I had the pleasure to go on a wonderful field to trip to the Marine Mammal Rehabilitation Center today. We could not have been more lucky with our day; clear skies, beautiful scenery, clean beach, and the extremely rare chance and coincidence to help rescue a marine mammal ourselves. We arrived about 30 minutes early so we could play around at the beach before hand, and we just happened to pull up right as a rescue team who were running down to the beach to rescue an injured sea lion. We ended up helping capture the sea lion who had serious wounds to her spine. In great appreciation for our help the hospital actually named the sea lion "Pinewood" after our school.We started the day with 5 different workshops and backgrounds on Marine Mammals and the work that is done in the rehabilitation center to give many mammals a second chance at life. There after we took a behind the scenes tour of the center and got to see: the cages, pools, food, medicine, surgery rooms, ect of all the mammals that go through the center. It was extremely interesting to see how the entire center is completely run off dedicated volunteers and supported by donations. There are over 1,000 volunteers through out the week who keep the center running smoothy, ranging from 14-94 in age. The volunteers do everything; from feeding, surgery, rescue, run tests in the labs, ect. It is an amazing Non-Profit that continues to save many animals every year. I am so grateful to have the chance to see all which goes into such an amazing place and cause. Below are some pictures of the day: rescue, scenery, and the facilities.
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