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Tell Congress: Don’t Let Extinction Be an Option

For the first time in 30 years, the administration is planning to convene the Endangered Species Committee, a federal panel of government officials. Why? To grant an exception from the Endangered Species Act that would allow oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

If this moves forward, endangered marine mammals and other rare wildlife that call the Gulf home will be at grave risk and pushed closer toward extinction.

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Sperm whale
southern sea otter Toph
threatened

Toph

Southern Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris

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This patient is a southern sea otter, a threatened species. Because sea otters are very dexterous and curious, we retrofitted several pool areas at our hospital to provide a safe space for juvenile and adult sea otters to receive life-saving care.

Many sea otters strand suffering from domoic acid toxicosis, toxoplasmosis, injury and other ailments.





photo © The Marine Mammal Center / USFWS permit MA101713-1 

Age at Admit
Immature
Weight at Admit
8.60 kgs
Sex
Female
Rescue Location
Point Pinos (Crespi Pond) - Pacific Grove, Monterey
Diagnosis
Malnutrition, Ocular abnormality, Anemia, Trauma, Unknown, Dental abnormality
Admitted
03/05/2024
Status
Released
Release Date
05/08/2024

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  • $35 You'll buy food for a hungry animal
  • $45 You'll provide life-saving medical care
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