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Significant Concern Regarding the Park Board’s Proposed Ban

May 15, 2017

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Thank you to all our supporters who have sent over 13,000 letters regarding the Vancouver Park Board proposed bylaw that would ban all cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) from Vancouver parks and, by ex...

Over 13,000 Letters of Support Objecting Park Board Proposed Bylaw

Vancouver Aquarium

May 13, 2017

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Thank you to all our supporters who have sent over 13,000 letters regarding the Vancouver Park Board proposed bylaw that would ban all cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) from Vancouver parks and, by ex...

Remembering Elfin

Vancouver Aquarium

April 3, 2017

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Since sharing an update on rescued sea otter Elfin’s health, we have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of kind words and fond memories shared by Vancouver Aquarium members, visitors, employees, and volunteers....

Along Came Elfin

Vancouver Aquarium

March 29, 2017

Marine Mammal Rescue, Vancouver Aquarium

From the moment he arrived as a young pup at Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre in October 2001, sea otter Elfin quickly found a way into the hearts of his new caregivers by “grooming” the staff’s jackets...

Important Letter From BC Teacher Re: Cetaceans in Human Care

Vancouver Aquarium

March 27, 2017

Marine Mammal Rescue, Vancouver Aquarium

Colin Young, a B.C. certified teacher working as the head of Curriculum Programs at Vancouver Aquarium, sent this letter to Canadian senators as they debate Bill S-203, new legislation that will negatively impa...

Rescued Sea Otters Pups Meet Tanu

Vancouver Aquarium

March 23, 2017

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Late last year, the Vancouver Aquarium welcomed three rescued sea otter pups Rialto, Mak, and Kunik. And last week – for the first time ever – the pups were introduced to an adult otter. Tanu, a 12-year-old res...

New Rescue Centre Hospital

Vancouver Aquarium

January 11, 2017

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The care provided to patients at Canada’s leading marine mammal rescue facility has gone up another notch, as the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, presented by the Port of Vancouver, opens its ne...

Rialto Right On Track

Vancouver Aquarium

October 31, 2016

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Since the arrival of rescued sea otter pup Rialto we’ve had multiple confessions of a not-so-secret obsession with watching our baby otter cam. If you’ve been watching Rialto grow over the last little while, yo...