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Matching Gift Challenge

Your year-end support will be matched up to $100,000! Yes, your impact will go twice as far protecting marine mammals like whales and our shared ocean.

Did you know the marine mammals we care for provide critical insights into our ocean's health? And right now, the ocean is in trouble.

That’s why this match challenge matters so much. It’s your chance to make double the difference when it’s needed most.

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Humpback whale
southern sea otter, Mooring
threatened

Mooring

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
Subadult
Weight at Admit
17.50 kgs
Sex
Female
Rescue Location
Marina Square (Morro Bay Harbor) - Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo
Diagnosis
Malnutrition, Dermatopathy, Trauma, Human interaction, Hepatopathy, Osteopathy
Admitted
01/03/2025
Status
Released
Release Date
02/19/2025
Release Location
Morro Bay Harbor (Tidelands Park)

Yes, I want to save a life!

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.
  • $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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