Help a Seal

At The Marine Mammal Center, we rehabilitate sea mammals that are injured, sick, or separated from their mothers, such as the harbor seal pictured here. Cute little guy, isn't he? The tragedy is that many harbor seals are unintentionally seperated from their mothers when onlookers believe the seal is abandoned and intervene. When the animal is rescued this way, it's often impossible to return the seal to its mother, forcing us to provide long-term care until it can fend for itself in the wild. Baby harbor seal mortality is high in captivity, so please do not move a seal yourself--no matter how cute it may be. Please first call our hotline at 415.289.SEAL (7325). In Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties 831.633.6298. These Rescue Hotlines operate 24 hours a day.