18 February 2009

"Just for Kids" Marine Mammal Center.


I finally know what my topic is. It is "Just for Kids" Marine Mammal Center. So basically the website contains lots of kid's stuff but not too much information for adults such as what, when, where, why, how, etc. Therefore, just to let you know what "the Marine Mammal Center" is about, I will mention briefly about it.

The Marine Mammal Center was founded in 1975 and is located near Rodeo Beach in Marin County, California. It is a private non-profit U.S. organization centered on rescue, rehabilitation, environmental research and education regarding marine mammals such as cetaceans and seals.

The center rehabilitates a strong fraction of the animals like California sea lions, Northern elephant seals, Pacific harbor seals, fur seals, dolphins and the endangered species Southern sea otters and releases them to the wild without medical research conducted using the rescued animals. Just valuable scientific data is collected through routine diagnostic and necropsy analyses to assess disease pathologies and relation to the marine environment.

Scientists at The Marine Mammal Center collaborate with their counterparts around the world in working on complex individual animal treatment cases, and also participate in joint research projects regarding interaction of ocean dwelling mammals with the marine environment.

Facilities include the Marine Mammal Center at Marin Headlands headquarters, Sausalito, Monterey Bay, Moss Landing, San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, California, a veterinary hospital, records room, food preparation and storage rooms, rescue equipment storage area and The Marine Mammal Center Store · Sea Lion Information on the west side of the second level of PIER 39.



For more information: visit the Marine Mammal Center at http://www.tmmc.org/

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