National Philanthropic Trust: Saving Lives and Searching for Solutions at The Marine Mammal Center
- Species conservation
Saving Lives and Searching for Solutions at The Marine Mammal Center
Published in National Philanthropic Trust: August 15, 2023
Imagine, if you will, a state-of-the-art hospital and medical training facility. A sprawling and complex healthcare system that sees upwards of 150 patients on site during peak seasons and has supported 1,800 patients in a given year. Now, picture all those patients with fins and flippers.
That’s exactly the scene at The Marine Mammal Center, an organization with facilities in both California and the Big Island of Hawai’i. It’s there that over 24,000 marine mammals have been rescued and rehabilitated since the nonprofit opened its doors in 1975.
Yes, I want to save a life!
You’ll be giving sick and injured animals the best possible care at the Center’s state-of-the-art hospital. With your gift today, you are giving a patient a second chance at life in the wild.
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