Don't Mess With My Wild Louisiana!

A Louisiana Brown Pelican is on its nest as oil washes ashore
on a barrier island in Barataria Bay, near Grand Isle.


Looks like a lot of people, and wildlife, who like us, were making plans to be on the beach this summer, need to consider plan B.

We haven't been to Grand Isle since the summer before Katrina, and with the new camp in venice I thought we might have an opportunity to visit both places this summer.

But BP has ruined that one for us.

When you get lemons you make lemonade!

Looks like the oil is reaching Pensacola Beach, Florida today

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_oil_spill_florida

The Brown Pelican rookery at Bess Island is going to hell, and Anderson Cooper will be on CNN tonite with a report of oil covered birds on Grand Isle.

So who knows how long this will go on.

In the meantime we have a great camp in Venice Louisiana, with overnight accomodations and home-cooked meals available for long-term lease by clean-up crews or news media.

Available because all the fishing charters for this summer have been cancelled, along with accomodations, and the duck hunting season aint looking good either, and we are not bringing our family down to Venice for fishing or Grand Isle either because of the oil spill.

After Hurricane Katrina some of the tour companies in New Orleans began doing disaster tours, looks like Venice may be another disaster tour destination, if that is your cup of tea!

If you need accomodations in Venice, or a licensed boat captain to show you the disaster, give us a call.

Venice Charters and Lodging, LLC

504 908 6635



Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery Affected by Oil

HOUMA, La. -- Today, driven by strong winds and weather, oil impacted the Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery which resulted in 60 birds, including 41 pelicans being coated with oil. These birds are being rescued and transported to the Fort Jackson Rehabilitation Center by well-trained and knowledgeable wildlife responders, veterinarians, biologists and wildlife rehabilitators. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and a team of other wildlife responders will assess the situation as it evolves and will continue to work around the clock to restore the rookery and its natural habitat.


Here is a link to the BP Horizon Response


http://ht.ly/1TTZC%20


Key contact numbers

•Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816
•Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511
•Submit your vessel for the Vessel of Opportunity Program: (281) 366-5511
•Submit a claim for damages: (800) 440-0858
•Report oiled wildlife: (866) 557-1401
•Medical support hotline: (888) 623-0287


Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center

Phone: (985) 902-5231 or (985) 902-5240



For information about the response effort, visit www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com.