NFWF, whose mission is to preserve and restore America’s native wildlife species and habitats, will direct this money to projects that bring the greatest benefit to the wildlife of the affected Gulf Coast States. BP will provide $5 million to NFWF immediately, to ensure that their work can begin even as initial oil collections from the Discoverer Enterprise enter the refining process.
“NFWF is working very closely with U.S Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), other federal and state agencies, and myriad conservation organizations to identify the immediate wildlife needs throughout the Gulf. With this funding, we will invest in projects that will have the greatest benefit to the species most at risk from the oil,” said NFWF Executive Director Jeff Trandahl.