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Found with his flippers tucked tightly against his body, California sea lion Pockets looked like a sick child with a bellyache.

Pockets was battling a potentially fatal bacterial disease, leptospirosis. We've rescued nearly 500 sea lions affected by this year's intense outbreak.

With your matched gift, you’ll not only help provide the meals and advanced medical care needed to help a sea lion like Pockets recover, but also support our researchers in learning more about this disease.

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Hawaiian monk seal patient ‘Ākulikuli
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‘Ākulikuli

Hawaiian Monk Seal
Neomonachus schauinslandi

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Hawaiian monk seal pup ‘Ākulikuli was found skinny, malnourished and all alone. As a member of one of the most endangered species, it was crucial that ‘Ākulikuli get the medical care he needed to survive.

Once at our hospital ‘Ākulikuli was given nutritious fish-mash smoothies until he was strong enough to eat whole fish. Over time, this young pup was given special enrichment activities to help him develop the natural behaviors and skills he would need to have the best chance at life in the wild. After a few months of care ‘Ākulikuli was released back to his ocean home.


photo © The Marine Mammal Center / NOAA permit #18786

Age at Admit
Pup
Sex
Male
Rescue Location
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Diagnosis
Malnutrition, Maternal separation
Admitted
09/14/2018
Status
Released
Release Date
05/31/2019
Release Location
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

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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.
  • $35 You'll buy food for a hungry animal
  • $45 You'll provide life-saving medical care
  • $65 You'll make second chances possible

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