Marine Mammal Rescue – Ocean Wise's AquaBlog

Rescued, Rehabilitated, Released: A Shark’s Story

February 16, 2018

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Last August, the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre received a call about a distressed fish on the beach in Stanley Park, Vancouver. Luckily, the Vancouver Aquarium’s Veterinary and Fishes teams ...

Holiday Giving Reaches New Depths

November 12, 2017

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Sustainable giving has never been so simple. That’s why this year it’s time to take things to the next level…to sea level, that is. Make a splash this holiday season and give ocean-friendly gifts that make a di...

Rescued Beluga Calf Update

October 18, 2017

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Update from Alaska: The male beluga calf rescued Sept. 30 near Trading Bay in Western Cook Inlet is still receiving 24/7 care at the Alaska SeaLife Center. He is fighting to get better – it's still a long road ...

Endangered Beluga Rescue: North American Aquariums Step Up to Help

October 5, 2017

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Members of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal care team are on deck — along with experts from accredited aquariums across North America — for the intensive care of a rescued male beluga calf now in care at th...

Tiny Male Otter Pup Patient in our Care

June 28, 2017

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A tiny male sea otter pup — estimated to be just two to four weeks old — is now in 24-hour care at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, after concerned members of the public found it swimming alo...

Our Hero Daisy

June 15, 2017

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Small but mighty, harbour porpoise Daisy changed lives around her from the day of her rescue almost nine years ago. Just one month old when she stranded on August 26, 2008, Daisy taught our veterinary and anima...

Vancouver Aquarium Launches Legal Challenge to Park Board Bylaw Amendment

June 15, 2017

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The Vancouver Aquarium commenced legal proceedings in the B.C. Supreme Court yesterday to overturn a Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation bylaw amendment that bans cetaceans from the Vancouver Aquarium’s mar...

An Otter-ly Energetic Introduction: Katmai Meets Rialto, Mak, and Kunik

June 13, 2017

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Following a successful introduction to Tanu earlier this spring, Vancouver Aquarium’s youngest rescued sea otters – Rialto, Mak, and Kunik – recently expanded their social circle when they met Katmai, an almost...

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