too, a baby seagull drenched in oil, barely moving. the gull is one of more than 600 since this oil disaster occurred, brought to cleaning and care at a center opened in plaquemines parish, louisiana. being rescued by state and wildlife workers. other burrs are rescued by federal wildlife workers. others want to participate but are being told at this time by the state and federal agencies they are not interested in help from outsiders. drew wieland says hundreds of people from other parts of the country are experienced with dealing with birds drenched in oil. i could not see any reason they would not want as many people here as possible. humane society agrees, president of the association saying we need more trained people on boats working in the gulf and we need more boats deployed to search in a more
others want to participate but are being told at this time by the state and federal agencies they are not interested in help from outsiders. drew wieland says hundreds of people from other parts of the country are experienced with dealing with birds drenched in oil. i could not 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 systematic way for the animals in distress. but the louisiana department of wildlife and fishery 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, when that time comes. the misconception may be that we re not doing our best and i would argue our field staff is doing their absolute best. reporter: state officials say even i
others want to participate but are being told at this time by the state and federal agencies they are not interested in help from outsiders. drew wieland says hundreds of people from other parts of the country are experienced with dealing with birds drenched in oil. i could not see any reason they would not want as many people here as possible. humane society agrees, president of the association saying we need more trained people on boats working in the gulf and we need more boats deployed to search in a more systematic way for the animals in distress. but wildlife and fishery says we have the resources to handle the job at hand at this time. the volunteers who have offered services simply need to be ready to respond when the call comes, when that time comes. the misconception may be that we re not doing our best and i would argue our field staff is doing its absolute best.