YOUR DONATIONS HELP US SAVE WILDLIFE
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!
EXPLORE OUR MANY OPTIONS FOR DONATING.
WHERE DOES MY DONATION GO?
Your generous donations provide treatment and food for the animals in our care and allow us to continue rescuing marine wildlife in distress.
I WANT TO HELP BUT CAN'T DONATE MUCH...
All donations, big and small, are gratefully accepted and help us achieve our mission. Donate only what you can afford or consider a smaller monthly donation.
CAN I DONATE FOR A SPECIFIC ITEM OR PURPOSE?
Yes! Absolutely! Visit our wishlist page and shop the items we need the most right now or contact us about a specific donation or project.
THE COST OF CARE
RESCUE
Responding to a stranding report can mean a straightforward rescue on a local beach, or an offshore rescue by boat, with more involved and complicated logistics. Remote rescues and mass strandings use additional resources and have far greater expenses.
The average cost of fuel and supplies for the rescue of a single animal is between $65 USD and $350 USD.
REHABILITATION
Responding to a stranding report can mean a straightforward rescue on a local beach, or an offshore rescue by boat, with more involved and complicated logistics. Remote rescues and mass strandings use additional resources and have far greater expenses.
The average cost of fuel and supplies for the rescue of a single animal is between $65 USD and $350 USD.
REINTRODUCTION
It is important that we release rehabilitated patients in an area best suited to their needs. In many cases this means we need to travel some distance for a successful reintroduction. We've driven as far as 502 miles each way to release a patient in the best possible location!
The average cost to reintroduce a single animal to the wild is $135 USD to $470 USD.
Help Us Save Lives
MANY MARINE MAMMAL STRANDINGS ARE AVOIDABLE!
Negative human interactions, both direct and indirect, have dire effects on marine wildlife and the environment.
It pains us to share that 87% of our rehabilitation patients so far have required rescue as a direct result of some sort of negative human impact.
In addition to rescuing wildlife, we see a critical need to continue working within coastal communities, and with all of the stakeholders involved, to educate and inspire positive change so that we can all make better choices and take actions to prevent the avoidable.
When it comes to wildlife rescues there will always be animals in need of our assistance, but it is our hope that we can reduce the number of cases directly linked to interactions with people.
Can you make any positive changes in your habits or lifestyle that will benefit marine wildlife and the environment?