The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society (VAMMR) is a global leader in marine mammal rescue, research, and rehabilitation. We respond to over 300 marine mammal emergencies each year and operate Canada's only dedicated marine mammal hospital facility.
Our mission is clear: to rescue, rehabilitate, and release marine mammals in distress.
With your support, sick, injured, or orphaned seals, sea otters, sea lions, turtles, and small cetaceans are given a second chance at life.
Our Symbolic Adoption’s make a perfect gift for animal lovers on your holiday list. Plus, if you adopt before December 6, you'll be entered to win a Home For The Holidays Seal Release Experience. Imagine being part of sending one of our patients home in time for the holidays!
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To report sick, injured or abandoned marine mammal, call VAMMR at 604-258-SEAL (7325) or call 1-800-465-4336 for large whales and other marine mammal incidents.
Report An AnimalVAMMR is an independent registered charity proud to be working in partnership with the Vancouver Aquarium. Donations go directly to VAMMR to help rescue, rehabilitate and release marine mammals in distress. Visit the Vancouver Aquarium website
Symbolic Adoptions directly support VAMMR and will help give our patients a second chance at life. Each adoption includes an adoption certificate and a tax receipt for the purchaser.
AdoptAs the only facility of its kind in Canada, the VAMMR is often the only hope for survival for sick, injured or orphaned marine animals.
Meet some famous patients your support has helped:
Rescued: May 23, 2021
The first mother-daughter Rescue Centre patients.
It's estimated that more than 400 sea lions along the B.C. coast are currently caught in discarded rope, nets, monofilament and packing bands. If left untreated, these materials often result in a prolonged and painful death.
Fortunately, with the help of people like you, the VAMMR team has helped pioneer a way to disentangle and save the lives of these animals.
Watch A RescueOngoing contributions made by our valued partners are essential to the success of the VAMMR. Marine Mammal response efforts are authorized and monitored by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). By donating to the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society, you become an essential partner in helping give marine mammals a second chance at life.
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