The Marine Mammal Center2014年年度报告.pdf

1、2014ANNUALREPORTReflecting on Our History and Looking to the FutureContents1 Why We Rescue2 Celebrating 40 Years of Rescue,Research and Education4 Reflecting on Our History6 Rescuing Record Numbers8 Recognizing the Power of People10 Using New Technology12 Heading into the Field 14 Saving a Species f

2、rom Extinction16 Expanding International Reach18 Providing Hands-on Education20 Sharing What We Learn22 Looking to the Future24 Our Donors38 Board of Directors39 Financial SummaryThe Marine Mammal Center 2014 Annual Report Why We RescueOur mission:To expand knowledge about marine mammals their healt

3、h and that of their ocean environment and inspire their global conservation.From its very beginning,The Marine Mammal Center has been an organization with animal welfare at its core.When our founding volunteers fi rst began rescuing stranded sea lions,the effort was about easing suffering and lendin

4、g a helping hand to animals in need.This still rings true for us todayresponding to suffering animals and providing them with life-saving care is the right and humane thing to do.But the reasons we rescue extend beyond that now,as we recognize that marine mammal health is closely connected to the he

5、alth of our planet overall.As much as this work is about giving each individual animal the care and attention it needs to return to the wild with a second chance,it is also about populations as a whole,the health of the ocean and even human health.One sick sea lion wont tell you much.But thousands o

6、f sick sea lions rescued over the course of four decades have taught us a lot.Our scientists have discovered entirely new illnesses with relevance to human health issues.And everything weve learned about marine mammals in our 40-year history has helped us become experts in how to care for species th