There are already indications that the BP oil spill has affected the country's viewpoint about the effects of the crisis. A recent poll shows that 73 percent of Americans want to cut fossil fuel dependency.  

In  addition to the financial ramifications of the oil spill on local companies and families, the tragedy is also taking a terrible toll on the environment.  Not only has it greatly impacted the area land and water, but it is also devastating area wildlife. 

Now, thanks to a new iPhone app called MoGO (Mobile Gulf Observatory), residents in the oil-ravaged region who want to make a difference can begin by helping to save the wildlife that are dying as a result of the spill.  

The free app turns users into "citizen scientists."  Citizens who want to contribute can use their phones to  take and submit photographs of oiled, injured or dead wildlife, pinpoint the location using GPS and send the information to a database.  This will help rescue workers  now and will help wildlife experts in the future. 

MoGO was developed by the National Center for Digital Government at the University of Massachusetts. 

In addition to helping residents become a activists in the crisis, the goal of the developers of the app is to find a way to get a more accurate count of impacted wildlife. 

The app also provides a hotline number for users who are uploading information about affected animals to call in to report.