Agency Details:

The Marine Mammal Center - CA - Sausalito

The Marine Mammal Center recognizes human interdependence with marine mammals and their importance as sentinels of the ocean environment, the health of which is essential for all life. It is our responsibility to use our awareness, compassion and intelligence to foster marine mammal survival and the conservation of their habitat. The Marine Mammal Center works toward this end.

Description:
Through rescue and humane treatment of ill, injured, or orphaned marine mammals, to return healthy animals to the wild.

Through scientific inquiry, to increase knowledge of marine mammals, their health and their environment and assure their long-term survival.

Through education and communication, to increase appreciation of marine mammals, foster informed decision-making affecting them, and inspire action to protect the marine environment.

Working together toward the future, dreams can come true! With our members' help we've built an organization that has a singular purpose: to save marine mammals and their environment before it's too late

History:
Since 1975, over 10,000 animals have been rescued and treated at our hospital facility. Each year marine science education programs and events reach over 60,000 school children and members of the general public, helping to foster a sense of responsibility and connection to the marine environment. Our science program increasingly provides vital information on our sick and injured patients - what diseases they suffer from, how their immune systems work, and most important of all, how they are affected by changes in their environment.

Contact people:

Kathleen Hannah, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Jacquie Hilterman, Education Volunteer Supervisor, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (415) 289-7325
Office fax number: (415) 289-7333

Address:

2000 Bunker Road, Fort Cronkhite Sausalito, CA 94965-2916 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.marinemammalcenter.org

Directions:

Directions to main hospital in the Marin Headlands and the retail store at Pier 39 can be found on our website at www.marinemammalcenter.org

Last updated on January 25, 2010