(3/3) On Monday afternoon, after exhausting all options, it became clear that euthanasia was the most humane course of action. Challenging situations like this require expertise and respect for the animal’s welfare, even when hard decisions must be made.

(2/3) Together with West Coast partners, we delivered medical care, deployed our specialized system in an effort to refloat the whale, and made every effort to give this animal a fighting chance.

Guadalupe fur seals are a threatened species that range along the West Coast, and these are two of the ten individuals we’ve had in our care since the Rescue Center opened in 2021.

Fans might also notice a megaesophagus in the first image as well - Linguine was treated for the condition and is feeding well with the rest of the seals!

Many of our early summer maternal abandonment patients are returning to the wild. But even as pupping season begins to wind down, we still need to give marine mammals resting on shorelines plenty of space! Please keep your pets on a leash, and if the animal notices you, you’re too close 👀

Naga is only the third patient we've satellite tagged, and her dataset is the longest so far.

Want to cheer these pups on? Sponsor your favorite student’s fish school journey. Just $15 provides a full day of fish school for one hungry seal pup ➡️ sr3.org/?form=fishdrive

👏 to Morgan Lewis, Perkins Coie and more for matching your gifts dollar-for-dollar - up to a total of $16,500!