opened in plaquemines parish. other birds are rescued by federal wildlife workers. however, there are many other bird experts and enthusiasts who want to participate in rescues, but are being told at this time they are not interested from help from outsiders. drew weeland says there are hundreds of people from other parts of the country experienced at dealing with birds covered with oil. >> i cannot see any reason why they would not want as many people here as possible. >> reporter: the humane society of the united states agrees. the president of the organization saying, we need more trained personnel on boats working in the gulf. and we need more boats deployed to search in a more systemic way for the animals in distress. but the louisiana department of wildlife and fisheries says we have the resources to handle the job at this time. the volunteers who have offered services simply need to be ready to respond when the call comes,