The impact of the oil spill on the wildlife has become a major concern as oil continues to gush from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, damaging their homes. And as reports of oiled birds, turtles and other animals begin to come into the Deepwater Horizon Response Joint Information Center, rescue centers throughout the Gulf are preparing for an influx of activity.

Lorenza Davis, 79, a Louisiana native of 60 years, began his fishing day at 8 a.m. Saturday at the New Orleans Lakefront. Lake Pontchartrain serves as an alternative for those affected by the closing of local fishing attractions because of the oil spill.