SR3: SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation & Research

When federal funding is sinking, your GiveBIG gift will keep marine animals afloat!

Federal support for marine animal care in the PNW is drying up—but local communities can close the gap. From distressed seals to endangered whales, you can be the lifeline they need today.

Increasingly suffering because of human impacts on their ocean home, an average of 1,000 marine mammals are found stranded on beaches in the Pacific Northwest every year. Yet there are critical gaps in resources for marine wildlife in the region.

At a time when the federal support for marine wildlife protection is fading, will you please make a gift to help safeguard marine animals who are depending on us?

Your gift during GiveBIG will be matched by the Dean Witter Foundation - up to a total of $30,000! - to have twice the impact on all of this life-saving work:

• RESPONSE: SR3’s marine wildlife ambulance and emergency first responders stand ready every day to deliver urgent care when marine animals are suffering. Important data is also collected during rescue operations, helping reveal the cause of these animals’ suffering to mitigate human impacts. In 2024, SR3 responded to 342 calls about wildlife concerns - from delivering hands-on attention and coordinating field responses to providing expert advice and referrals.
• REHABILITATION: SR3’s SeaLife Rescue Center is the only marine wildlife specialty hospital in the Pacific Northwest. The Rescue Center provides specialized care to sick or injured marine animals who need time to heal before returning to their ocean home. Since its opening in 2021, 193 stranded marine animals have been admitted for a second chance at life in the wild.
• RESEARCH: SR3’s scientific research delivers insights into the health, status, and impacts of human activities on marine animal populations and triggers conservation actions critical to their survival. For instance, emergency protections have been issued for struggling endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) over the past four years based on SR3's health findings. And with your support of this research, we played a key role in securing a new law that will help safeguard all SRKWs in Washington waters by requiring boats to give them extra space starting in January 2025.

From endangered whales and sea turtles to injured seals and sea lions - these animals are depending on our collective action for the expert attention they need to survive. Thank you for joining us on this critically important day of giving! 

About

SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation and Research (SR3) was established in response to critical gaps in protections for marine animals in the Pacific Northwest. The organization serves a total of 3,000 miles of coastline in Oregon and Washington State, including one of the world’s largest and most biologically rich inland seas, the Salish Sea.

Fueled by ocean lovers like you, SR3 works to address both the urgent needs of suffering animals as well as the root causes of marine health issues. 

Our mission: to promote the health and welfare of marine wildlife in the Pacific Northwest.