Nearly two dozen whales have died in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent months, according to animal rescue groups.

Rescuers were able to stabilize the dolphin and keep it hydrated until it could be transferred to the care of marine mammal ...

Volunteers from the Marine Mammal Center release California sea lions Quly (L) and Togozees (R) back to their ocean home at Rodeo Beach in Marin County, California, on August 4, 2023.

Sam Gattlin discovered the marine mammal center soon after moving to San Pedro from the U.K. Now, he comes by after work once a week to help clean up after the third feeding of the day.

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A northern elephant seal pup pokes its head above the water in its enclosure at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif., where it is being cared for, on Friday, June 3, 2022.

In April of 2022, experts with the Marine Mammal Center found a male harbor seal pup alone on Shell Beach in Sonoma County, far from his mother and showing signs of severe head trauma. The young ...

The Marine Mammal Center is not a zoo, nor is it a museum. First and foremost, it’s a functioning animal rescue and care facility, dedicated to helping the aforementioned furry sea creatures ...

A sea lion known for lounging near Petaluma’s Turning Basin was euthanized days after being rescued from a mall parking lot, ...

In 2008, the mammal center operated on a $4 million budget, with 40 staffers and 800 volunteers. Now it requires $17 million, 110 employees and 1,200 volunteers.