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Other Marine Creatures

Marine creatures (other than Cetaceans, Sharks and Rays, Turtles). Includes Seahorses - Billfish - Seals - Sealions - Sea otters - Manatees - Polar Bears - Dugongs - Penguins

Seal Rescue Ireland

Ireland

Seal Rescue Ireland is a Registered Charity that works around the clock to rescue, rehabilitate and release seal pups found sick, injured or orphaned across the coast of Ireland. As the only seal rescue centre within the Republic of Ireland, they respond to reports nationwide and aim to rehabilitate the pups back to full health so they can be returned to the wild. SRI promotes ocean conservation and sustainability through proactive education, research, community engagement and habitat restoration programmes, in order to protect our seas and all life within. See also Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sealrescueireland?lang=en and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7961521

Sealcentre Pieterburen

Netherlands

Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre at Pieterburen is a scientific research-based seal hospital, with modern facilities including a quarantine area, a laboratory, and professional staff. Hundreds of seals are cared for annually, including seals injured by boats or fishing nets, and those ill from pollution, or orphaned. All rehabilitated seals are released into the wild. The centre also conducts scientific research into wild seals, in order to gain insight into their behaviour, the state of their ecosystem, and how their problems can be prevented.

Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society Marine Project

Sri Lanka

Based in Kalpitiya in Northwest Sri Lanka, SLWCS's Marine Project addresses the conservation issues affecting Sri Lanka’s marine wildlife and is also providing opportunities for ecotourism and alternative livelihoods to promote sustainable development in the area. Their aim is to collect information about the current state of the area, including sea turtle, shark, dugong and pink dolphin conservation via nesting surveys, monitoring programmes, in-situ hatching projects, as well as educational workshops, beach clean-ups, mangrove planting, and waste management schemes. They also have an office in Nutley, New Jersey in the USA.

WCS Argentina

Argentina

WCS Argentina aims to preserve the diversity of wildlife that makes Argentina unique, and to restore its landscapes in the face of growing threats. Included in this aim is protection of the South Right whale, seals, sharks and rays, penguins, amongst other species.

WWF Canada

Canada

World Wildlife Fund Canada is the country’s largest international conservation organization. They are working towards completing a national network of marine protected areas, safeguarding the Arctic, supporting leading-edge research to protect Canadian wildlife and habitats, a significant element of which is ocean based marine life.

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