Sealife Response, Rehabilitation and Research (SR3)

Can we come out of winter hibernation now? If you’ve got a spring energy boost from longer days and blooming flowers, here’s a couple ways you can use that pep in your step! ?? Come to our Community Open House on April 26th: https://lnkd.in/gEEPijbn ?? Pick up trash along the shore, and remember to keep your distance and call your local marine mammal responder if you see an animal you’re concerned about ?? Sign up for our emails so you can stay updated on patients, news, and events: https://lnkd.in/gPFgzXk

A year ago, today, Dragon was brought to SR3 for care after she was found malnourished and lethargic in Seattle. Fast forward a year, and she’s now had THREE resights in the wild after her two months of rehabilitation and return to the ocean. Last week, the folks at Vigor Shipyard sent us more photos of Dragon as a healthy harbor seal. They first caught sight of her in October, and then again in January. Dragon now holds the record for the seal who’s been spotted the most in the wild after her release! ??: 1) Dragon’s first day in care on March 19th, 2024. 2) Dragon’s third resight in the wild post release, on March 11th, 2025.

What’s better than a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Healing harbor seals ?? Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Mark your calendars for our 2025 Open House on April 26th from 10am-2pm! ? This is a family-friendly event. Please note that animal viewing will not be part of the tour. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/ggkYkzpf

Happy World Wildlife Day! Since the Rescue Center opened in 2021, 112 sick or injured marine animals have recovered in our care and made it back to their home in the wild. Here are a few of our favorites: 1) Rainier the harbor seal, the Rescue Center’s first patient 2) Pickle the elephant seal who had a skin condition 3) Zaratan the loggerhead sea turtle who was cold-stunned 4) Griffin the harbor seal, who was our first patient to recover from megaesophagus Rehabilitation performed under NOAA Permit # 24359 and USFWS # 0009803-0.

Naga the harbor seal has adventured out of Hood Canal twice! On February 25th she made it all the way to Seattle, and in the last couple days has now returned again to Admiralty Inlet. Read about how she’s overcome the odds stacked against her at https://lnkd.in/gi9UCxxC

Another successful season in the Antarctic Peninsula! Read about it at https://lnkd.in/dK_gNctm #Antarctica #AntarcticPeninsula #Whales #Research #Cetaceans #lindbladexpeditions, #whereiexplore Lindblad Expeditions

Where has Naga the harbor seal been over the past month? After getting released in central Hood Canal in January, she swam south, explored Hoodsport and Union, and then went north! After a jaunt into Admiralty Inlet, she returned to Hood Canal. Stay tuned for more updates as she continues to explore her ocean home. #HarborSeal #Seals #MarineMammalRescue #PugetSound

?? Urgent ?? Your voice is needed to protect seals and sea lions by February 20th. What’s the threat? ???A bill (HJM 4004) is currently under consideration in the Washington State Legislature that seeks to allow the killing of seals and sea lions across all Washington shorelines ???Supporters claim this will help salmon recovery, but the science does not confirm this assumption What can you do to help? ??? Sign in CON to oppose the bill at https://lnkd.in/gD9P34aP #MarineMammals #Seals #SeaLions #MarineMammalProtectionAct #PacificNorthwest #PugetSound #WashingtonState

The SR3 team has been busy collecting valuable winter data on the health of killer whales in the Salish Sea, and is currently in Antarctica where they will continue SR3’s long-term research on the health of whales in the rapidly changing ecosystem of the Antarctic Peninsula. Read more about both projects at https://lnkd.in/gJKm-HvQ #WorldWhaleDay #Whales #Antarctica #SalishSea