Oiled Wildlife Response Planning
The International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) is a global association that represents the oil and gas industry. It is one of the major channels of communication between the oil industry and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The oiled wildlife response planning is a report containing the guidelines for conservation of wildlife that inhabit the area affected by an oil spill.
The pre-spilling planning process involves
• Identifying the potential impact of an oil spill.
• Assessing the wildlife present within the geographical area and their vulnerability towards oil spills.
Information about these should be presented in an user-friendly format to help responders react effectively.
Measures to be adopted post oil spill:
• Minimizing the impact of the oil spill by using response technologies to prevent the oil from reaching critical habitats.
• Preventing clean or healthy animals from entering the affected area by means of hazing.
• Removing dead and dying oiled wildlife that are easy prey to predators and scavengers from shores to avoid secondary exposure.
Oil spill response – rehabilitation:
• A temporary rehabilitation center should be set up and maintained.
• The oiled wildlife should be given first aid and transported to facilities for cleaning.
• Cleaned wildlife should be rehabilitated by experienced rehabilitators. The affected species should be returned back to their habitats after captive treatment for some time.
The media, the general public, as well as the local volunteers should be involved
in the response action. Individuals shouldn’t take up the cause without proper training and facilities as it would only prove harmful.
The basic humanitarian objective of saving wildlife drives the stakeholders to help in response planning efforts. However, the damage done to wildlife by oil spills is irreparable and will affect the marine eco-system for years to come.
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