Harbour Seal, Oreo, was rescued in Squamish in 2022 and launched over 2 months later. (CNW Group/Vancouver Aquarium)
The Vancouver Aquarium introduced it has established the Vancouver Aquarium Mammal Rescue Society (VAMMR) as an unbiased registered charity. It will work in partnership with the aquarium with donations to VAMMR going to assist marine mammals in misery by serving to rescue, rehabilitate, and launch them again into the wild.
“For greater than 60 years, the VAMMR program has rescued, rehabilitated and launched 1000’s of marine animals, together with seals, sea otters, turtles, porpoises, and sea lions,” mentioned Martin Haulena, DVM, MSc, DACZM, VAMMR government director, in an organizational launch.1
“We additionally reply to medical emergencies within the area, together with disentangling marine mammals caught in fishing gear or plastic. No one else in Canada, and few services around the globe, have the abilities and experience our group does to assist in these conditions,” he continued.
According to the organizational launch,1 VAMMR responds to over 300 marine mammal emergencies and runs the one devoted marine mammal hospital facility in Canada. Earlier this summer time, Vancouver Aquarium was in a position to launch over 100 endangered Northern leopard frog tadpoles again into Kootenays, their pure habitat. The aquarium has partnered with the Northern Leopard Frog Recovery Team for the final 10 years to launch over 15,000 tadpoles again into the wild since 2013.2
“Getting our charitable standing is a big milestone in our historical past,” concluded Lindsaye Akhurst, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Manager.1 “With the assist of our donors, we will give much more marine mammals a second probability at life.”
VAMMR could have its personal devoted workers, volunteers, board of administrators, and separate donor and finance administration techniques. The non-profit can even be capable of elevate its personal money to buy needed gear and bettering infrastructure. VAMMR can even be ruled by the Canada Revenue Agency legal guidelines and laws whereas sustaining its partnership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada.1
Reference
- Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Achieves Charitable Status. News launch. Vancouver Aquarium. September 7, 2023. Accessed September 7, 2023. https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vancouver-aquarium-marine-mammal-rescue-achieves-charitable-status-867973037.html
- Vancouver Aquarium Releases Endangered Northern Leopard Frog for Tenth Year. News launch. Vancouver Aquarium. June 9, 2023. Accessed September 7, 2023.
