Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles

06/17/2026

Did you know you can visit marine mammals right here in Los Angeles? 🦭 Here's everything happening at the Marine Mammal Care Center this summer!

📅 Friday through Monday — Public Visitation: Meet our marine mammal patients, learn about wildlife rehabilitation, and explore our exhibits and gift shop. Reservations encouraged.

🔬 Every Saturday — S.E.A. Lab: A hands-on STEM program included with Saturday visitation.

🌊 Every Sunday — Family Science Sunday: A 1-hour educational marine biology lesson and activity. Reservations required.

Plan your visit: marinemammalcare.org/visit

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06/17/2026

Drop an emoji to describe this picture! Thank you for giving these elephant seals a second chance at life!

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06/16/2026

🚨 Please spread the word: To report sick, injured or abandoned seals or sea lions in the Los Angeles area, call our toll-free hotline (800) 39 WHALE. Please do not approach or try to pick up any marine mammals on the beach. Thank you for being an ocean hero!⁠

06/15/2026

🤩 Thank you for giving these sea lion patients a second chance at life!

06/14/2026

🥰 You and WHO? Tag 'em!
❤️‍🩹 Because of your support, these two elephant seal patients returned to the wild!

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06/13/2026

🤩 Are you feeling more elephant seal or sea lion today?
🧠 Here are a few key differences between these species that you can see in this photo: Sea lions have ear flaps and can "walk" on their front flippers on land. Elephant seals are "true seals" (ear holes) and flop on their bellies.
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06/12/2026

👁️ 🐽 👁️ Come see this IRL by visiting our hospital Fridays-Mondays! Free reservations at visit.marinemammalcare.org!

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06/11/2026

🤩 Face a 10 and body is for sure tea (thanks to your donations of fish!).

Your gift of fish will be DOUBLED this June. https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=renxt&formId=69eb3a5f-a2ae-4f33-8d6c-bbeb08587669&envid=p-UtGXOZMbGkioqtPMFnxKRA&zone=usa
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MMCC board member Fred Felman and his husband Trevor Gilmore have generously provided a $25,000 matching gift during the month of June.

06/10/2026

🌊 Home sweet home, thanks for making an impact for marine mammals in need!

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06/09/2026

🐋 Whale disentanglement training with the Marine Mammal Care Center Response Team and our partners:

When an entangled whale is reported in LA County, our Response Team answers the call. Migratory whales foraging along the Southern California coast can become caught in fishing lines and gear, and once entangled, the gear can tighten, twist, and attach to their bodies. These powerful animals can survive for months or even years while gear slowly affects their ability to navigate, dive, forage, and reproduce.

When we get the call, we work with federal agencies and partners to collect data, capture GoPro footage, deploy GPS tracking equipment, and remove the gear, all to better understand entanglements and help prevent them in the future.

💙 Thank you to our partners: LA County Fire/Lifeguard Division, SoCal Whale Watch, EWROC, and NOAA Marine Mammal Stranding Network Coordinators!