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Rescue Truck Needed for Hawaiian Monk Seals!

Help Hawaiian Monk Seals Get Home Safely!

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Rescue Truck Needed for Hawaiian Monk Seals!

Rescue Truck Needed for Hawaiian Monk Seals!

Rescue Truck Needed for Hawaiian Monk Seals!

Rescue Truck Needed for Hawaiian Monk Seals!

Rescue Truck Needed for Hawaiian Monk Seals!

Help Hawaiian Monk Seals Get Home Safely!

Help Hawaiian Monk Seals Get Home Safely!

Help Hawaiian Monk Seals Get Home Safely!

Help Hawaiian Monk Seals Get Home Safely!

The Marine Mammal Center
The Marine Mammal Center
The Marine Mammal Center
The Marine Mammal Center
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Kona, United States
$17,398 USD 210 backers
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Breaking News: Your Gift Matched!

Your life-saving gift will be matched dollar for dollar, so you can DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT! (From July 18 through Friday, July 22, 2016, up to $5,000).

We Need a Truck!

Running lean with only two staff and many incredible volunteers, Ke Kai Ola, our Hawaiian monk seal hospital, has only one vehicle which has reached the end of its natural life.  With your support for a new truck, we can transport emaciated, ill, and injured monk seals to Ke Kai Ola, as well as supporting all aspects of this vital conservation program, including volunteer response, and transporting veterinarians and equipment.


How You Can Help!

Our response range in Hawaii spans 4,000 miles of diverse terrain.  Our heavy-duty trucks are often driven in extreme conditions along the winding, hilly coastline.

The vehicles need to be sturdy enough to carry one or more monk seals weighing up to 500 pounds, and their crates.

Please help us make sure every Hawaiian monk seal can get the help it needs by helping us buy a new truck!  Each truck costs approximately $40,000, and all donations will directly benefit the Hawaiian monk seals at Ke Kai Ola hospital.  


Survival of a Species   

The Hawaiian monk seal ("ilioholoikauaua" or "dog running in the rough seas") has lived in Hawaiian waters since before the Big Island of Hawai'i emerged.  

The seal is one of only two mammal species endemic to Hawaii and was subject to rapid local extinctions upon the arrival of the first humans, similar to what happened to many bird species.  Records from old Hawaiian newspapers reveal that up to 15,000 monk seals may have lived in the Hawaiian Islands prior to western contact in 1778.  By the mid-1800s they were hunted nearly to extinction.   


Hawaiian Monk Seals at Risk of Extinction

The Hawaiian monk seal population has declined at a rate of 3 to 4% per year over the past decade, recently reaching a low of 1,100 Hawaiian monk seals left in existence, due to past hunting, habitat loss, overfishing, marine debris, and other negative human interactions.

Moreover, a newborn monk seal has only a one-in-five chance of surviving to adulthood.  This is dismal news for a species found only in Hawaii that has been in existence for approximately 15 million years!


It's clear what's at stake here--we hope you can help us make a profound difference!


Climate Change, Pollution, Overfishing

Hawaii is known as the 'extinction capital of the world,' because of the decimation of many of its living species, which includes many indigenous plants and coral life.

Human-caused hazards like net and fishing line entanglements, gun shots, and boat strikes impact these helpless animals, and enhancing monk seal response is a vital component  of strengthening our monk seal conservation effort. 


Who We Are

Established in 1975 in California, The Marine Mammal Center rescues and rehabilitates more sick, injured, and orphaned marine mammals every year than any other marine mammal organization in the world.

With more than 21,000 animals rescued, everything we have learned about marine mammals in our 41-year history has helped us become experts in how to care for species that are at risk of extinction.

The Center is the only organization authorized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to rescue sick and injured animals that strand along 600 miles of California coast and rehabilitate Hawaiian monk seals in the Hawaiian archipelago.

At The Marine Mammal Center, we are guided and inspired by a shared vision of a healthy ocean for marine mammals and humans alike.  We learn from patients in our care and contribute to scientific understanding of the changing health of our ocean, taking action to address ocean threats and save endangered species.

Our work in Hawaii would not be possible without people like you!


Other Ways You Can Help

It is critical that we fund a new rescue truck to continue this important work. Please help spread the word. Share on social media, and share again!

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You may contact us or mail donations to:

Attn: Elysha Kensinger

The Marine Mammal Center

2000 Bunker Rd.

Sausalito, CA 94965

www.TheMarineMammalCenter.org

T: 415-754-4057


Every healthy animal is crucial to the species' survival and long-term recovery -- thank you for your support!

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Updates and Thanks!

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We will keep you updated with our progress and deeply appreciate your contribution. Thank you!
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Every Bit Helps

$25 USD
With only 1,200 Hawaiian monk seals alive in the wild today, every individual saved is critical. The more mobile we are, the more responsive we can be to emergency sightings of these mammals, Your donation supports the rescue and rehabilitation of this critically endangered animal.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal eCard

$50 USD
For your donation, you, a friend, or loved one will receive a special thank you e-card featuring a picture of one of the Hawaiian monk seals cared for by The Marine Mammal Center. This beautiful eCard will be sent to your honoree acknowledging your thoughtful gift.
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Hawaiian Monk Seal Podcast

$100 USD
With this contribution, you will receive an exclusive podcast featuring The Marine Mammal Center's Senior Scientist and U.S. Marine Mammal Commissioner, Dr. Frances Gulland, PhD, VetMB, MRCVS, and Ke Kai Ola Operations Manager, Deb Wickham. They will explain in-depth the immediate need to save the Hawaiian monk seal from extinction!
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Skype Call With Our Experts

$500 USD
Ask our veterinary experts questions and learn first-hand about the rescue and rehabilitation work it takes to save an endangered species. Scheduled dates to be determined upon redemption.
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Tour Our Hospital in Hawaii!

$1,000 USD
Take a private, guided tour of Ke Kai Ola (“The Healing Sea”), our Hawaiian monk seal hospital (not open to the public) on the Big Island of Hawaii. Travel not included. [If you cannot travel to Hawaii, alternatively, we will provide a private, behind-the-scenes tour of our headquarters in Sausalito.]
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Private Lunch With Dr. Boehm

$5,000 USD
Enjoy a day in the beautiful Marin Headlands, California! With this generous contribution, you will receive a private tour of our facilities in Sausalito and a one-on-one lunch with our Executive Director Dr. Jeff Boehm, DVM. Jeff has worked in wildlife conservation for more than 20 years, and will be able to discuss how your donation has helped in our fight to save the Hawaiian monk seal.
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