boat captain hit the engines for home, worried a dispersant plane might fly over us.
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Young Turtle Turned Red By BP Oil Spill

I hitched a ride out of the Mississippi River Delta town of Venice, LA yesterday with a local fishing boat captain concerned about the BP Oil Spill’s impact on wildlife. … Read more

My Visit to Fort Jackson Bird Rescue Center

By Larry J. Schweiger I visited the bird rescue center in Fort Jackson, Louisiana today.  They are preparing to receive wildlife injured from the BP oil disaster.  Many will not recover. Read more

NWF Staffers Spot Turtle Struggling in Oil Slick

The National Wildlife Federation took another boat trip today, gauging the impacts of the oil spill on Gulf Coast wildlife. This time, NWF’s Larry Schweiger and Karla Raettig spotted a … Read more

NWF President Visits Louisiana Bird Rescue Center

Larry Schweiger, president & CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, visited the bird rescue center in Fort Jackson today: Help ensure NWF has the funding needed to be on the … Read more

Louisiana Fishing Boat Captain Reels in Spilled Oil

This is one of the fishing boat captains we’d chartered yesterday to provide tours of critical Gulf Coast wildlife habitats guided by National Wildlife Federation staffers. Today, he went out … Read more

NWF President Talks to Rachel Maddow About BP Oil Spill

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow broadcast her show live last night from the Mississippi River Delta town of Venice, LA. Larry Schweiger, president & CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, joined her … Read more