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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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Rebecca Ryan

Rebecca Ryan

Response Operations Coordinator

Rebecca Ryan first joined the Center as an animal care volunteer in 1999, and then joined the Dispatch team as a staff member in June 2019. 

In her current role as Response Operations Coordinator, Rebecca is responsible for the Center’s release program, ensuring that patients are safely returned to the wild after rehabilitation. She also coordinates vehicle fleet and equipment needs, arranges patient transports across the California range and takes calls on our rescue hotline. 

Prior to working at the Center, Rebecca worked as a manager at a wildlife rescue center and a supervisor at a companion animal hospital. 

Outside of work, Rebecca enjoys reading, hiking, kayaking, and traveling with her husband and two boys ages 8 and 12.

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