~ FEATURED SPEAKER ~ Dave Bader from Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles
https://marinemammalcare.org
MMCC Los Angeles is a non-profit hospital for seals and sea lions that strand on the 70+ miles of beaches from Malibu to Seal Beach due to illness, injury and malnutrition. MMCC has provided top-notch care for marine mammals in need since 1992, with the goal of rehabilitating and releasing them back to their ocean home.
MMCC also promotes the ocean conservation through education, research, and partnerships. Supporters value ocean stewardship, wildlife conservation, and sustainability. They operate under a permit from the National Marine Fisheries Service to implement the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.
As the only year round marine mammal rehabilitation facility in Los Angeles County, MMCC is one of the busiest in the country, admitting on average over 350 patients per year. MMCC is located in San Pedro near the Port of Los Angeles, on property owned by Los Angeles Unified School District.